A man who abuses often claims his partner provoked an assault to avoid taking responsibility for his own behaviour and his need to control his partner. No woman, no child, no person, ever deserves to be beaten or emotionally or psychologically abused. Men are abused by their partners as often as women are. Most sexual assault happens between people who don't know each other. Six of every ten sexual assaults take place in a private home, and four of every ten take place in a woman's home.
Pregnant women are free from the violent attacks of the men they live with.
But children are also very open to learning otherwise and realizing that acting violent is not the way to feel good about themselves. After group counselling, none of the children believed this 13 . Addiction Research Foundation. An Educational Package. Addiction Research Foundation.