Vernon County launched a domestic violence initiative in 2023 to help offenders change their behavior and break the cycle of ...

The cycle of abuse has four stages, each with specific behaviors that occur when abusers control their victims through fear and manipulation. This cycle defines abusive intimate relationships, helping ...

This is Part 2 of a five-part series. Click here to access Part 1. Some survivors of child abuse and/or neglect are more prone to repeating the cycle of abuse than others. For this reason, it is ...

When Marissa first came to me, she was going through her second divorce. Both partners had been physically and emotionally abusive during the relationship, and the divorce was nothing short of ...

Trauma bonding is a psychological phenomenon where individuals form intense emotional attachments to those who cause them harm. These bonds create destructive cycles that often leave people trapped in ...

Verbal abuse leaves invisible wounds that can be just as painful and damaging as physical injury. Unlike bruises or broken bones, these emotional injuries remain hidden from view, often making them ...

Every new parent plans to do their best to raise children in a loving environment. But as kids grow from babies to toddlers to little people with their own firmly held opinions, idealistic aims for ...

Misty Bosch-Hastings is pictured at a Lawrence City Commission meeting on Oct. 17, 2023. In the wake of a Lawrence city commissioner expressing ongoing concerns about abusive behavior at public ...