This page contains a range of articles on IPSA / partner rape, domestic violence, healing and more for you to browse. There's some really good stuff, so grab a cuppa (but watch your keyboard) and pull up a a chair. Look below for a few new articles. If you know of an article that you think would fit here, or you've written one, please contact me about it!

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IPSA & Rape / Related | Domestic Violence | Teen Dating Violence | Effects | Healing | Miscellaneous

"IPSA"="Intimate Partner Sexual Assault "

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Please also see the Pandora's Project articles for many articles relating to sexual assault, relationship abuse, effects and healing.

IPSA & RAPE / RELATED ARTICLES

Falling Into a Crevasse Within the Crack: My Experience of IPSV (pdf) - (Partner Rape without battery) by Carleen Hite. I'm very proud to have this very necessary addition to IPSV discourse. (Author has given permission for use; please give credit). It's all OVER..(pdf). by survivor Becky; this wonderful and heartrending article is a snapshot of Becky's discussions with other women in a shelter, illustrating how women will speak about partner rape given an atmosphere of mutual support - and also the hardships mothers face when leaving partners who rape them. (Author has given permission for use; please give credit) Marital/Partner Rape - If it happens, what to do, pressing charges etc by Womenslaw.org Prosecuting Intimate Partner Sexual Assault by Jennifer Gentile Long Advice for Criminal Justice Staff and/or Advocates to Aid IPSV Survivors by Patricia Easteal Making Marital Rape A Crime: A Long Road Traveled, A Long Way to Go by Lynn Hecht Schafran, Director, National Judicial Education Program, Stefanie Lopez-Boy, Program Associate, National Judicial Education Program and Mary Rothwell Davis Hidden Hurt Marital Rape Article - by a survivor Vow of Silence - Survivors (self-included) and workers talk about partner rape Sleeping with the Enemy - another article I appeared in Raped by Someone you Love - UK feature with me and two other survivors Mother speaks out after prosecuting partner for attempted rape Considering the Differences: Intimate Partner Sexual Violence in Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Discourse - by Louise McOrmond-Plummer Rape, the Most Intimate of Crimes: An examination of rape, featuring compelling interviews with victims and perpetrators by Mary Dickson Gang Rape - by Kristy, Moderator of Pandora's Aquarium Surviving Oral Rape - by Jackie and Jes, Moderators of Pandora's Aquarium Rape-Related Pregnancy - by Louise, Moderator of Pandora's Aquarium "Grey Area" Rape - by Stephanie, Moderator of Pandora's Aquarium

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Pandora's Project Chat with Lundy Bancroft transcript The Effects of Domestic Violence on Women and Children Safety Planning with Children - Lundy Bancroft NEW! Warning signs you're dating a Loser - Joseph M. Carver, Ph.D., Psychologist Improving the Court Response to Domestic Violence - Lundy Bancroft The Connection Between Batterers and Child Sexual Abuse Perpetrators - Lundy Bancroft When battered women stay: Advocacy beyond leaving - Jill Davies (pdf) Abusive Relationship Healing - 5 Tips For Lifting Depression After Your Abusive Relationship - By Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D. Assessing and Monitoring Programs for Men Who Abuse Women - Lundy Bancroft I've Thought About Leaving - How can I do it? Domestic Violence and Child Custody - 3 Reasons She is a Ranting, Raving Battered Woman - By Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D. Emotional Abuse - Are You Being "Too Sensitive"? Probably Not 20 Traits of a Malignant Narcissist No Contact After Separation from an abuser - Survivors share Understanding the Victims of Spousal Abuse - Dr. Frank Ochberg The Ties That Bind Captive to Captor- Stockholm Syndrome - Dr. Frank Ochberg Is Your Partner Really Changing - A Checklist  - by Carolyn Engle of resourcewoman.org Barriers to Leaving - A Checklist - by Carolyn Engle of resourcewoman.org Characteristics of Abusers  by AARDVARC Domestic Violence in Police Families  by the Purple Beret group Blaming by Naming: Battered Women and the Epidemic of Codependence - by Phyllis B. Frank and Gail Kadison Golden  (pdf) How Abusers Stage Their Returns by AARDVARC Scripture and Domestic Abuse - Rev. Dr,. Marie Fortune Sheltering the Pets of Abused Women - SAAV Stay or Leave? Go back or Stay Away?: An Explanation - Kim Eyer How To Tell They are Not Changing Their Abusive Behavior\ Child Custody Justice - Lundy Bancroft The Batterer as a Parent - Lundy Bancroft Understanding the Batterer in Child Custody and Visitation Disputes - Lundy Bancroft Stalking Why Couples Counselling is not Appropriate in Domestic Violence Lethality Risk Assessment Violence against women and men in Australia - What the Personal Safety Survey can and can't tell us about domestic violence. By Michael Flood. How the fathers' rights movement betrays victims of violence and protects perpetrators – Michael Flood. The myth of women’s false accusations of domestic violence and misuse of protection orders – Michael Flood. The myth of false accusations of child abuse. – Michael Flood.

TEEN DATING VIOLENCE

What is Teen Dating Violence? Dealing with Dating Abuse by Heather Boerner

EFFECTS AND MANAGEMENT

Abusive Relationship Healing - 5 Tips For Lifting Depression After Your Abusive Relationship - By Jeanne King Ph.D Survivors and Insomnia PTSD Defined Coping With Flashbacks Coping with Panic Attacks Tips on going to the GYN Coping with Rape Anniversaries Grounding Containment - Consciously choosing to postpone dealing with intrusive PTSD symptoms Stress Responses in Sexual Trauma Victims and in Others Experiencing Overwhelming Events Article by Dr. Erwin R. Parsons and Luerena K. Bannon Sexual arousal and sexual assault Rape Trauma Syndrome: The Journey to Healing Belongs to Everyone - Amy Menna, LMHC, CAP

HEALING

Coping with Therapy Sessions Coping with Body Memories Coping with fear of the Dentist Peaceful Heart: A Woman's Journey of Healing After Rape - Aimee Jo Martin Pandora's Aquarium Articles on Healing and Self-care after Rape - a range of worthwhile reads

MISCELLANEOUS

Why is it Wrong to be a Victim? - By Dr. Frank Ochberg A Woman's Worst Nightmare: An essay exploring why women are afraid of men by Mary Dickson The Compulsion to Repeat Trauma - Bessel van der Kolk Non-Rational Guilt in Victims of Trauma - Gail M. Price The use of violence by fathers’ rights activists: A compilation of news reports -Michael Flood Carefully Listening To Radical Feminist Women, For A Change Claims about Husband Battering - Michael Flood Backlash: Angry Men's Movements - Michael Flood Fostering Men's Responsibility for Preventing Sexual Assault - Alan Berkowitz Men's movements Blackshirts stripped bare The politics of fathers' rights activists - The hate speech and extremism of fathers' rights groups - M.C. DUNN False Accusations of Rape – Jim Hines Sex Crimes Can't be Blamed on Victims – Jim Hines. The Porn Debate – Stan Goff writes that pornography represents the eroticised degradation of women.