Heartsick Judge’s plea: Wake up!
On
Nov. 10, Ian Elias kicked in the door of the home of his ex–wife, Nicolette
Elias, and shot her to death with a handgun. He took their two young daughters to
his home. When confronted by police, he ultimately stepped out into the back yard
and shot himself in the head. The contentious child custody and parenting–time
case between Ian Elias and Nicolette was already in front of Judge Amy Holmes Hehn.
The judge describes everyone involved in the case as ‘heartsick’. We
must realize that even when the legal system is working ‘right’, it
cannot prevent these tragedies. It takes community involvement. Judge Hehn’s
perspective, coming from 27 years of dealing with domestic violence has lessons
for us all.
Find out what Judge Hehn wants YOU to do.
A
study of 5616 youth published in the journal Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research,
Practice, and Policy, found that psychological abuse led to damages similar –
and in some cases – more than those of sexual and physical abuse . The new
study looked at the rates of suicidality, stress, depression, anxiety and low self-esteem.
The links found were strongest between psychological abuse and depression, social
and general anxiety disorder and substance abuse. Learn more about Child Abuse, and what you can
do to protect your children.
Five years have passed since we convened the meeting of Domestic Violence advocates
and other stakeholders in Arlington, VA at the meeting “Voice to Action: Muslims
Against Domestic Violence”. During this time, conversations about the challenges
faced by Muslim families have become more frequent, with the discourse rising to
the national level. A national movement is coalescing, and Project Sakinah is proud
to be taking an active role in nurturing these efforts. Beginning this October,
we took this five–year occasion to review our efforts and understand what
has worked and what has not – just as we did in the “Voice to Action”
meeting in 2009. The departure of our dynamic Executive Consultant, Zerqa Abid,
made this effort all the more important.
We will maintain our Project Sakinah Teams and empower them to define their unique local challenges and devise appropriate solutions. We are also devising new ways to engage the community, making more resources available through our website, and working to strengthen our relationships with our many collaborators. But in the end, what matters is whether what we’re doing is valuable to YOU. Please share your ideas and feedback with us here.
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