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No One Deserves To Be Abused
Our success in eradicating violence from our homes begins with establishing a common understanding about the nature of domestic violence, a crime which affects one in four women in this country. In observance of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the 15-year anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act, it is incumbent on all of us to dispel the myths of domestic violence -that a victim who stays deserves it, that it only happens in low-income homes, that it is a private family matter, that the abuser simply needs to learn how to control their anger. These myths not only serve to perpetuate attitudes that justify abuse and blame the victim but also act as a barrier to victims getting the help they need and to holding abusers accountable for their actions.
Giovanni Gonzalez: Missing Information Wanted
