2. • Domestic violence, also known
as domestic abuse, spousal
abuse, battering, family
violence, and intimate partner
violence (IPV), is a pattern of
behavior which involves the
abuse by one partner against
another in an intimate
relationship such as
marriage, cohabitation, dating or
within the family.
3.
4. • Domestic violence can take many
forms, including physical
aggression or assault (hitting,
kicking, biting, shoving,
restraining, slapping, throwing
objects, battery), or threats
thereof; sexual abuse; emotional
abuse; controllingor
domineering; intimidation; stalking
; passive/covert abuse
(e.g., neglect); and economic
deprivation
5. • Alcohol consumption and mental
illness can be co-
morbid with abuse, and present
additional challenges in eliminating
domestic violence.
Awareness, perception, definition
and documentation of domestic
violence differs widely from country
to country, and from era to era.
• Domestic violence and abuse is not
limited to obvious physical violence.
Domestic violence can also mean
endangerment, criminal
coercion, kidnapping, unlawful
imprisonment, trespassing, harassm
ent, and stalking.
6. • According to a study published in
1998 by the U.S Department of
Justice (DOJ), women in the U.S.
experienced about 840,000 non-
lethal incidents of violence
committed by an intimate partner
in 1996.
• The report showed that the most
common victims of intimate
violence are younger
women, between ages of 16 and
24.
7. • Experts widely disagree over the
extent of male victimization.
• Domestic violence results in
homicide. According to Federal
Bureau of Investigation 5% men
were killed by their wives and
girlfriends and approximately 30%
women were killed by their
husband and boyfriends in 1996.
8. • Research in Iloilo on Domestic violence
showed that husbands perpetrate most
domestic abuses.
PATTERN OF ABUSE
Only role model is abused parent and child
Crisis lacks of
understanding
Lacks understanding children and
discipline
Becomes parent
Crisis
Child grows up frustrations
Abuse
9. Forms of Abuse
• Physical- Inflicting or attempting
to inflict physical injury
example: grabbing, pinching, shovi
ng, slapping, hitting, biting, arm-
twisting, kicking, punching, hitting
with blunt
objects, stabbing, shooting
10. • PSYCHOLOGICAL- Instilling or attempting to
instill fear
example: intimidation, threatening physical
harm to self, victim, and/or others,
threatening to harm and/or kidnap children,
menacing, blackmail, harassment, destruction
of pets and property, mind games, stalking.
-Isolating or attempting to isolate victim from
friends, family, school, and/or
work example:withholding access to phone
and/or transportation, undermining victim's
personal relationships, harassing others,
constant "checking up,” constant
accompaniment, use of unfounded
accusations, forced imprisonment
11. • EMOTIONAL- Undermining or
attempting to undermine victim
sense of worth.
example: constant criticism, belittling
victim's abilities and competency,
name-calling, insults, put-downs,
silent treatment, manipulating
victim's feelings and emotions to
induce guilt, subverting a partner's
relationship with the children,
repeatedly making and breaking
promises
12. • ECONOMIC- Making or attempting
to make the victim financially
dependent
example: maintaining total control over
financial resources including victim's earned
income or resources received through public
assistance or social security, withholding
money and/or access to money, forbidding
attendance at school, forbidding
employment, on-the-job harassment, requiring
accountability and justification for all money
spent, forced welfare fraud, withholding
information about family running up bills for
which the victim is responsible for payment
13. Causes of Domestic
Violence
• stress
• provocation by the intimate partner
• economic hardship, such as
prolonged unemployment
• depression
• desperation
• jealousy
• anger
14. Effects of Domestic
Violence
The results of domestic violence or abuse can be
very long-lasting. People who are abused by a spouse or
intimate partner may develop:
– sleeping problems
– depression
– anxiety attacks
– low self-esteem
– lack of trust in others
– feelings of abandonment
– anger
15. Effects of Domestic
Violence
– sensitivity to rejection
– diminished mental and physical health
– inability to work
– poor relationships with their children
and other loved ones
– substance abuse as a way of coping
– Physical abuse may result in death, if
the victim does not leave the
relationship.
16. Biblical Teachings
• James 1:19-20
“My dear brothers and sisters, take
note of this: Everyone should be quick to
listen, slow to speak and slow to become
angry, because human anger does not
produce the righteousness that God
desires.”
18. Personal Stand or Opinion
• ANYONE CAN BE A VICTIM!
– Victims can be of any age, sex, race,
culture, religion, education,
employment or marital status. Although
both men and women can be abused,
most victims are women. Children in
homes where there is domestic violence
are more likely to be abused and/or
neglected. Most children in these
homes know about the violence. Even if
a child is not physically harmed, they
may have emotional and behavior
problems.
19. Personal Stand or Opinion
• If you are being abused,
REMEMBER:
– You are not alone
– It is not your fault
– Help is available
20. ...CHILD ABUSE...
•Is an intentional act of that results to
physical or emotional harm to children. It
covers a wide range of behavior from actual
physicalassault by parents or other adult
caretakers to neglect of a child’s basic
needs. It is also sometimes called child
maltreatment.
