The rates of domestic violence and violence against women in particular have increased at terrifying rates, rates that motivate us all to strongly confront this phenomenon socially and legally.
Violence is one of the most dangerous phenomena that are spreading at the present time, and I will talk in this article about violence against women, and unfortunately, some may comfortably deal with battered women and not blame those who violate them, which has greatly exacerbated the crisis and in some cases reached murder, which makes us Realizing that the issue of stopping violence against women and others has become necessary and inevitable at the present time, so if you are facing violence or know a woman who is exposed to violence, I will help you with some steps.
What steps do you need to take when you are exposed to violence?
1. Get help right away
If you feel in danger or that you are a victim of violence, you should immediately contact the police, or you can contact any of the institutions specialized in helping cases of violence and domestic violence, search within your home for the closest institutions that provide assistance and that can offer you protection.
2. Educate yourself
If you want to provide assistance either for yourself or for other battered women, you must educate and educate yourself, learn the types of violence and the most important terms used in describing it. You must know the social and psychological causes that lead to violence, as well as methods of combating violence. You can review the periodicals of international women's organizations as well as research studies that It deals with the issue of violence against women and methods of treatment.
3. Encourage them
Helping the battered takes a lot of effort, because the woman who is exposed to violence often feels great fear and dread that prevents her from even acknowledging what is happening with her, which is what makes her most often lie in order to hide the fact that she is exposed to violence, and therefore you must encourage the person exposed to violence to talk about what she is going through. With him, she does not lie and do not write stories about imaginary failures. In order to protect those who violate her, she must speak and express what she is going through frankly.
4. Stop blaming
If one of your female relatives is experiencing violence and you want to help her, the first thing you should do is to never blame the victim. Believe me, the victim of violence blames herself more than you can imagine, so take it easy on her and don't burden her worries with more blame.
5. Reassurance
The first thing the victim of violence needs is to feel safe, to feel that she is far from the danger zone and what might happen with her in the event that she approaches again the aggressor, therefore, you must provide the battered with a safe place in which she does not feel threatened or dangerous.
6. Expression
One of the most important things that help in psychological treatment for victims of violence is to talk about the bad experience they went through and reveal what was happening with them, which they may have kept for years in the dark without saying anything.
7. Spread awareness
There are those around us in every region who are exposed to violence, so you should be aware that the most important activity you can do is spread awareness, awareness that will encourage many people to follow you and provide a helping hand again, and by this you will create a large and complete network of women who help and protect each other. themselves.
8. Donations
Of course, one of the most prominent problems facing all civil society organizations is funding and liquidity, and therefore it is upon us all to extend a helping hand to these institutions and associations and to donate even a little, and even encourage others to donate in order to help the largest number of victims possible. It is necessary to make sure that this donation is in accordance with the laws of the country and to unidentified licensed institutions, in order not to fall into a bigger problem.
9. Legal advice
Working in cases of violence against women requires a legal advisor present all the time, especially because violence problems often occur within the family, whether at the hands of the father, brother, husband or one of the relatives. Available all the time, so your team must include legal representatives in your fight against violence.
10. Don't forget yourself
Finally, let me tell you that most of the workers in the field of helping female victims started their journey by fighting the violence that they were exposed to in the beginning, and then the real journey, giving and real effort began, which is what I must remind you if you are looking for your way to help the female victim, start with yourself and do not hesitate and make sure that your personal experience They are your first and most important catalyst on this journey.
