Sentences with phrase «victims of abuse often»

[FN46] In the relational realm, victims of abuse often experience strong ongoing attachment to and dependency on their abusers.

Victims of abuse often choose not to call the police, but rightfully speak up about their abuse when child custody is at stake.

Christ's love moves us to work for the healing of wounded souls who are victims of abuse often propagated in the name of Christ;

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However, members of the tech diversity community — who are often the victims of the most severe abuse on Twitter — said it is a feature that has come too many years too late.

Church is one of the least safe places to acknowledge abuse because the way it is counseled is, more often than not, damaging to the victim.

(CNN)- Catholic bishops «will be held accountable» for failing to protect children from sexual abuse, Pope Francis said Monday, his strongest acknowledgment yet of what abuse victims have been saying for decades: that the cover - ups have often been as bad as the crimes.

Though many don't realize it, the after effects of sexual abuse are deep and painful, and worldviews of abuse are often distorted and adopted by victims, such as fear of intimacy, unhealthy views toward sex, and even hatred of one's own body.

People who have been victims of abuse experience a tremendous amount of shame, and often struggle for many years with self - blame.

Also, forgetting something like abuse or deceit can often lead to dangerous consequences for the victim of a crime.

Tragically, this rush to reconciliation will often guilt the victim into thinking that the harmful effects of the abuse are a result of his / her own spiritual weaknesses or failures and that a «godly response to abuse» requires the embrace of the offender while minimizing the effects of the abuse.

They are leading tortured lives and they come to church for comfort and healing and more often than not, male victims of sexual abuse are not given the same regard as females.

Also, in the Protestant Evangelical world we put a great degree of authority on Scripture and, therefore, those who abuse often distort Scripture in order to gain access, control, and silence over victims and their families.

It's only been in the last two or three years that I've been made aware of just how often victims of abuse are discouraged by church leaders from reporting and escaping their abuse.

Far too many churches prefer to handle conflict and even abuse «in house,» often glossing over the suffering of the victims in an effort to jump ahead to forgiveness and reconciliation without holding abusers / bullies accountable for their actions.

«Parents who turn to the CMS rather than reaching a private agreement are often victims of domestic abuse - closing off this route to support leaves parents and children more vulnerable to destitution and shifts the costs of caring for the child away from the parent responsible.»

In 1996, she became executive director of the Anti-Violence Project, making a name for herself citywide as an outspoken, often strident advocate for gay and lesbian victims of violence and police abuse.

«Protecting New Yorkers from domestic violence — and the housing and job discrimination that victims often face in the wake of such abuse, is a key part to stopping the cycle of violence in our state and our nation.»

Since witnesses and technical evidence are often lacking in cases involving child abuse, courts are often forced to rely solely on the victim's own testimony «It is therefore very important that courts assess the credibility of a testimony based on what children say and not on how they say it,» says Sara Landström.

Intimate partner abuse brought to the attention of law enforcement or health professionals — batterers rarely volunteer for treatment — often leads to support programs for victims and punitive approaches to perpetrators.

Victims of domestic abuse aren't simply whining or looking for pity; often, they're looking for support, resources, and a voice of reason to bring them back to reality.

(Harding, though often the victim, is shown dishing out her fair share of the abuse as well.)

Rachel McAdams brings her typical resolute intelligence to Sacha Pfeiffer, another of Spotlight's four - person team: whether quietly interviewing abuse victims or caught off guard coming face to face with one of the accused priests, she's entirely human and it's telling how often McCarthy chooses to resolve a scene on a look from her.

Animals rehomed through these channels are often resold, or «flipped,» with some ending up victims of abuse or dog fighting rings.

These dogs are too often the victims of abuse, neglect, and mistreatment by cruel and irresponsible humans.

ACC field officers are often the first responders on scene where evidence of animal cruelty may be present and we provide care for hundreds of animals each year who have been the victims of abuse and neglect.

Sexual harassment can be an embarrassing situation and victims are often afraid to speak up for fear of retaliation and further abuse.

Nursing home residents are often unable to protect themselves and speak up for their rights, and sometimes they are the victims of sexual abuse.

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Often, victims of elder abuse do not want to pursue litigation because the perpetrator is a loved one.

The mother's case was that she had been the victim of domestic abuse, perpetrated by the father and that the children were often present and witnessed the abuse.

Because a victim of domestic abuse often lives in fear of retaliation, police policy is to arrest the alleged abuser regardless of the lack of evidence.

