Walk Against Violence 3. Spring Fashion Show 4. Clothes Line Project 5. Abuse can be physical, economic, and psychological. Abuse follows a cycle which is kept in motion by the victim's love for the abuser, hope that things will change and fear that the threats will come true.
Abuse usually stems from the batter's desire for control.
Educating victims and abusers about Domestic Violence is one of our main goals, but the first step is making a person realize that they are in fact in an abusive situation, or that they are an abuser. For many reasons, people hide the abuse they see from themselves by rationalizing, minimizing, and justifying it so that it isn't abuse, it's something else. Frequently the victim is given and accepts the blame for the abuse.