It includes new chapters on different
kinds of family violence, safety and technology, and details of support available to those experiencing family violence.
Not exact matches
Although the work is more fulfilling, the job comes with its own stresses — being entirely responsible for preventing a
family's eviction, navigating the hot mess
of housing court in New York City, and feeling unequipped to deal with clients» everyday problems like crushing poverty, mental illness, domestic
violence, and every
kind of discrimination you can imagine.
In a
kinder, saner country, we might even mention some
of the things the right to
family life has achieved, such as keeping elderly couples together when one
of them is taken into care, or keeping domestic
violence survivors with their children when defending them against their abuser.
It's interesting that while today's cinema seems to offer more
violence, sex, and profanity than ever before,
family films have
kind of become more sterile.
So I'm really interested in conflict resolution, ways to avoid
violence, to avoid bullying, ways to develop healthy romantic but also
family and friendship relationships — those are the
kinds of narratives that jump out to me.»
Sheltering Animals and
Families Together (SAF - T) is the only initiative
of its
kind helping domestic
violence survivors leave abusive environments with their pets.
From the perspective
of the accused
of the
violence, it is important to know what
kind of impact a criminal finding could have on custody, divorce, and other
family - related issues.
Hosted by the Boston Bar Foundation, the event is the largest
of its
kind in the Boston area, with 100 percent
of the proceeds funding direct grants awarded to local organizations that serve thousands
of individuals and
families struggling with critical issues such as homelessness, domestic
violence, and various forms
of injustice.
Environments where the impact
of daily stress, particularly if compounded by exposure to
violence or mental illness in the
family, particularly maternal depression, which is very common, or substance abuse, that level
of stress, that
kind of toxic stress in the environment
of a young child, is actually interfering with the development
of the brain.
The following pages provide information about
family violence, the laws relating to
family violence and the
kind of help that is available to someone experiencing
family violence.
The Committee on the Elimination
of Discrimination Against Women has also noted that Articles 2,5,11,12 and 16
of CEDAW require States to act to protect women against
violence of any
kind occurring within the
family, workplace or any other area
of social life and that traditional attitudes which subordinate women, including forced marriages, will breach Articles 2 (f), 5 and 10 (c)
of CEDAW.
So you'll probably come across someone who has experienced
family violence of some
kind.
The Committee on the Elimination
of Discrimination Against Women has also noted that Articles 2,5,11,12 and 16
of CEDAW require States to act to protect women against
violence of any
kind occurring within the
family, workplace or any other area
of social life (84) and that traditional attitudes which subordinate women, including forced marriages, will breach Articles 2 (f), 5 and 10 (c)
of CEDAW.