Relationship and psychological violence

1. Relationship and Psychological Violence Group members: Rosy Burgess (presenter) Fiona Bradley Margot Hagenaar Chamathya Fernando
2. Psychological violence
3. • Psychological violence: - Common - Subtle & hidden - Reduces spirit & self esteem
4. Education • Education is key • How to treat one another? • Priority on sex education
5. Influence of the media
6. Influence of the media
7. Surely films for kids are ok?
8. What Disney really tells us...
9. PV & the Law • Situation is different • Sometimes no law at all • Strict laws in UK & France
10. Support Services • Professional Counseling • Self defense workshops • Support groups • National domestic violence hotlines • Training programmes done by Therapists • Educational Campaigns • Inspiring speeches done by survivors and recovered abusers • Events organized to promote awareness
11. Leaving Relationships • Barriers: – no money – Isolated – Cultural or Religious pressures – Children – Promises
12. Calls to Action 1. Protect and support all 2. Work together 3. Resources 4. Create institutional action plans to tackle violence 5. Education is key to empowerment 6. End objectification 7. No excuses 8. Ensure girls can access justice 9. Monitor for success

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Hello everyone Our group is made up of myself (Rosy), Fiona, Margot and Chamathya The topic we are presenting today is relationship and psychological violence
Psychological sounds like a big word but what does it really mean? Essentially it means emotional abuse which affects the emotions and personality rather than your body. It can include things like threats, intimidation, telling you what to wear, blaming everything on you, criticising you, preventing you from seeing your friends, checking up on you or damage to property
This commonly happens in intimate relationships between partners, it can also happen in other situations such as parents to children. A healthy relationship is supportive, trusting and warm. But in some relationships one person uses power and fear to control the other
Education is key in changing the thoughts of girls and young women on psychological violence. We found between our group representing four very different countries that education provided in schools on health based topics varied widely. Most schools taught something along the sex education line. No one felt that healthy respectful relationship skills were taught in their formal school environment. For example, sex education in the UK is so inconsistent across England, Scotland and Wales. In England, sex ed focuses on anatomy, puberty and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), whilst in Scotland there is no statutory requirement for schools to teach sex ed. There is no requirement for schools to teach children about the importance of healthy relationships If not taught in schools where can girls access this information?
From a very young age, we are bombarded with images showing us how women “should be”. All of these images are aimed at adults, but all of them are out in the public domain. Magazines, newspapers, adverts and the internet are constantly reinforcing gender stereotypes, telling girls and boys that this is ok, encouraging them to develop negative opinions of women.
Books and films like Fifty For example, what Disney really tells us is that, to be popular and to win the boy, you need to be beautiful, to change yourself, to leave your family... Beauty and the Beast tells us that if you wait around for long enough, he will change and stop being violent. Snow White tells us that the woman's place is in the home, cleaning up, cooking and looking after everyone, and that if you're good a prince will come and rescue you. Shades of Grey and Twilight have seen massive success over the last 12 months, particularly amongst teenagers. In the UK in 2012, Amazon sold more copies of the Fifty Shades trilogy than the Harry Potter series. These are stories which popularise abusive, controlling, manipulative relationships, with women submitting and making drastic changes to their lives to please a man.
Even films aimed at children are full of images and stories of how women “should be”, and what a “normal” relationship should be like. Some of the most beautiful love stories have been told in Disney films, but even they have hidden messages which can create negative perceptions in both boys and girls.
For example, what Disney really tells us is that, to be popular and to win the boy, you need to be beautiful, to change yourself, to leave your family... Beauty and the Beast tells us that if you wait around for long enough, he will change and stop being violent. Snow White tells us that the woman's place is in the home, cleaning up, cooking and looking after everyone, and that if you're good a prince will come and rescue you.
The legal situation on psychological violence is different in many countries. In the Netherlands, there is no law mentioning psychological violence specifically, and there has never been a verdict in court cases on psychological violence. This seems to be the case in many other countries as well, although some countries have laws in place prohibiting threats and harassment (stalking). This does not cover all forms of psychological violence, therefore it would be good if more countries would adopt a law banning psychological violence in total. A few months ago, the definition of violence was adjusted in the UK, prohibiting money control, mental torment and isolation. Even stricter is the French law on psychological violence, which prohibits all forms of psychological violence, including shouting
It is very important for girls and young women to know what support services are available for them The types of services available and ability to access them varies greatly around the world. Firstly each country needs to establish support services and provide funding and resources for them. Then girls need to know what services are available and how they can access them. Because emotional violence is subtle, hidden and not taken as seriously as other forms of violence girls and young women are often unaware that they can access support services, believing they are only for women with children or women who are being physically beaten by their partners.
The road to recovery is different for each survivor many find support groups useful to share experiences and gain strength from other women who have experienced similar abuse in their relationships
So why don’t women just leave abusive relationships? There are many barriers that stand in the way of women trying to leave relationships. The women may have no money, she may be isolated from other people and resources, there may be pressures from cultural or religious communities and beliefs, concerns about children and access to children and promises the partner won’t do it again. Many women still love their partners. Remember their self-worth has been shattered so leaving is never easy and these women need heaps of support to achieve safety.
Of WAGGGS' nine Calls to Action, we believe that each of them are relevant and important for dealing with relationship and psychological violence. In particular: 1. Protect and support all – we need to make sure that there are safe spaces for girls and young women to access information and support, particularly those who have experienced or are at risk of relationship and psychological violence. 5. Education is key to empowerment – from a young age, we need to teach children how to develop healthy relationships and to question gender stereotypes 6. End objectification – we need to make sure representation of girls and women is respectful and to restrict sexist imagery, so that objectification stops being the norm 8. Ensure girls can access justice – we need to criminalise all forms of violence against girls and women, to provide a deterrent, and to show that there is a consequence for offenders

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