why do people stay abusive relationships

Whenever we talk about the subject of domestic violence, the first concern that we have is on adults who have experienced it. However, little attention has been paid to children who were exposed to domestic violence. The tragic reality of a long term effects for who have experienced domestic violence is not only to adult but their children. The younger the children is the harder for them to understand violence and coping with it. Therefore, children who witness their parents being abused are more likely to growing up thinking hurting people is a way to protect themselves or that is okay to being hurt by other. According to a study, nearly “4.8 million acts of physical or sexual aggression are perpetrated against women while 2.9 million physically

Why Men Stay in Abusive/Domestic Relatioships? General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my listeners as to why men stay in abusive/domestic relationships. Central Idea: Abusive relationships start out as the most intensely wonderful relationships, the abuser is perfect in every way. Abuse doesn 't start over night it is a long slow process. First they tear apart your self esteem and isolate you so you have no one to turn to. They pick you apart and make you feel like the lowest slime on the planet. Then they abuse you and when its done they bring you flowers and tell you that it will never happen again and for a while there is that perfect relationship again. Abusive relationships are insanity because they are the worst

According to Alanna Vaglonos, (“30 Shocking Domestic Violence Statistics That Remind Us it’s an Epidemic”), “Domestic violence is the third leading cause of homelessness among families”. This statistic demonstrates that staying in an abusive relationship may be a person’s only option due to economic dependency. A victim may be afraid to leave if they have no other place to go and their only way to avoid homelessness is to stay with their abuser. Each abusive relationship is different and the factors causing the person to stay is different for each

A suburban life is a paradise full of shopping, colorful gardens, and well-groomed homes. Despite all these benefits, a suburban life is an isolated life. People living in suburbs are rarely exposed to miseries in society. One of these conflicts is homelessness. When living in an environment surrounded by homes,

“The Effects on Children Who Witness Domestic Abuse” Domestic violence is a devastating social problem. “Domestic violence is about one person getting and keeping power and control over another person in an intimate relationship. It is a pattern of behavior in which one intimate partner

2. Personal problems is the 2nd most contributing problem for homelessness in the United States. According to the National Coalition to the Homeless, Nationally, approximately half of all women and children experiencing homelessness are flamed domestic violence.

Other factors can be domestic violence. Many women have to choose between abusive relationships or homelessness, and nearly 25% of single homeless women said they became homeless because of an abusive relationship in their previous place of residence.(1) Health care afford ability is a minor reason for homelessness, but a reason none-the-less. More than half of people living in poverty or homelessness had no health care of any kind.(1) The reason for homelessness is an easy question to answer, how many homeless there are in the United States is a harder one.

Many children are victims of violence; this violence may be physical, or emotional, direct or indirect. In certain situations, the child’s experience

Out of fear she contacted police and had him arrested for violating the order of protection she had placed on him. In the video, the three year-old son was standing in the doorway and witnessed his father getting arrested. The little boy time and time again has witnessed his parents arguing and fighting. The police have been to their house more than 20 times and his father served six months in jail for domestic violence.

Woman and children will usually become homeless due to being victims of domestic violence. While men make up the majority of homeless, women and children make up 38%-50%. (Thompson. p. 4). Women who face domestic violence are usually young with little education and work experience. When they are forced to leave their homes, they have few skills to fall back on. Without family or friends to help them, they will end up staying on the street. Children also face varying levels of domestic trouble. When turning legal age, they are sometimes forced from their homes. Other Children face neglect and abuse and leave on their own hoping to find a better life. One third of these homeless youths will not finish school or earn a high school diploma by age 18 (Thompson. p. 6). Domestic trouble will put them on the street, with a limited education and job history, they will have few options to fix their

According to the National Coalition for the homeless, when a woman decides to leave an abusive relationship she often has nowhere to go and with the lack of affordable housing and long waiting lists for assisted housing means that many women and their children are forced to choose between abuse at home and life on the streets (National Coalition for the homeless, 2009). Majority of these women are force to face these circumstances because their husband or partners were the beard winners in the homes and most them were stay at home moms, which may hinder them from finding a job because they may not be qualified or simply do not have the resources. These women often have poor credit records and employment histories because of the violence they have experienced. National Coalition for the homeless also stated that landlords often discriminate against victims if they have a protection order or any other indicator of domestic violence and if violence occurs in the home, landlords can evict their tenants, resulting in a victim becoming homeless because she was abused (National Coalition for the homeless,

Rather than approach domestic violence as a direct cause of homelessness, one might hope to understand how such violence could help create the circumstances that might make a woman more susceptible to homelessness. Domestic violence and poverty may intersect with other issues to produce the circumstances that often leave women no other choice but to seek temporary shelter

course between a twenty-five year span of the 1980’s to 2013. They reviewed journal articles, government reports, and news stories to find any changes in conditions or the amount of family and childhood homelessness. The review concluded family and childhood homelessness still exists but at a larger scale than in the earlier years and a decrease in the attention given to childhood and family homelessness. They also reported some of the factors leading to family and childhood homelessness were the decline in economic conditions, increase of evictions, economic inequality, and domestic violence. The review also noted a negative impact on a child’s health and well-being and a child’s behavioral health. Rent subsidies and shelter based programs have shown evidence to aid in preventing childhood and family homelessness. They made suggestions to increase nutritional programs as well as health and mental health services. This review supports my claim that homelessness affects children in many ways and the number of homeless children in America is growing.

A Vulnerable Population: The Homeless in America Introduction Homelessness in America should be a growing concern. When discussing the United States' current economic crisis comparisons with the Great Depression are becoming more and more common. Tent cities or makeshift shelters in specified areas or just beyond city limits are becoming familiar sites

Complications in relationships can end in an individual or a family without a home. Sometimes an issue with family or friends can drive someone out of their home to living on the street. The loss of a loved one who is the main source of income can force their family to move out due to the expenses of housing. According to the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, domestic violence is the leading cause of homelessness for women. Without enough income, these women choose to live on the streets rather than continue their abuse. A family