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Domestic Violence in Australian Females

   

Added on  2020-05-11

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Domestic Violence 1Abstract:Domestic violence affects the individuals of all the social classes, age groups and travels further than the degree of physical abuse. It includes the emotional abuse that includes the isolation, threats humiliation, sexual abuse, and extreme jealousy (Dodd, 2007). Each time when an individual is trapped in situations that involves the physical danger or is proscribed by certain threat or utilize of certain physical forces, this inturn is considered as the domestic abuse (Dodd, 2007). The passage of time has proven many of the significant solution for the reduction of the presence of domestic violence among the families. Whereas, certain measures and potentials are present to lower the number of the domestic violence occurrence, such as the developing certain programmes that are community based, increasing the censorship on the media, enforcing certain harsh penalties and also with administering handling to probable perpetrators (Coker, 2016).

Domestic Violence 2Introduction:Domestic violence is one of the complex and the large scale issues that are to be experienced bya large number of the individuals every year. Domestic violence level fills the the victim with the anxiety, fear, and shame . Domestic violence is the abuse or violence that is done by one adult on the other and happens within the context of close relationships, such as the intimate partners or the other members of the family. It also includes the other members of the family, such as among the inlaws abusing among the partner abusing (Oliver, 2007). Domestic violence is the common reality of the todays society. Domestiv violence may includes the aggressive acts such as beating and constant humiliation of the victim , usage of the drugs and the alcohol are the the main reason of happening the domestic violence among the families. In the essay will discuss about the programmes and the efforts that are being followed for the eradication of the domestic violence from the society. Such programmes include the principles and the right of social justice that is based on the basic human rights and also focus in promoting the safety ofthe family members.There are wide-ranging consequences related to the domestic violence depending on the victim, the intensity of violence, age group and occurrence of the suffering the individuals suffering from domestic violence are subjected (Nowakowski & Mattern, 2014). Existing under the unvarying fear, humiliation and threat are the certain types of the feelings which areoriginated in the brains of the victims as an outcome of a frightful violence (Nowakowski & Mattern, 2014). The domestic violence consequences are broadly categorised as the impact on the fatality and the relations;

Domestic Violence 3 impact on the humanity and the; impact on the productivity and the growth of the nationReduction programmes related to domestic violenceWith the consideration of the current situation and the challenges that are faced in the eradication of the domestic violence from the society certain programmes are proposed by thepublic health person for the reduction of the domestic violence from the society. In such programmes the public health persons play a very vital role in removing the domestic violenceform the society. The public health individuals develop the programmes that promoted the safety guided with social justice and with this the following of the human rights for the youth, women and the children that are impacted in a great way through the violence which occurs in the house as in certain occasions like the perpetrator of domestic violence directly as in sexually or the physical abuse of a child. Watching violence against the mothers may have detrimental or the abusive effect on the child (Smallbone & Rayment-McHugh, 2012). In certain cases or circumstances there where the children that are abused by theperpetrator as a part of the domestic violence which occurs at home against the women, such public health persons runs the awareness programmes through the latest audio visual messages, film and the print media that domestic violence is not acceptable (Smallbone & Rayment-McHugh, 2012).Domestic violence normally happens in sequence, involve the social worker for recognising,hence interventions can be done appropriately. Certain barriers are present to identify the domestic violence (Tollefson & Phillips, 2015). Many of the women’s affected from the domestic violence are either the unenthusiastic or the one who are unable to receive help either for themselves or their children. Certain women may be held captive, or the others

Domestic Violence 4may lack the transportation or the other financial means for receiving help (Tollefson & Phillips, 2015).For the prevention of the violence from the community, certain measures are to be taken suchasRaising awareness related to the issues of family violence Establish such norms which result in the violence to be unacceptable (Kang, 2012).Changing the conditions of the community and society that in turn contributes towards the violence (Kang, 2012). Structuring the network of the influential individuals in the community; Assembling the institutions and services that are accountable to the needs of the community (Kang, 2012). The freedom form the domestic violence is the fundamental right of each and every individual in the society; and is recognised under the freedom of expression, right to life and right to live the life free from ohysical and mental torture. Towards the end of the family violence the first step is related to the victims and offspring, which are to engage them with the practitioners who can be trusted and confide. It is found that the social worker frequently struggles for finding balance among to ensure the safety of the child and the mother at the same time concurrently empowering the women for their safety (Oliver, 2007). It is believed that the women’s who are the survivors of the domestic violence can act as an excellent source to get engaged in the advocacy of the domestic violence that leads to the provision of the improved services and development of the policies (Lia-Hoagberg et.al,, 2001). With the embracement of such approach, a way can be opened for the better engagement with such susceptible individuals, motivated jointly to make certain safety and enlarged capability for accessing support and service (Ross et.al,,

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