{"id":7354,"date":"2015-10-16T09:31:31","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T14:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=7354"},"modified":"2015-10-16T09:31:31","modified_gmt":"2015-10-16T14:31:31","slug":"october-is-domestic-violence-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/7354","title":{"rendered":"October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Campus Security–<\/span>October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.\u00a0\u00a0It is important to not be silent but vocal and get help when you need it.\u00a0\u00a0Domestic violence not only affects the victim but the victim\u2019s family, co-workers, and friends.\u00a0\u00a0It takes a toll on everyone.\u00a0\u00a0The only way to break the cycle is getting help and getting out of the relationship as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Domestic violence is about power and control.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s not about love.\u00a0\u00a0It can and does happen to anyone, both men and women.\u00a0\u00a0One out of every four women are victims of domestic violence and nearly 3 million men are victims a year.<\/p>\n

<\/span>The type of violence that can occur is sexual, physical, and emotional\/verbal.\u00a0\u00a0Domestic Violence affects both the physical, mental, and emotional health of the victim.\u00a0\u00a0Often times the victim will try to cover up any marks, seem distant, or always checking in with their partner.\u00a0\u00a0It is important if you see these types of signs with anyone you know it is important that you encourage them to get help.\u00a0\u00a0You will need to be the voice for them.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Domestic violence tends to be a cycle or pattern.\u00a0\u00a0It starts with the tension phase where communication breaks down and stress and tension rises.\u00a0\u00a0The woman or man will become nurturing and try to help resolve the issue.\u00a0\u00a0The next is the battering phase where the violence occurs and the assailant justifies their actions.\u00a0\u00a0The victim feels like they \u201cdeserved it\u201d as the partner blames them for the actions.\u00a0\u00a0The final phase is \u201choneymoon phase\u201d where the partner will ask for forgiveness, act loving\/caring, and give gifts.\u00a0\u00a0The cycle will repeat itself.<\/p>\n

<\/span>If you know of anyone that needs help but they are not sure where to go you can contact the Council on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence here in Sioux City at\u00a0(712) 258-7233<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0They have resources including a place for people to stay during the process.\u00a0\u00a0They have victim advocates and work closely with the police department.\u00a0\u00a0Always call 911 if you are being physically or sexually assaulted.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Don\u2019t be silent.\u00a0\u00a0Break the cycle.\u00a0\u00a0Get help.\u00a0\u00a0End the abuse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Campus Security–October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.\u00a0\u00a0It is important to not be silent but vocal and get help when you need it.\u00a0\u00a0Domestic violence not only affects the victim but the victim\u2019s family, co-workers, and friends.\u00a0\u00a0It takes a toll on everyone.\u00a0\u00a0The only way to break the cycle is getting help and getting out of the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[203],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7354"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7356,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7354\/revisions\/7356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}