NOTE: This post differs from DVSN’s normal blog content in several ways. It is an extensive exploration of both professional accomplishments and quite personal details in the life of DVSN’s Executive Director, Jacquelin Apsler, who only agreed to this profile if it...
The term “cycle of abuse” is often used to describe two different patterns or models that commonly occur in situations of domestic violence. The first, and probably most frequent, use of the term describes the “circular” cycle of phases in the dynamics between an...
Bullying is seen by some as a normal part of growing up and even as something that helps youth “toughen up” and develop social skills. However, bullying can have extremely harmful lifelong impacts, for both the victim and the bully, and is strongly linked with...
Last month, part one of DVSN’s blog series “Concerning Children” focused on the horrors of child abuse, when a minor is directly abused or neglected. This month’s continuation will delve more deeply into the related issue of childhood domestic violence. As...
Abuse can happen to anyone, regardless of ethnicity, economic status, gender, or age, resulting in multiple forms of harm. Abuse against children who are still developing and learning, however, can have deeper and more dire consequences that impact victims for the...
