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Column: Teen Domestic Violence Awareness
[Written by Tina Laws] It’s 3:29pm on a sunny Monday afternoon. My homework is packed away in my bag, motorcycle keys in hand, jacket already on and zipped up and my helmet is under my desk. It’s 3:30pm, the dismissal bell rings, and I am the first one out of the classroom door. As I pass my friends in the hallway, I wave goodbye, and swiftly head... Read more of this article
“You Can Rebuild And Live A Happy Life Again”
In honour of Domestic Abuse Awareness Month in October, one woman tells her story of verbal and physical abuse as a way to encourage others: you are not alone … In 2008, Emily was at a friend’s barbeque when she was introduced to a man. The two started talking and exchanged phone numbers that day. He seemed like a “really cool” and... Read more of this article
October Is Domestic Abuse Awareness Month
[Written by Tina Laws] It is 4am, you’re returning from the bathroom to get back into bed for a few more minutes of shut eye. Until, you hear the front door open and slammed closed. You quickly pretend to be asleep, however, your partner decides that you are going to “wake up” and attend to their needs. It soon turns into a shouting and punching... Read more of this article
Domestic Abuse Survivor Aims To Help Others
It was more than 21 years ago that Tina Laws found herself caught in an abusive relationship. Still to this day, she can remember the frustration, isolation and deep shame she felt during the seven-year on-and-off ordeal. Mrs. Laws, the founder of a new organisation called UnderKonstruction, which offers individual and group support therapies to those... Read more of this article
