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“The power belongs to the person who is right. The power is the truth, and sooner or later, the truth will come to light.” – Maricruz Ladino, farmworker and survivor of GBV

Power-based interpersonal violence is a form of violence where the primary motivator is the assertion of power. This encompasses partner violence forms of harassment such as stalking, sexual assault, and uses of force to control, threaten, or intimidate. This kind of violence is experienced by one or in one type of relationship. The use of power and control is an act of intention that can be used in a variety of situations to control others. The challenge of reducing power-based violence is met by bringing attention to this issue through prevention and intervention. Our goal is to educate the community, encourage action, and provide support, care, and resources to victims. Here are some resources for providers, parents, and youth to learn more about this issue.

Resources to Learn More

  • Georgia College and State University's Women's Center. The Women's Center strives to create a dynamic campus community that uses education, support, and community-building to challenge gender-based oppression and create programs for promoting healthy sexuality and relationships. Learn more about their mission at https://www.gcsu.edu/womenscenter

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  • Recognize the Signs. Power-Based Interpersonal Violence sometimes reveals itself through micro-aggressions such as invading personal space and displaying jealous behaviors to sexual coercion, victim-blaming, stalking, isolation, emotional abuse, and sexual assault. Sexual assault is not a crime of passion. Sexual violence is a crime in which assailants seek to assert their power to dominate their victims. sites.rowan.edu

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  • This Issue In Georgia. The Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (GCADV) envisions a Georgia free of domestic violence. Their purpose is to empower survivors and the programs that serve by educating the public and advocating for responsive public policy. https://gcadv.org/about-us/. There is also the Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault (GNESA) that works to provide resources to those in need and education on ways to end sexual assault in Georgia. https://www.gnesa.org/about-gnesa

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  • Research Findings In Green Dot Bystander Intervention Studies. Newly released research supports the Green Dot Bystander Intervention approach on changing social norms through creating environments that are inhospitable to dating and sexual violence. It shows the success of individuals engaging in reactive and proactive behaviors that shift culture away from tolerating power-based personal violence. https://alteristic.org/green-dot-shows-impact-shifting-social-norms-high-schools/

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  • The Realities of Domestic Violence and Its Impact on Our Society. Dr. Michele Nealon, President of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology talks of the prevalence of domestic violence and its impact on families, society, and even the economy. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/domestic-violence_b_8316888

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  • Violence - A Global Public Health Problem. The World Health Organization provides research and resources on what power-based interpersonal is ad what it entails. This chapter explores how violence imposes a major burden on the health and well-being of populations as a whole and the significant role that public health leadership has on this issue. https://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/world_report/en/chap1.pdf

Resources On How To Help

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  • The Red Flag Campaign is a public awareness campaign that seeks to address dating violence and promote healthy dating relationships on college campuses by using a "bystander invention" strategy. http://www.theredflagcampaign.org/

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  • Know Your Power is a social marketing campaign focused on reducing sexual and relationship violence and stalking on college campuses by using powerful images that portray scenarios highlighting the important role that the community has in ending sexual assault, relationship violence, and stalking.  https://cultureofrespect.org/program/know-your-power/. 

 

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  • Love is Respect is a website for providing information and resources on dating violence, healthy dating attitudes and relationships for youth. It provides information on early warning signs, types of abuse, and the cycle of abuse. https://www.loveisrespect.org/

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  • NO MORE is an organization dedicated to educating the public on domestic violence. It offers options to support survivors, intervene and look at real bystander scenarios. https://nomore.org/learn/

Resources On Where To Get Help

  • National Domestic Violence Hotline: The goal of this organization is to report, educate and help those who are victims of domestic violence. This specific organization offers a hotline for these victims to call to receive help and support: 1-800-799-7233. https://www.thehotline.org/  

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  • The JCADA’s mission is to support victims of power-based violence to become empowered and live safely; educate the community about power-based violence and appropriate responses; and prevent future generations from suffering power-based violence. They have a free and confidential helpline for information, support, and safety planning at 1-877-88-JCADA (52232). https://jcada.org/what-is-power-based-violence/

Media Resources

  • Power and Control: Domestic Violence in America is a documentary film directed and produced by Peter Cohn that depicts the issue of domestic violence in the U.S.h by using he personal story of Kim Mosher who is a victim of emotional and physical abuse. The documentary details the problems dealt with by the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project. 

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  • Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture is an anthology of original and previously published first-person essays dealing with rape, assault, and harassment and how women are treated for speaking out by New York Times Bestselling Author Roxane Gay. 

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  • Take Your Power Back! is a TEDx talk by Trish Hoffman whose goal is to empower women everywhere by helping them regain their self-confidence, protect themselves, and live to their full potential, regardless of their past. 

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  • You is a popular psychological thriller TV series on Netflix based on the novel by Caroline Kepnes. The main character, Joe Goldberg, is the perfect example of power-based interpersonal violence due to his extreme, toxic, and delusional obsession with a woman. 

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