Saturday, December 27, 2014

House bill bans verbal abuse on children

House bill bans verbal abuse on children - Manila Standard Today: "The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill promoting positive and non-violent forms of imposing discipline on children."



Finally, the most vulnerable among us are receiving advocacy and protection.  This bill condemns not only physical abuse but the all too often forgotten form of abuse: verbal.  Kudos to the House of Representatives for providing this form of protection.

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

It doesn’t have to be physical to be abuse.

I love the picture on this site that symbolizes verbal abuse! go take a look. Its a new campaign in Canada and they did a great job. But it is put out by a domestic Violence group--although verbal abuse, Psychological abuse and the like are horribly damaging--it is not violence--with actual physical violence the prescription and prognosis are different! Women in each category should be treated separately..ah but that is for another post. Click through and take a look at the picture:



It doesn’t have to be physical to be abuse.: "You might not notice it’s happening. You may just think it’s normal. It’s not. Verbal and other non-physical abuse can take a serious toll on your psychological and emotional health. "


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Saturday, December 6, 2014

Men, women face equal verbal abuse at workplace

Although men are less likely to be the target of verbal abuse in a relationship, it appears they are equally targeted in the workplace. This is NOT the equality we are looking for!!!



Read about it here:

Men, women face equal verbal abuse at workplace , AniNews.in: "Stephane Guay, lead author of the study tried to identify and summarize all previous research on verbal abuse in the workplace that took into account victims' sex in the analyses. After a rigorous selection process, 29 of the 90 identified studies were considered, most of which (24) were carried out in the health sector."


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Thursday, December 4, 2014

The power of words: Addressing verbal abuse in promoting safe spaces for women

This article helps us realize that verbal abuse can and does occur everywhere from America to Zimbabwe and that although the cultures are very different, the styles of the verbal abusers and the psychological effects of the abused are universal.  The tactics that the abusers use to break down the abused parallel each other worldwide:  they will stress their partners inadequacy and ineptitude, wreaking havoc on the abused sense of self-worth and self-confidence.  And all this typically goes on behind closed doors.



-Hannah



The power of words: Addressing verbal abuse in promoting safe spaces for women:

"I have observed that most women feign mental and emotional stability in public spheres whilst they are suffering from within. They try hard to paint a sunny picture of their lives and hide beautifully the dark clouds of the reality transpiring in their lives."



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