At the law firm of J&Y, we recognize that victims of elder abuse are often left feeling afraid and helpless, and we fight to restore their dignity and obtain just compensation for their suffering.

I must also consider that victims of abuse, be it in the workplace or elsewhere, are often reticent to report that the abuse has taken place.

Thus, a plaintiff's trial lawyer representing a victim of nursing home or ALF abuse and or neglect often must prove the case twice.

While physical abuse is often easy to detect, many elders can also be victims of emotional abuse ranging from verbal abuse to being ignored or isolated, resulting in pain and suffering that dramatically affects their well - being.

Children that are victims of bullying or cyberbullying often feel helpless about this abuse.

Alan said that for the victims the consequences of the sexual abuse can be «profound, and often can be life changing».

Too often patients with intellectual disabilities are the victims of abuse, neglect and misuse of their finances, and many times nothing happens to the people who do these terrible things.

Also, one of the problems of child sexual abuse is that it often takes many years for allegations to come to light; victims often only speak out for the first time in adulthood, and when emboldened by others.

Because nursing home residents can often times are unable to communicate because of illness or immobile because of injury or illness, they are more likely to be the victim of sexual abuse.

Lawyers in private practice often perform pro bono work to help low - income individuals and underserved portions of the population such as the elderly, victims of domestic abuse and children.

Similar to how Twitter is now trying to make things right with its user base - who have too often been the victims of harassment, abuse, hate, and threats of violence — the company has been trying to reset relations with its developer community, too.

Victims of previous abuse or neglect are far more often identified as «problem children» than are their peers and show higher rates of diagnosis with attention problems and violent and oppositional behaviors.27 Caregivers and teachers often respond to these behaviors in the traditional fashion: warnings become more brusque (and often louder) and discipline more strict (and often more punitive).

Among children whose abuse was so serious that they entered foster care, the rate of substance abuse was about three times higher.8 Thus, substance abuse by parents of victims of child abuse may not be as common in the general child welfare services - involved population as often believed, but substance abuse appears to be a significant contributor to maltreatment.

For some female offenders, marriage is linked to increased drug use and crime.33 The marital relationships of female offenders may be typified by conflict and instability.34 Antisocial girls facing the transition to young adulthood have more general relationship problems than their male counterparts.35 In such relationships, women are often victims of abusive partners, but also often perpetrate abuse.

Victims will not necessarily take the initiative in sharing a history of abuse even with their lawyers, let alone with others in the system, which means that the onus of inquiry often falls on these others.

Victims of physical or emotional abuse will often deploy a number of psychological strategies to justify why they should not leave their partner.

Women in jail have often been the victims of physical or sexual abuse in childhood and / or adulthood.

Victims have been shown to experience more post-traumatic stress and dissociation symptoms than non-abused children, 8 as well as more depression and conduct problems.9 They engage more often in at - risk sexual behaviours.10 Victims are also more prone to abusing substances, 11 and to suicide attempts.12 These mental health problems are likely to continue into adulthood.13 CSA victims are also more at risk than non-CSA youth to experience violence in their early romantic relationships; 14 women exposed to CSA have a two to three-fold risk of being sexually revictimized in adulthood compared with women without a history of CSA expoVictims have been shown to experience more post-traumatic stress and dissociation symptoms than non-abused children, 8 as well as more depression and conduct problems.9 They engage more often in at - risk sexual behaviours.10 Victims are also more prone to abusing substances, 11 and to suicide attempts.12 These mental health problems are likely to continue into adulthood.13 CSA victims are also more at risk than non-CSA youth to experience violence in their early romantic relationships; 14 women exposed to CSA have a two to three-fold risk of being sexually revictimized in adulthood compared with women without a history of CSA expoVictims are also more prone to abusing substances, 11 and to suicide attempts.12 These mental health problems are likely to continue into adulthood.13 CSA victims are also more at risk than non-CSA youth to experience violence in their early romantic relationships; 14 women exposed to CSA have a two to three-fold risk of being sexually revictimized in adulthood compared with women without a history of CSA expovictims are also more at risk than non-CSA youth to experience violence in their early romantic relationships; 14 women exposed to CSA have a two to three-fold risk of being sexually revictimized in adulthood compared with women without a history of CSA exposure.15

Conversely, research has shown that child victims of abuse, particularly sexual abuse, often develop substance use problems later in life, perhaps to attempt to escape the unresolved emotional trauma of abuse or neglect.