All too often, conversations about intimate violence — from child abuse to sexual assault — find their way to some version of victim blame and disbelief.
It turns out that blame and disbelief are linked with myths and misperceptions about intimate violence.
That means that there’s a role for researchers and practitioners to play in explaining our work in order to dispel myths and change the conversation.
That’s what I tried to do in a new piece at The Conversation. I hope you’ll give it a read and share it with your networks.
Trauma Research Notes 