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Material Type: Paper; Class: Academic Writing Seminar; Subject: Academic Writing Seminar; University: Regent University; Term: Unknown 2004;
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Regent University Psychological Services Center(757) 226-
Take a step, make a fresh start and face the truth. If you orsomeone you know is currently dealing with these or similarissues, please contact: Regent University– PsychologicalServices Center^ at (757) 226-4488 for more assistance.
“For the Lord God will help Me; Therefore I will notbe disgraced; Therefore I have set my face like aflint, and know that I will not be ashamed.”Isaiah 50:7 (NKJV) Brochure Author: Traycie L. Tonge, 2004Series Editors: La Trelle D. Jackson, Ph.D. &Mary Beth Covert, M.A.Published by: Regent University Psychological ServicesCenter, 1000 Regent University Dr, CRB - 188Virginia Beach, VA 23464
-^ Get involved and volunteer at sheltersor community based programs thatoffer assistance to individuals in abu-sive situations. •^ Lend your support to organizationsthat support Domestic ViolenceAwareness Month. •^ Give your time, talents, financial sup-port, or donations to your local shelteror transitional housing facility. •^ Lend your ear at a 24-Hour Hotline. •^ Become an advocate with Stop theViolence. •^ Continue to pray for peace in theworld, your country, your neighbor-hood, and your relationships.
-^ Women^ of^ all^ socio-economic
groups^ can^ experience abuse. However, women in poverty face particular hard-ships and challenges when they try to leave abusive rela-tionships because they lack the resources they need tosupport^ themselves^ and^
their^ children.^ (Family Violence Prevention Fund,
incidents^ of^ domestic^ elder
percent^ of^ relationships—the same^ statistical^ frequency
as^ in^ heterosexual^ relation- ships. However, women are nearly three times more likelyto report being victimized by a male partner than by afemale partner and men are nearly twice as likely to re-port being victimized by a male partner than by a femalepartner. These findings suggest that men primarily perpe-trate violence, whether against male or female partners.(US Department of Justice, Extent, Nature, and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence: Findings from theNational Violence Against Women Survey, July 2000) U.S. Department of Justice. Criminal Victimization 2000: Changes 1999–2000 with trends 1993–2000. Washington (DC): U.S. Government PrintingOffice; 2001. Publication No. NCJ 187007 Available from: URL: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/cv00.htm Tjaden P, Thoennes N. Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women: Findings from the NationalViolence Against Women Survey. Report for grant 93-IJ-CX-0012, funded by the National Institute of Justice and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. Washington (DC): National Institute of Justice; 2000.
Relationship Between Victim & Perpetrator Most perpetrators know their victims. According tothe 2000 National Crime Victimization Survey, 62%of rape and sexual assault victims knew the perpe-trator.^ More^ than^ 40%^ of^^ What Life-Skills Do I Need? • Anger management (John 4:2) • Communication skills (I John 4:11) • Stress management (I Cor. 6:19) • Decision Making & Problem Solvingskills (Psalm 27:14) Resources: If you currently believe that you are,or may become a victim of domestic violence,contact the National Domestic Violence Hotlineat:1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
rapes^ and^ sexual^ as- saults came at the hands of a person the femalevictim called a friend or acquaintance. Female vic-tims identified intimate partners as the perpetratorin 18% of rapes and sexual assaults (DepartmentOf Justice 2001). In^ the^ National^ Violence
Against^ Women^ Survey, approximately 25% of women and 8% of men saidthey were raped and/or physically assaulted by acurrent^ or^ former^ spouse,
cohabiting^ partner,^ or date in their lifetimes.
The survey estimates that more^ than^ 300,000^ intimate
partner^ rapes^ occur each^ year^ against^ women
18 and^ older.^ (Tjaden 2000). Violence againstwomen is present inevery country, cuttingacross boundaries ofculture, class, educa-tion, income, ethnicity,and age.^ (United Nations Children’sFund, “Domestic Violence Against Women andGirls,” Innocenti Digest, No. 6, May 2000)