One's We Love One's We Hurt
We see it in movies, hear about it in songs, and read about it in newspapers and on the web. In schools you can hear young students laugh about it, and in some homes, people cry because of it. So how big of a problem is it? More than 70% of women worldwide will experience physical/sexual abuse by an intimate partner in their lifetime (Huffington Post). When it’s a few hundred women being abused by intimate partners, it’s a problem. When it’s over 70%, it’s an epidemic, and needs to be fixed. Telling kids that abuse is no laughing matter, and educating the community on how serious this problem is will be one step closer to solving this problem.
One very effective way to end domestic abuse is to start educating kids and adults in the community that this is no laughing matter and show how we can fix it. According to DoSomething.org "1 out of 3 girls and 1 out of 5 boys will be physically/sexually abused before they reach age 18". And 1 out of 4 women will be victims of severe domestic violence by a partner (Huffington Post). Most are not aware of how many people get abused every day, …show more content…
It can be very nerve racking as someone who is a victim of domestic abuse thinking of telling someone to get help but there are so many options for you to pick from. You no longer can be scared of your abuser, it's hard to do but if you start acting like you are no longer scared, you will slowly believe in yourself. This is very important especially if you have children who witness the abuse or even get abused themselves. As far as different options to choose from, you can reach out to your local relief agency for legal help, go to an abuse shelter, or call the police. Whichever you choose, just remember that you are doing the right thing and leaving your abuser is helping many other victims to gain strength so together we can end domestic abuse for
We see it in movies, hear about it in songs, and read about it in newspapers and on the web. In schools you can hear young students laugh about it, and in some homes, people cry because of it. So how big of a problem is it? More than 70% of women worldwide will experience physical/sexual abuse by an intimate partner in their lifetime (Huffington Post). When it’s a few hundred women being abused by intimate partners, it’s a problem. When it’s over 70%, it’s an epidemic, and needs to be fixed. Telling kids that abuse is no laughing matter, and educating the community on how serious this problem is will be one step closer to solving this problem.
One very effective way to end domestic abuse is to start educating kids and adults in the community that this is no laughing matter and show how we can fix it. According to DoSomething.org "1 out of 3 girls and 1 out of 5 boys will be physically/sexually abused before they reach age 18". And 1 out of 4 women will be victims of severe domestic violence by a partner (Huffington Post). Most are not aware of how many people get abused every day, …show more content…
It can be very nerve racking as someone who is a victim of domestic abuse thinking of telling someone to get help but there are so many options for you to pick from. You no longer can be scared of your abuser, it's hard to do but if you start acting like you are no longer scared, you will slowly believe in yourself. This is very important especially if you have children who witness the abuse or even get abused themselves. As far as different options to choose from, you can reach out to your local relief agency for legal help, go to an abuse shelter, or call the police. Whichever you choose, just remember that you are doing the right thing and leaving your abuser is helping many other victims to gain strength so together we can end domestic abuse for