Learning About The Societal Issue Of Domestic And Family Violence


 Recently I have been reading a book called the Blame Changer which is about the general issue of Domestic Violence in all its forms. It's quite fascinating to know more about this from a psychologist who has more than 20 years experience with domestic violence. It is also both sad but interesting to know that Domestic Violence costs the Australian Economy about $21 billion dollars a year. This is a good point especially argumentatively in essays and debates. Considering our economy is in a worse way due to covid and inflation, convincing the government to do invest more time and effort into prevention and early intervention would be a bit easier when you mention these kinds of figures.

It's also important to note that covid has increased domestic violence as a problem due to more poverty and lockdowns which made it harder for people to escape their abusers. The first lockdown put my little family in a position where we had to move because our abusive neighbour was home more and rapidly got more abusive during this time. 

Language around issues often gets updated too. We no longer say the term Domestic Violence and instead we say Domestic and Family Violence. Language changes with everything and it's important to keep up with these language changes as it helps affect societal change as well.

Another thing I have been looking at is music that google says is about domestic violence. I think there are more songs that survivors of Domestic and Family Violence can relate too but these ones are very specific. I've made a playlist of all the songs google mentioned below;
I would advise not listening to the entire playlist at once as it may get depressing. I thought listening to one of these songs every now and then can give me an idea on how this issue has affected people over time. I also found an article that explains 10 songs of this nature and why they are relevant to this topic.

It's good to research this kind of thing but you've also got to take care of yourself doing this kind of research especially when you are a survivor of this societal issue. If this article has been a trigger to you I recommend you call 1800 Respect or Lifeline on 13 11 14. You can also find other helplines on these websites.


I hope this helps and informs many.


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