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What is Institutional Betrayal and How Does It Harm Us?
Institutional betrayal occurs when the systems or structures a person depends on for safety, care, or justice–such as hospitals, universities, police, or legal bodies–fail to protect them, or worse, participate in their harm. From an Interpersonal Neurobiology perspective, these betrayals … Continue reading
Reputation Over People: Institutions Protect Predators
Institutions that protect predators prioritize reputation over people. When faced with credible reports of abuse, many institutions first seek to contain the damage, not investigate or stop the harm. This includes pressuring victims to stay silent, covering up records, or … Continue reading
Protect the Predator, Protect the Brand: How Hospitals Foster Criminal Behavior
Like pediatrics, family medicine, and mental health, gynecology is a medical specialty to which predators are attracted. Each specialty gives abusers access to numerous potential victims. An investigative report by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution identified over 3,100 individual physicians named in … Continue reading
Top 10 Early Warning Signs of Serial Abusers or Predators
Predators and other abusers rarely act at random. From an Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) perspective, their behaviors follow relational patterns shaped by a need to control, dominate, and avoid accountability. These patterns are often visible if we know what to look … Continue reading