21.
22. ...CHILD ABUSE... Republic Act No. 7610
Section 1. – This Act shall be known as
the "Special Protection of Children
Against Abuse, Exploitation and
Discrimination Act."
Section 3- "Children" refers to person
below eighteen (18) years of age or
those over but are unable to fully take
care of themselves or protect
themselves from
abuse, neglect, cruelty, exploitation or
discrimination because of a physical or
mental disability or condition; "Child
abuse" refers to the
maltreatment, whether habitual or not
23. ...CHILD ABUSE...
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9262
AN ACT DEFINING VIOLENCE AGAINST
WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN, PROVIDING
FOR PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR VICTIMS,
PRESCRIBING PENALTIES THEREFORE, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Section 1. This Act shall be known as
the "Anti-Violence Against Women and
Their Children Act of 2004."
24. ...CHILD ABUSE... • The U.S. Advisory board on Child
Abuse and Neglect estimates that
parents or caretakers kill 2000
children each year under the age
of 18.
• Annually more children under the
age of 4 die from abuse or neglect
than from falls, drowning, fires, or
motor vehicle accidents.
• More than 18,000 children suffer
permanent disabilities from abuse
or neglect annually.
25. ...CHILD ABUSE...
Types of Child Abuse
• Physical abuse- includes deliberate
acts of violence that injure or even
kill a child like unexplained bruises,
broken bones, or burn marks on a
child.
• Sexual Abuse- occurs when adults
use children for sexual gratification
or expose them to sexual activities.
26. ...CHILD ABUSE...
Types of Child Abuse
• Emotional Abuse- destroys a
child’s self-esteem. It includes
repeated verbal abuse in the
form of shouting, threats, and
degrading or humiliating
criticism.
• Neglect- the most common type
of child abuse done
physically, emotionally and
mentally.
27. ...CHILD ABUSE...
Causes of Child Abuse
• Intergenerational Transmission of
violence.
• Social stress.
• Social Isolation and Low
Community Involvement.
• Family Structure.
28. ...CHILD ABUSE...
Effects of Child Abuse
• Children who witness domestic violence
may develop serious
emotional, behavioral, developmental,
or academic problems. As children, they
may become violent themselves, or
withdraw. Some act out at home or
school; others try to be the perfect
child. Children from violent homes may
become depressed and have low self-
esteem.
29. ...CHILD ABUSE...
Effects of Child Abuse
• As they develop, children and
teens who grow up with
domestic violence in the
household are:
• more likely to use violence at
school or in the community in
response to perceived threats
• more likely to attempt suicide
• more likely to use drugs
30. ...CHILD ABUSE...
Effects of Child Abuse
• more likely to commit crimes,
especially sexual assault
• more likely to use violence to
enhance their reputation and self-
esteem
• more likely to become abusers in
their own relationships later in
life
31. ...CHILD ABUSE...
Biblical Views
Matthew 18:1-6
• "At that time the disciples came to
Jesus, saying, 'Who then is greatest in
the kingdom of heaven? Then Jesus
called a little child to Him, set him in the
midst of them, and said, 'Assuredly, I say
to you, unless you are converted and
BECOME AS LITTLE CHILDREN, you will
by no means enter the kingdom of
heaven. Therefore whoever humbles
himself as this little child is the greatest
in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever
receives one little child like this in My
name receives Me.
32. ...CHILD ABUSE...
Biblical Views
WHOEVER CAUSES ONE OF
THESE LITTLE ONES WHO
BELIEVE IN ME TO SIN, it
would be better for him if a
millstone were hung around
his neck, and he were
drowned in the depth of the
sea.' "
33. ...CHILD ABUSE...
Biblical Views
Mark 9:42
• “But whoever causes one of
these little ones who believe
in Me TO STUMBLE, it would
be better for him if a
millstone were hung around
his neck, and he were
thrown into the sea."
34. ...CHILD ABUSE...
Biblical View
- Clearly, Jesus takes the abuse or hindering,
etc. of children, especially those who are
spiritually a child, VERY seriously!
- Parents must always teach in love and
discipline with justice - and not abuse. This
does not mean an adult should be passive
and not correct a child for bad and
unacceptable behavior because that too is a
sign of being unloving and abusive. Even God
chastens or corrects us because he loves us.
35. ...CHILD ABUSE...
Personal Stand or Opinion
• Children are special gifts from
God. They should be loved and
cared. But today, many cases of
child abuse are appearing in the
news and parents who are
abusing their children are
increasing.
36. ...CHILD ABUSE...
Personal Stand or Opinion
• To lessen the cases of child
abuse Government should widen
the programs that protects the
children and informs the parents
about this case because at the
end the future of the child
depends on the foundation they
got from their parents.
37. ...CHILD ABUSE...
Personal Stand or Opinion
• Ofcourse, I also agree with the
Biblical view that explains; Parents
would also not be passive and not
correct a child for bad and
unacceptable behavior because
that too is a sign of being unloving
and abusive.
