by Michael | Apr 1, 2018 | Domestic Violence - General
Public outrage over intimate partner violence is no surprise. We don’t like to see innocent people hurt. We defend victims. We want justice. However, our collective response to domestic abuse is actually part of the problem. There are far better ways to end domestic...
by Michael | Mar 23, 2018 | Domestic Violence - General
I saw a video that went viral last week of minor league baseball player Danry Vasquez battering his girlfriend in a stairwell of a baseball stadium. The video showed him striking her at least a half-dozen times as they made their way down the stairs. It was painful to...
by Michael | Nov 24, 2017 | Domestic Violence - General
What it means for domestic violence treatment programs I recently read about a study that said people feel more empathy for dogs than each other. The research showed people fake news clips of a brutal attack on 4 different victims: a puppy, an older dog, a...
by Michael | Sep 11, 2017 | Domestic Violence - General
While the Ananias Foundation is still a relatively new organization, we’ve worked hard for several months to put key pieces in place. We had a very long “To Do” list from the beginning, and we’ve systematically checked off many of those initial items as the year...
by Michael | Aug 11, 2017 | Domestic Violence - General
Once upon a time, there were some people who lived in a village next to a river. One day, a villager noticed a woman floating down the river. The woman was in the middle of the current and obviously in trouble, so the person did the right thing and pulled her to...
by Michael | Jul 14, 2017 | Domestic Violence - General
How can a true story about a couple of guys that lived two thousand years ago be relevant to you and me today? After all, people and society have changed so much—few of us herd sheep anymore. One story might be very relevant, however, because human nature has not...
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