Domestic violence is often correlated with violence against women and thought of as a “women’s issue”, when, in fact, people of any gender can be victims or abusers. Check out DVSN’s September 2024 blog post, “Male Victim of Domestic Violence: Distinct Challenge &...
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...