Abuse Awareness Quotes

I hope more women see, at least eventually, that a healthy relationship isn't anything that breaks you down.

The West has a better understanding of what the word sexual abuse or harassment means. There are some concepts that they understand way better.

Domestic violence can be so easy for people to ignore, as it often happens without any witnesses and it is sometimes easier not to get involved. Yet, by publicly speaking out against domestic violence, together we can challenge attitudes towards violence in the home and show that domestic violence is a crime and not merely unacceptable.

To those seniors, and especially elderly veterans like myself, I want to tell you this: You are not alone, and you having nothing to be ashamed of. If elder abuse happened to me, it can happen to anyone. I want you to know that you deserve better.

[Sexual abuse] is such a sharp, potent topic that we really should have discussions about more openly and more often.

We need to stand together with all of the victims [ of sexual harassment] and make sure they are not silenced.

For most of recorded history, parental violence against children and men's violence against wives was explicitly or implicitly condoned. Those who had the power to prevent and/or punish this violence through religion, law, or custom, openly or tacitly approved it. .....The reason violence against women and children is finally out in the open is that activists have brought it to global attention.

The domestic violence policy has been given to our players. My personal view is there's no place in our society for it. I think, especially with the emphasis and education that's out there now, let's hope better light will be shined on this area.

I didn't start Me Too as a hashtag, and had I had the opportunity to, I probably wouldn't have done it that way. I think that what has happened subsequently has been beautiful to watch, but what concerns me is what all of these survivors are going to do now.

It's very common for the victims to understand a system better than the people who are holding the stick.

I joined the 'Celebri-tee campaign' and customized what is negatively known as a 'wife beater' to raise awareness about domestic abuse and the ways in which abusive language can be hurtful.

One of the most basic things we can do is let the men in our lives know it's not okay to mistreat a woman.

Men have an important role to play in sending out the message that real men do not hurt or abuse their partners.

I'm very anti-domestic violence.

I'd never really heard of financial abuse, although it makes so much sense when you hear it defined.

It feels as if childhood sexual abuse or domestic abuse of women in the home has increased but actually if you ask women of 60 or 70 years old, the incidence is about the same. We just didn't know it.