Misdiagnosing Intergenerational Trauma

Misdiagnosing Intergenerational Trauma Some children were being medicalised and pathologised at times when they needed trauma care, a conference in Dublin heard A seven year-old boy and his older sister (9), who watched their mother being bound and kept in a wardrobe...

16 Days – why not 365 days?

16 Days – why not 365 days? The United Nations is marking the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence from 25 November to 10 December 2021, under the global theme set by the UN Secretary-General’s UNiTE campaign: “Orange the World: End Violence against...

It all seemed normal…

It all seemed normal… Gavin owned a slice of paradise within a sleepy suburb at a small coastal city. His neighbours were a bit odd sure, but Gavin always took them as the quiet friendly type. He thought the father was a good man, even if his kids were a little...

Let us join the conversation…

Let us join the conversation… All Governments recognised in the Fourth Action Plan of the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children 2010‑2022 that emotional, psychological and financial abuse are all types of domestic violence, as is...