Sometimes, your state will require a self-proving affidavit, which also requires two witness signatures and needs to be notarized to be legal. This document certifies you are of sound mind and have the mental c
In the wake of targeted attacks, it’s common to feel like you must be a witness to what’s happened. But, the churn of news and updates can quickly be overwhelming. Carve out blocks of time to put your phone away, turn off notifications, and recharge. Surround yourself with community,...
Suicide is tangled up with so many of the same issues that are present in domestic abuse, including but not limited to negativeself-talk, blame, minimization,denial, seeing oneself as the victim, quick fixes,rationalization, and isolation. As with all forms of family violence, survivors of sui...
Lucy grew up in a troubled home, with a father who verbally abused her mother, and that early exposure may have put her at increased risk for later abuse. People who are victims of violence or who witness it in the home as children are more likely to experience intimate-partner violence...
ranging from views of the reader as a surrogate victim suffering from "vicarious or secondary trauma" (see Kaplan 39-41; Caruth, Unclaimed) to notions of the reader as an "attentive secon- dary witness," who should be neither too close nor too distant from the experience of trauma (LaCapr...
Socio-economic status, substance and alcohol abuse also lead to violence against women in India. Children who are subjected to abuse are likely to behave similarly to adults. Sometimes children who witness one parent abusing the other tend to abuse others later in life. ...
presence of an independent individual with the ability to serve as the impartial witness. When the participant was unable to provide a signature by their own hand or if unable to write, they provided thumb/finger-print and the impartial witness signed and completed the participant’s name ...
Abuse can include physical,sexual, oremotional abuse(though many states do not include emotional abuse under mandated reporting laws), neglect, and exposure to unsafe environments, such as drug use ordomestic violence. Mandated reporters typically do not investigate suspected abuse; rather, their oblig...
“This is such an historic moment, and we are all so very excited, and we’re just here to witness it and be a part of history,” said Tiffany Rose, a marketing executive who donned a blue Harriz-Walz hat and armed with a pair of souvenirs from last month’s ...
Adult bullying can have harmful effects on bystanders as well. One study found that people who witness bullying tend to have more psychological symptoms.7They also have less life satisfaction. How to Deal with Adult Bullying Strategies for dealing with adult bullying vary depending on whether we ...