Victims of Domestic Abuse

Victims of Domestic Abuse

Domestic violence is the abuse by one person in the form of coercion, controlling, threatening
another person including sexual violence (Bard, 2016). In the present case, Linda and her son
were regularly beaten by her husband and suffered from domestic violence. The government
made various rules and regulations for safeguarding people from domestic violence. Along with
this, there are several organizations, by which Linda can take help to ease her plights, which are
described below –
Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on domestic violence
This organization is mainly focused on gender-based violence such as sexual violence. It solves
the issues by enhancing the alertness, support the strategies of the people for safeguarding and
security and endorsing research and policy.
American Bar association commission on domestic and sexual violence
This association helps the domestic abuse people from a lawful viewpoint. The main objective of
this commission is to enhance use to justice for fighters of sexual assault. Further, it also
provides support to the people who are engaged in this legal profession.
Child Welfare League of America
This institute is encompassed with a combination of several public and private agencies,
providing services to suffered children and families. The League engages in creating planning
and schemes that assist in safe and secured families.
Equality Now

With the help of equality now, Linda can also address her problem. Equality now helps in the
protection and promotion of the human rights of women and all girls throughout the world by
verifying discrimination and violence against the women and put the effort to end these abuses.
Future without violence
The main objective of future without violence is to provide the education, consistency, health
and safety to all children, women, girls and boys. The Violence Against Women Act is approved
by the Congress in 1994, this organization played a very vital role. This organization is
continuously engaged in working with policymaker and provides knowledge to people about the
significance of healthy relationships (Rogers, 2016).
Jewish Women International
This organization by providing education, training, supports the girls and women. The main
objective of Jewish Women International is to stop the violence against women by framing
policies. These policies mainly emphasized on prevention of the abuse and reproductive rights
and inspired the next generation by identifying and celebrating the achievement of the women.
On the basis of the above analysis, it has been observed that with the help of the above
institutions Linda can ease her Plight.
In the present study, it has been stated that Linda is financially dependent on her husband and it
is too scared to protest or complain about his violent behaviour. On the basis of this condition,
Linda stays in an abusive relationship because of the ‘Learned helplessness’ theory (Burton,
Purvin, & Garrett-Peters, 2015). This theory did not deny the fact that there are so many
economic, social or cultural causes, by which women may choose to stay in an abusive