Why do families hide abuse:
Eight out of 10 abused under-18's tried to tell an adult, according to research based on interviews with 60 young adults. But adults acted in only 58 per cent of cases.
One reason may be because it takes a lot of courage and strength to stand up to other family members especially if they are male, because stereotypical a male is seen as the head of the house and to stand up to them you'll need to be brave, and someone family members haven't got that kind of strength.
Another reason people hide abuse or sweep it under the rug is because they don't want to tarnish their 'happy family' look, they want to be what society views as 'happy' so they don't want to believe that something so bad is happening in there family.
For families Denial is a big defense mechanism, they can be dependent on the abuser for example it could be the bread winner of the family they are as scared and frightened as the victim therefore can remain silent and not even see or hear the abuse in order to keep the needed relationship with the abuser. Its links to the saying 'hear no evil, see no evil'
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