DV victims more at risk during Holidays
Holidays may not be all fun, what with the social demands and expectations raising stress levels, which in turn perpetuates the agonies of domestic violence victims, current and potential. Examiner has a report on the holiday trends affecting domestic violence.
Brentwood, MD - The holiday season brings cheer and joy to most people but also brings together factors that cause domestic violence, experts believe.“There is more stress during the holidays over money, and people consume more alcohol at parties,” said Rena Pina, who works with the District of Columbia Coalition Against Domestic Violence. “It’s a combination of a lot of things.”
Denise McCain, the director of the Family Crisis Center in Prince George’s County, said her organization sees more victims seeking assistance in January, after the holidays pass.
“The incidents occur during the holiday period, but there is a strong desire to want to put up a front during the holidays and to be with your family during the holidays,” McCain said. “They know they need help, they just wait until January.”
McCain’s organization will have an extra counselor to help the violence victims because of a $66,500 grant the center received Wednesday from Verizon Wireless. The money will give the center five full-time and two part-time counselors.
The crisis center’s grant was part of the $300,000 award Verizon distributed Wednesday among 11 nonprofit organizations throughout Maryland in honor of outgoing Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran.
In Montgomery County, the Family Support Center Inc. received a $10,000 grant from Verizon to assist the Keeping Sisters Strong Program, which teaches women how to protect themselves against becoming domestic violence victims.
“Few social issues touch individuals and families as profoundly as domestic violence and its devastating aftermath,” said Paul Wood, Verizon Maryland vice president.
Michael Cohen, of the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence, said some crime statistics show that more domestic violence cases are reported to police during the summer months than other times of the year, including the holiday season.
“No one’s ever done a good study of why that happens, but there is plenty of speculation,” she said. “Maybe it is because the kids are out of school so women are more likely to report it. Or the windows are open more often so the neighbors hear it and call the police.”
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If you happen to be beaten by your spouse in maryland this Holiday leave the state as fast as you can.
Your abuser will go to court and act like a sweet heart and the Maryland courts will congratulate him, and give him your children Another chance to hurt you, or try to kill you.
Your too scared to talk in court infront of him? The judge will yelal at you. "Speak up Speak UP, If you dont' speak UP I will find you in contempt"
You can't afford the best attorney, go to the DV progams in MD, they will ignore you, dismiss you, and do nothing to help you. OHH they might be helping the shelter victims, but not you, not if you have family.
First you go to court, and the "Evaluator" sticks you in a 10 x 10 room with the man who beat you and held you hostage for 5 days. IN her report? she only mentions how nice and polite he was.
YOu express concern becasue your ex has been telling you he was going to take the children, have no fear the court system will help him, and punish you.
From there it only gets worse and worse. Until finally the state of maryland yanks you children from you, and sells them to your ex. What happens to you? You now have to beg the man who hurt you to see your kids, just what he wanted. You now have to see him all the time, Just what he wanted. You now have to listen to your kids complain becasue he really is a lousy father. and you will ahve to tbe toe one to try to repair this damage, with angry children, and your abuser over your shoulder.
AN ABUSIVE HUSBAND IS NOT JUST SOMEONE WHO LOST HIS TEMPER AT HER. HE IS A VIOLENT CRIMINAL.
If you attack anothere man in Maryland, you will be arrested. Beat your wife? Rape your Wife? Burn your ex? You can sitll get custody, the Maryalnd Curcuit courts STILL believe the anger theory. Send these guys to anger amangement therapy, no one has EVER benefited from it, but Spend the State and Fed money that way.
IF any of these men had done these things to a stranger, well then teh public would be outraged. But if he is your husband, Gov Erlich and New Gov O'Malley would support arresting the WIFE>>>
Posted by: M Hallanan | December 30, 2006 7:57 AM
I would like to say one more thing here, IF your family of the DV, the Police here in Anne Arundel County maryland, will come in your house without a warrant, search around, and then come to visit you sit in your house to tell you about it,, just to frighten you
Posted by: M Hallanan | December 30, 2006 8:10 AM