The cycle of abuse is a theory conceptualized in 1979 by Lenore Walker that identifies continual, repeated events in an abusive relationship. It was originally established as a means of ...

Editor's Note: There are varying experiences of abuse, and the following information provided by one psychologist pertains to emotional and psychological abuse. Abusive relationships can look ...

What begins as a partnership built on love, trust, and mutual respect can sometimes deteriorate into a relationship marked by control, manipulation, and fear. This transformation rarely happens ...

If you grew up in a dysfunctional family, it can take time to break the cycle of abuse. A therapist shared common stages she sees in clients healing from trauma. The stages include noticing your ...

It doesn’t always start with yelling or bruises. Sometimes, abuse slips in quietly—disguised as control, masked as love, and dismissed as “just being difficult.” You find yourself second-guessing your ...

The Allstate Foundation is providing $5 million in funding to the National Domestic Violence Hotline and FreeFrom. These transformative grants will support survivors' immediate needs: emergency crisis ...

SAN DIEGO — October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. According to recent data, financial abuse is the most prevalent, but least recognized, form of domestic violence. One in four women and one in ...

I've been consumed with the news this week about Brandon Thessfeld's arrest in the grisly murder of Ole Miss student Ally Kostial. I am reminded of the arrest of Ayoola Ajayi last month in the murder ...

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — February 2024 is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. On Jan. 31, 2024 the President Joe Biden’s administration wrote that “during National Teen Dating ...