Domestic violence is a critical issue that negatively impacts women in today's world. Something must be done to prevent this type of abuse from occurring. The findings of my research revealed that there are many victims who are unaware of the type of help available and that significant improvements need to be made in the way domestic violence cases are handled. Based on my findings, awareness and prevention programs should be implemented in every state to prevent this type of abuse from happening again and again. Additionally, each program must be monitored to ensure that it follows proper guidelines in order to better serve victims and their families. Did domestic violence stem from the mental abuse suffered by our ancestors who still feel they need to be controlled or controlled? others? According to our history text, “The first impulse was to think about freedom as opposed to slavery. Emancipation immediately freed slaves from the most oppressive aspects of slavery: floggings, the breakup of families, sexual exploitation. Freedom also meant movement, the right to travel without a white pass or permit. Above all, freedom meant that the work of African Americans would be for their benefit. An Arkansas freedman, who earned his first dollar working on a railroad, recalled that when he got paid, “I felt like the richest man in the world.” Freedom included finding a new place to work. Changing jobs was a concrete way to break the psychological bonds of slavery. Even planters with reputations for kindness sometimes saw their old hands leave. The cook who left a South Carolina family even though they offered her a higher salary than her new job explained: “I have to go. If I stay here I will never know......middle sheet......ased game interventions for children (pp. 31-49). American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/11086-003.Rosenbaum, A., & Kunkel, T. (2009). Group interventions for intimate partner violence. Psychological and physical aggression in couples: causes and interventions (pp. 191-210). American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/11880-009.Straus, M. (2009). Gender symmetry in intimate partner violence: Evidence and implications for prevention and treatment. Preventing intimate partner violence: Research and evidence-based intervention strategies (pp. 245-271). American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/11873-011.Sullivan, C. (2006). Interventions to address intimate partner violence: The current state of the field. Preventing violence: Research and evidence-based intervention strategies (pp. 195-212). American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/11385-008.