re: #171 DanielKi
You are correct. There are journals full of scholarly articles. Most our Domestic Violence Law/Sexual Assault Laws reflect this
The problem is funding āenforcement, education, social services and oversight.
The problem is ambivalence.
People know that most prison inmates were victims of childhood violence, but as President Carter said in his TED talk āMen donāt give a damn.ā
Women are fighting on all fronts.
We have the research and the laws because of women like Jane Addams and all who remain nameless who have been struggling thru the halls of academia for legitimacy for centuries. We have them because of all the nameless women who run for office or support those who run for office to change the status quo.
You most likely have PTSD from what you experienced as a child. It is no less valid or disabiling that the soldierās PTSD.
Be kind to you!