From the Cycle Of Violence to Power And Control: What Survivors Teach Us

About this episode

This episode explores the complexities of domestic violence and the role of survivors in shaping understanding and frameworks around abuse.

The statistics related to domestic violence are sobering, but the story behind them is even more complex—and too often misunderstood. In this episode, we dig into how popular frameworks for understanding domestic violence took hold and how survivors play a role in shaping those frameworks - and thereby enhancing our understanding of abuse. Our guests, Melissa Scaia and Dr. Lisa Young Larance, bring decades of frontline practice, research, and program design to this conversation. Melissa expl...

People in this episode

Guests: Melissa Scaia, Dr. Lisa Young Larance

Topics covered

• domestic violence
• survivor experiences
• abuse frameworks
• violence prevention
• social justice

Keywords

• domestic violence
• survivors
• abuse
• frameworks
• statistics
• social issues
• violence prevention

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Conference on Crimes Against Women

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