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Putting An End To Domestic Violence In The Caribbean.

• August 19, 2020 • Jay's Thoughts, Podcast

Caribbean podcast - IN MY HEAD with Jay Blessed tackles Domestic Violence in the Caribbean. Listen to these survivor stories.
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Intimate partner violence (IPV) and domestic violence (DV) have been accepted as social norms in many societies, especially in the Caribbean party scene and it is time we put an end to the madness!

According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, DV cases saw a 9% percent increase during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, from this same time last year. Check out their Domestic Violence COVID Report HERE.

It is never okay for intimate partners to get physically, emotionally, psychologically, financially or socially abusive to the ones they claim to love.

Let us #raisetherug on these prevalent societal issues and dismantle these abusive norms!

Check out these two powerful #HEADwithJB episodes on Domestic Violence below:

Nicole Sharpe of Heather Hurley Foundation appears on Caribbean mental health podcast, "IN MY HEAD with Jay Blessed" to talk about domestic violence and her mother's murder.

Episode 24 “Surviving Domestic Violence” features Nicole Sharpe, founder of The Heather Hurley Foundation and board member, Dionne Davis. Both ladies share their personal experiences; Davis escaped abusive relationships, while Sharpe shared the harrowing tale of being present when her father shot and killed her mother, while her younger siblings witnessed.

Surviving Domestic Violence: LISTEN HERE

Check out the second bonus episode of IN MY HEAD with Jay Blessed, featuring Domestic Violence mother and daughter survivors who are known on the NY Caribbean Party scene.

BONUS EP. #2: “Surviving Domestic Violence” with Susan and Sasha*.
Mother and daughter duo, Susan and Sasha share their personal experiences with an abusive patriarch – Susan’s ex-husband and Sasha’s dad. This is the story of people you know, right in your community, sharing two perspectives from the same household. Guests’ names and voices were changed to preserve their anonymity.

Susan and Sasha’s Story: LISTEN HERE

In this short film below, #HEADwithJB guest Nicole Sharpe relives her mother’s murder that forever changed her life.

Abuse comes in different forms and from both women and men.

Domestic violence should never be tolerated…and most DEFINITELY NOT for the sake of the kids.

IF YOU ARE IN DANGER OR IN NEED OF DV ASSISTANCE, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE / 1-800-799- 7233 or Safe Horizon at 1-800-621-HOPE/ 1-800-621 4673.

If you are in immediate danger, please call 911.

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Last modified: August 19, 2020