Voices of the Weak Against Domestic Violence

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Effects of Domestic Violence on Woman and Children

Advice for Violence Against Women (VAW) Survivors.

Acceptance - The first building block in reclaiming your life after the violence is acceptance because acknowledging what has occurred can help start you on the road to recovery. Much like with grieving, part of being able to move forward and rebuild one’s life is to accept what has happened to you and how it has changed you and your life.

Self-Awareness - There is nothing more important than recognising the emotions and thoughts you may be having, particularly after a traumatic event. Shielding yourself from your own mind is akin to putting up a partition that prevents you from working through your experiences and hinders the healing process. Understand that although you are not alone and others have shared this type of experience, the way you heal and behave and react can and will be unique.

The Power of Creativity - Even if you are not the best writer or the most artistic person in the world, writing and crafts can serve as ther**eutic tools after your traumatic experience. Very often, there is a feeling of loss after experiencing any sort of violence because violence is inherently destructive. Channeling your emotions and thoughts into words, art, dance, or music can be a pivotal part of working through everything that accompanies being a VAW survivor for several reasons.

Network - While your healing process and experience is unique to you, it is something that others are working through too. Joining a network of victims and survivors of traumatic events such as assault, r**e, domestic violence, and female ge***al mutilation can help break down the barriers of feeling alone or unequipped to handle recovery. These are your peers who understand at least part of the emotional terrain that you are navigating and those who are further down the line in their own healing may have some helpful advice that you could apply to your own situation. Plus, sharing your own insight and tips with other survivors could help you heal as well.

Hobbies - If you are currently at a place in your recovery where you are not inclined to do creative activities, a simple activity you may want to consider undertaking is to remember the hobbies you enjoyed before the act of violence occurred. Even though you are dealing with a painful life-altering experience, it may help for you to remember some of the positive aspects of your life before the trauma. You may try to exercise. A recent study has found that people who exercise report 43.2% less days of poor mental health than those who didn't exercise.

Don't Hesitate to Seek HELP!

Abuse should not be neglected and the victims should not be silent. No one should just endure this situation because it is the right of every person to be able to live safely and away from violence. If you are a child, a woman, or someone you know to be a victim of various types of abuse.

Strengthen supportive community level mechanisms through mobilization and cultivation of a support group and champions composed of women victim survivors who have benefited from protective services guaranteed by the government and VAW laws.

1.To provide crisis intervention and management of cases of women and children who are victims of violence through the provision of physical, emotional, medical, legal and after-care services employing a holistic and total family approach in the management of these cases.

2.To restore the self-worth and dignity of abused women and children towards being healthy survivors and productive contributing members of society.

3.To reduce and prevent the incidence of violence against women and children through community / school advocacy and networking.

4.To ensure provision of administrative, technical and other needed supports for smooth operation of the different programs of the center.

5.To implement activities aim to generate funds for sustained programs operations

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In the Philippines, on March 24, 2004, the first law against the abuse of women and their children was passed. The Republic Act 9262, also known as "The Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004" Abuse of women and children is now a punishable crime with corresponding imprisonment + fined.