REDLANDS - Sometimes, the best advice for teenagers comes from teenagers themselves. And that's the premise of the Boys & Girls Clubs' Date Smart program, which not only teaches teens about the dangers of abusive relationships, but trains them to teach their peers how to date smart.
Aurea McGarry, successful entrepreneur and author of the new book "I Won't Survive ... I'll Thrive," believes that many women become stuck in physically and verbally abusive relationships because they don't immediately recognize what's happening. The first thing an abusive man does is separate his spouse from her friends and family and keep her isolated," says McGarry. "By the time you begin to understand that you're in an abusive relationship, he's cut out the legs of your support system. Her real life experiences in an abusive relationship lead McGarry to write the book. "I Won't Survive, I'll Thrive." Are you aware that, nearly one-third of American women report being physically or sexually abused by a husband or boyfriend at some point in their lives according to the Family Violen...
REDLANDS - Sometimes, the best advice for teenagers comes from teens themselves. And that's the premise of the Boys & Girls Clubs' Date Smart program, which not only teaches teens about the dangers of abusive relationships, but trains them to teach their peers how to date smart.
I've spent quite a bit of time reflecting on 2008 lately, and one thing that continues to come to mind is the topic of domestic abuse. While this column has primarily been about depression (as it's what I have the most personal experience with, by far), it's extremely important to raise awareness about other things as well. It's unfortunate, but abusive relationships are definitely on the rise in our age group. This often-ignored topic has recently come out of the woodwork with the highly publicized Rihanna - Chris Brown drama; shockingly, many teens say that she must have "done something to provoke it," according to an article on the Chicacgo Tribune's Web site.
We may never know what's behind the threatening audio tapes attributed to actor Mel Gibson. And we can't know what went on at the marriage counseling session between Kimberly and Jeffrey Bedinger just before he shot and killed her 22-yearold son in Troy on July 8. But we do know that the alleged Gibson tape mentioned a therapist and that the Bedingers had just seen a marriage counselor. For experienced professionals who focus on abuse, both scenarios raise a red flag.
Dear Dora, Why do some women in abusive relationships willingly remain loyal to their spouses/boyfriends?
This study examines factors associated with leaving an abusive relationship, including relationship characteristics, external support, and health status of the abused subjects. The subjects included 448 Seattle women whose abuse resulted in police involvement or filing for a civil protection order against their male partner. Women were followed longitudinally for 9 months. Stepwise logistic regression analyses assessed factors independently predictive of leave taking. Predictors of leaving the abusive relationship were young age, leaving the relationship previously, and having a protection order, an abuse-related physician visit, and a high score of psychological vulnerability to abuse. Seeking but not receiving external support was negatively associated with leave taking.
It was embarrassing and hard to communicate to anyone, even my family," said [Maria Pinkston], who works as a family counselor for the Broward County School Board while in the dissertation stage of a Ph.D. in Marriage and Family therapy at Nova Southeastern University. "I never thought it would happen to me, but it did and thank God bishop Victor T. Curry noticed that my usual smile was no longer there. "Clergy do not understand the importance of being educated and trained in how to address this critical issue. That's part of the problem," Pinkston said while adding. "Some do not believe that it exists among their membership." "We continue to confuse this with anger problem, but it's not," said [Andrea Bradley] while also cautioning that men can also be victim to this kind of viole...
The Lifetime network has brought a beloved book to the small screen in a new movie, "Reviving Ophelia," which airs at 9 p.m. Monday. It tells the story of two previously close cousins who have gone their separate ways. Kelli Dunley is a rebellious teenage girl who is always getting into fights with her mother. Her cousin, Elizabeth Jones, is the stereotypical "perfect daughter" with perfect grades and a perfect boyfriend, or so it seems.
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