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Articles present opposing viewpoints on the seriousness of family violence.

When Brooke's mother is arrested for killing Brooke's abusive father, Brook must confront the shadow of her family's violence and dysfunction.

"A deeply researched account from an award-winning journalist that uncovers the ways in which abusers exert control in the darkest-and most intimate-ways imaginable We fear dark alleys when in truth, home is the most dangerous place for a woman. Of the 87,000 women killed globally in 2017, more than a third (30,000) were killed by an intimate partner, and another 20,000 were killed by a family member. In the US, that rate is 2.5 women killed by their...

Henry's parents fight often and his father sometimes hits his mother, causing Henry to feel frightened and ashamed. Includes a list of things children can do in situations of family violence.

Challenges the reader to question his or her preconceived opinions and assumptions about domestic violence and maintains that only through a careful examination of opposing views can the individual understand the inconsistencies in their own convictions.