One of the issues facing policy makers is lack of primary research with survivors of abuse and recovered abusers. Being able to give survivors a voice to their experience and how they survived what is often a life-threatening situation, is so important to their healing. Here is a great film project that engages women to tweet […]
This is the story of Girlene, who grew up in Sao Luis, Brazil. Abused both physically and sexually by her father and then step-father, she is using her personal essay to work towards helping to heal this issue in her home country. Read Girlene’s incredible and harrowing story here. #Voices #Freeyourselfglobal PHOTO: PLAN INTERNATIONAL / […]
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness month in the U.S. Some statistics show there have been 4,000 deaths of women in the past 12 months in the U.S. alone. In a country where one in four women and one in seven men experience domestic abuse in their lifetime, there remains much work to be done. In […]
As we explore more deeply the impact of violence in the home on children, Brooklyn Reader writes “According to The United States Department of Justice, domestic violence is “… a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner. Domestic […]
Much is being done around the world to reduce the incidents of domestic violence and often the focus is on women and empowering them with a voice and options that will allow them to get to safety. There have also been many studies undertaken to investigate the impact of violence in the home on children and […]
Often those of us who have not experienced domestic violence ask why when women are experiencing abuse do they stay? Physical, sexual, emotional and economic abuse and control can be so devastating to not only ones perception of what is or isn’t possible, but also self-worth and fundamental sense of safety in the world. The […]
IThe Free Yourself Global campaign is building the first global platform to assist people ending domestic violence. It is our aim to build a global central repository for information and contact numbers for those seeking assistance in their area. Until that happens, organizations all over the world are working tirelessly to end violence in their local […]
As part of the “Voices” web series, the TMC production team will be interviewing people and filming safe houses around the world, exploring the daily issues faced by coordinators, counsellors and the NGO’s that provide these places of safety for people who are victims of domestic violence. Recently IWDA (International Women’s Development Agency) in Australia […]
Domestic violence is a global issue. Free Yourself Global is connecting experiences, stories and efforts from around the world to heal this issue. Recently over 50,000 people in Lima, Peru took to the streets to march and perform in order to protest against and raise awareness of domestic violence issues in their country. View the […]
Not all abuse is physical. Transcendent Media Capital explores domestic violence through its first global campaign “Free Yourself Global” where we explore the many types of domestic violence that can exist within families and intimate partner relationships. Having grown up with family members who fit the profile of “covert narcissist”, TMC’s founder Peta Milan, is well aware […]