Season 3 Episode 11: Pivoting to The Perpetrator: An essential tool for interrupting victim blaming

Partnered with a Survivor: David Mandel and Ruth Reymundo Mandel - A podcast by Ruth Reymundo Mandel & David Mandel

Send us a text Conversations about domestic violence often start from a victim blaming perspective: “Why doesn’t she leave?” or “Why does she keep choosing him over children?” or “I can’t trust her to understand the impact on children. She has a trauma history.” These victim blaming statements interfere with partnering with survivors and holding perpetrators accountable as parents. They also prevent accurate assessments and increase worker frustration with survivors. I...

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