DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, Why We Must Take a Closer Look: The Real Faces of Abuse We Refuse to See

Domestic violence is not always visible; it does not always leave bruises. And it does not always look the way we imagine.
In Domestic Violence: Why We Must Take a Closer Look, author Gerson François confronts the hidden realities of abuse that thrive behind closed doors, where silence, authority, fear, and tradition often protect harm instead of people.
Drawing from lived experience and deep observation, François exposes the many forms domestic violence takes: emotional, psychological, financial, sexual, spiritual, and generational. He examines abuse committed by fathers, mothers, partners, children and extended family members, revealing how power and control can exist even where love is expected.
This book goes beyond individual stories to explore how domestic violence and child abuse ripple outward, fueling addiction, delinquency, gang involvement, and violent behavior within society. With clarity and compassion, François explains why victims stay, why abuse is often misunderstood, and how cycles of violence are silently passed from one generation to the next.
More than an exposé, this book is a call to awareness. It challenges myths, names uncomfortable truths, and affirms that what is learned for survival can be unlearned for healing.
Written for survivors, witnesses, parents, educators, faith leaders, and anyone willing to look beyond appearances, Domestic Violence: Why We Must Take a Closer Look offers understanding where there has been confusion, and truth where there has been silence.
Because what we ignore in our homes, eventually shapes who we become as a society.