Domestic violence is a crucial issue that negatively impacts women in today's world. Something needs to be done to prevent this type of abuse from happening. My research findings revealed that many victims are unaware of the type of help available and that there needs to be significant improvement 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. Additionally, each program must be monitored to ensure it is following appropriate guidelines to best serve victims and their families. Does domestic violence arise from the mental abuse suffered by our ancestors who always felt like they needed to be controlled or controlled? others? According to our history text, “The first impulse was to view freedom as a contrast to slavery. Emancipation immediately freed slaves from the most oppressive aspects of servitude: whippings, family breakdown, sexual exploitation. Freedom also meant movement, the right to travel without a pass or white authorization. Above all, freedom meant that the work of African Americans would be for their own benefit. A freedman from Arkansas, 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 is a concrete way to break the psychological bonds of slavery. Even planters known for their kindness sometimes saw their former workers leave. The cook who left a South Carolina family even though she was offered a higher salary than her new job explained: “I have to go. If I stay here, I will never know...... middle of paper ...... fun interventions for children (pp. 31-49). American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/11086-003. Rosenbaum, A. & Kunkel, T. (2009). Group interventions for domestic 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 domestic violence: Research and evidence-based intervention strategies (pp. 245-271). American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/11873-011. Sullivan, C. (2006). Interventions to combat domestic violence: the current state of the field. Preventing violence: Research and evidence-based intervention strategies (pp. 195-212). American Psychological Association. do I:10.1037/11385-008.