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CTV News
3 days ago
- Health
- CTV News
‘We think we understand, but we don't': Registered psychologist gives tools to help victims of domestic violence
According to Stats Canada, cases of intimate partner and family violence are higher in Alberta than the national average. Registered psychologist Lisa Rowbottom joined CTV Morning Live's Kent Morrison for tools on navigating important, but difficult conversations. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Kent Morrison: If you know someone who is a victim of domestic violence, let's start with what you should not do. Lisa Rowbottom: The number one thing you should not do is get frustrated and withdraw. People don't realize that there's a lot of psychological mechanisms involved and a lot of manipulation, and it can take a long time for the person to be able to get out of the relationship. Oftentimes, people get frustrated and they start giving the person an ultimatum, like if you don't stop talking to them or you don't get away from them, then they're never going to talk to you again. When you do that, you push the person into the arms of their abuser because they no longer have any other options of people they feel might care. Kent: So it may feel like tough love from a loved one, but that's not going to be the right strategy? Lisa: If you think about how counterintuitive it is to stay in a relationship with someone who is verbally, physically, psychologically abusing you. We think we understand what it's like to be in that situation but we truly don't. Kent: What are healthy ways we can help? Lisa: The first thing to do is to do some research. Read some information, read some accounts of people who were in those relationships, so you can help yourself understand what's actually going on. Then you should spend some time gathering resources because often the person in the relationship doesn't have the time or is too scared to actually go about getting any sort of resources around and getting out. I think the most important thing is to keep in mind the person that you meet, when you meet the abusive partner, is not necessarily the person that the abused partner encounters at home. If the partner comes to you and says, 'this person is abusing me,' sometimes the first instinct is to try and defend the other person because your experience of them is that they're not abusive. It's most important that when the person comes to you, you believe them, whether that's your experience or not. Kent: Are there any other healthy techniques that people can deploy to try to help someone they know or someone that's not necessarily a close friend, but you witness something? Lisa: If you're witnessing it happen in the moment, you can and should call emergency services if you're witnessing somebody being hurt. If you have more of a distant relationship with the person, you can provide them with information and resources. The Government of Canada has a website with a list of a lot of general resources and it's broken down by province, so it's a pretty easy Google search. If you just say, 'I have a concern, here's a number that you can call if you want any more information,' or, 'if there's anything else that I can help you with, here's a number you can call.' Then step back as much as you can because it'll be the person's close friends that will have to be the ones to have those hard conversations.
CTV News
04-06-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
‘We could not be up against a better team': Ft. Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis on Oilers vs. Panthers rematch
Mayor of Fort Lauderdale Dean Trantalis joined CTV Morning Live's Kent Morrison to discuss the upcoming Stanley Cup rematch between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Kent Morrison: You had home ice advantage last year, you don't this year. Are you scared? Mayor Dean Trantalis: We have two great teams, the Oilers and the Panthers. It's great to see both our teams doing their best and it brings out the crowds. Families, visitors and everybody has a good time with these games. But we're very hopeful. We are very optimistic. We have a very strong team, very energetic and committed to winning, once again, the Stanley Cup. We're looking forward to seeing what happens. Whether it's on home ice or whether it's in Edmonton. I know our team will do well in both locations, and we're very excited about the outcome. Kent: Last year, there was a lot of hype. The Stanley Cup match went seven games and Oilers fans travelled down there. What was that like for your community? Dean: It was a cliffhanger, right? I was at a watch party at the practice facility here that's separate from the arena, and there were hundreds and hundreds of people there watching on big screen TVs. It was mostly young kids who can't afford the 1,000 dollar tickets and it was exciting to see everyone on edge. It was the last game and the whole attempt was to prevent the Oilers from scoring before the end of the buzzer. It was an exciting moment. Everyone was very excited for their team, but we had a great challenger. The Oilers are a great team, they're great competition, and we could not be up against a better team. Kent: What do you have to say for Oilers fans this year, now that they're going at it again? Dean: I think that the Oilers really want to win this one and I understand that. The good thing is, we're able to keep partisan politics out of it. We're able to just enjoy the game for what it's meant to be. There's a great community behind each team, and we're really looking forward to seeing the outcome. Kent: We had the Mayor of Sunrise issuing a wager with our mayor. Who's really in charge of the Florida Panthers? Dean: The Panther arena is actually in the western part of the county. It's in Sunrise, and that's where the mayor of sunrise takes ownership of that. But the team itself, the administration, the Academy, the practice facility, all that takes place in my city. When we had the celebration last year for the parade, it took place on our beach here in Fort Lauderdale. There's so much to share, and we're very happy to share it with Sunrise and all the other cities in our community and throughout the United States. This isn't just us. This is about a whole community coming together and supporting our team.
