This blog article is prompted by an article "Scotland has delivered the gold standard in domestic violence legislation". I recommend you...

Brother Stephen Dodson from Riverwood Ecclesia in Sydney has set up a very interesting podcast channel, and in his most recent episode he...

The discourse around domestic violence in our midst is worrying. Have you noticed it? Are you a part of it? Are you taken in by it? By...

Human cognitive biases include a tendency to interpret information in a way that supports our preconceptions (confirmation bias) and...

In an emergency, call the Police. At least for most developed countries, and for many developing countries, calling the Police or other...

We often get asked about the prevalence of domestic violence in the Christadelphian community. In the same way as the ABC (Australian...

This question is the question we get asked most often, by almost everyone involved including the ecclesias themselves. How can ecclesias...

Logically it seems obvious that for mental wellbeing, for safety and to underscore that the relationship has broken down and needs to be...

In a earlier blog we looked at domestic violence as a means of maintaining control within relationships. We examined the dynamics of...

The Atonement is not just a doctrine for learned brothers to debate – it is a life to be lived. Christ came into the world to save...

Not all violence in marriage is domestic violence as defined by the law, nor is all violence in marriage the focus for the Hear Believe...

The Pastor’s Wife is a 2011 biographical film for Television that is a based on a true crime book of the same title. It is currently...

Religious teachings can be a roadblock to stopping domestic violence. It does not have to be so. At the Hear Believe Act Project we have...

Survivors invariably say that family members, friends in the ecclesia and out of it and the abuser tell them, “Surely it is time to move...

Understanding issues of parenting in families where men use domestic violence. This is a guest post on the Hear Believe Act Blog by...

In a recent blog post we talked about the emotional and psychological impact of abuse on survivors. We mentioned that it is a long-term...

Children are at high risk in domestic abuse situations. They suffer enormously and particularly emotionally. This suffering is often...

Professional counselling to help abusers recognise and understand the real nature of the abusive behaviours they choose to use is an...

The Hear Believe Act Project believes that professional counselling has an important role to play in helping survivors recover from the...

We hold dearly to a dangerous misconception - that our ecclesias are easy to approach about a problem. I have had arranging brothers say...