October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Here are 103 things you should know about domestic violence. Please forward a link to this article to anyone you know who is a victim of domestic violence. See more resources at the end of the article.
1. By the most conservative estimate, each year 1 million women suffer nonfatal violence by an intimate. Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report: Violence Against Women: Estimates from the Redesigned Survey (NCJ-154348), August 1995, p. 3.
2. By other estimates, 4 million American women experience a serious assault by an intimate partner during an average 12-month period. American Psychl. Ass'n, Violence and the Family: Report of the American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Violence and the Family (1996), p. 10.
3. Nearly 1 in 3 adult women experience at least one physical assault by a partner during adulthood. American Psychl. Ass'n, Violence and the Family: Report of the American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Violence and the Family (1996), p. 10.
4. 28% of all annual violence against women is perpetrated by intimates.
Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report: National Crime Victimization Survey, Violence Against Women (NCJ-145325), January 1994.
5. During 1994, 21% of all violent victimizations against women were committed by an intimate, but only 4% of violent victimizations against men were committed by an intimate. Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report: Sex Differences in Violent Victimization, 1994 (NCJ-164508), September, 1997, pp. 1-3.
6. Fifteen hundred American women are murdered by husbands or boyfriends each year. (FBI Uniform Crime Statistics-1996)
7. Of women who reported being raped and/or physically assaulted since the age of 18, three quarters (76 percent) were victimized by a current or former husband, cohabitating partner, date or boyfriend. — Prevalence Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey, U.S. Department of Justice, November, 1998.
8. Family violence costs the nation from $5 to $10 billion annually in medical expenses, police and court costs, shelters and foster care, sick leave, absenteeism, and non-productivity. — Medical News, American Medical Association, January, 1992
RACE Race is not indicative of who is at risk of domestic violence.
9. Domestic violence is statistically consistent across racial and ethnic boundaries.
Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report: Violence Against Women: Estimates from the Redesigned Survey (NCJ-154348), August 1995, p. 3.
AGE Batterers and victims may experience domestic violence at any age.
10. Women ages 19-29 reported more violence by intimates than any other age group.
Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report: Violence Against Women: Estimates from the Redesigned Survey (NCJ-154348), August 1995, p. 4.
11. Women aged 46 or older are least likely to be battered by an intimate.
Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report: Violence Against Women: Estimates from the Redesigned Survey (NCJ-154348), August 1995, p. 4.
GENDER An overwhelming majority of domestic violence victims in heterosexual relationships are women.
12. 90 - 95% of domestic violence victims are women. Bureau of Justice Statistics Selected Findings: Violence Between Intimates (NCJ-149259), November 1994.
13. As many as 95% of domestic violence perpetrators are male. A Report of the Violence against Women Research Strategic Planning Workshop sponsored by the National Institute of Justice in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1995.
14. Much of female violence is committed in self-defense, and inflicts less injury than male violence.
Chalk & King, eds., Violence in Families: Assessing Prevention & Treatment Programs, National Resource Council and Institute of Medicine, p. 42 (1998).
15. During 1992-1993, women were 6 times more likely to experience violence by an intimate partner than men. Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report: Violence Against Women: Estimates from the Redesigned Survey (NCJ-154348), August 1995, p. 1.
16. The chance of being victimized by an intimate is 10 times greater for a woman than a man. Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report: National Crime Victimization Survey, Violence Against Women, 1994.
17. 70% of intimate homicide victims are female. Bureau of Justice Statistics Selected Findings: Violence Between Intimates (NCJ-149259), November 1994.
18. Male perpetrators are 4 times more likely to use lethal violence than females.
Florida Governor's Task Force on Domestic and Sexual Violence, Florida Mortality Review Project, 1997, p.44, table 7.
SAME-SEX BATTERING Domestic violence occurs within same-sex relationships with the same statistical frequency as in heterosexual relationships.
19. The prevalence of domestic violence among Gay and Lesbian couples is approximately 25 - 33%. Barnes, It's Just a Quarrel', American Bar Association Journal, February 1998, p. 25.
20. Battering among Lesbians crosses age, race, class, lifestyle and socio-economic lines. Lobel, ed., Naming the Violence: Speaking Out About Lesbian Battering, 183 (1986).
21. Each year, between 50,000 and 100,000 Lesbian women and as many as 500,000 Gay men are battered. Murphy, Queer Justice: Equal Protection for Victims of Same-Sex Domestic Violence, 30 Val. U. L. Rev. 335 (1995).
22. While same-sex battering mirrors heterosexual battering both in type and prevalence, its victims receive fewer protections. Barnes, It's Just a Quarrel', American Bar Association Journal, February 1998, p. 24.
23. Seven states define domestic violence in a way that excludes same-sex victims; 21 states have sodomy laws that may require same-sex victims to confess to a crime in order to prove they are in a domestic relationship. Barnes, It's Just a Quarrel', American Bar Association Journal, February 1998, p. 24.
24. Many battered Gays or Lesbians fight back to defend themselves - it is a myth that same-sex battering is mutual. Murphy, Queer Justice: Equal Protection for Victims of Same-Sex Domestic Violence, 30 Val. U. L. Rev. 335 (1995).
25. By 1994, there were over 1,500 shelters and safe houses for battered women. many of these shelters routinely deny their services to victims of same-sex battering. Murphy, Queer Justice: Equal Protection for Victims of Same-Sex Domestic Violence, 30 Val. U. L. Rev. 335 (1995).
WELFARE RECIPIENTS Domestic violence may affect a woman's ability to financially support herself and her children.
36. Past and current victims of domestic violence are over-represented in the welfare population. the majority of welfare recipients have experienced domestic abuse in their adult lives, and a high percentage are currently abused. Raphael & Tolman, Trapped by Poverty, Trapped by Abuse: New Evidence Documenting the Relationship Between Domestic Violence and Welfare , p. 20 (1997).
37. Abused (past or current) welfare recipients experience higher levels of health or mental health problems such as a physical disability, or serious or acute depression. Raphael & Tolman, Trapped by Poverty, Trapped by Abuse: New Evidence Documenting the Relationship Between Domestic Violence and Welfare, p. 21 (1997).
38. 15 - 50% of abused women report interference from their partner with education, training or work. Raphael & Tolman, Trapped by Poverty, Trapped by Abuse: New Evidence Documenting the Relationship Between Domestic Violence and Welfare, p. 22 (1997).
39. Welfare studies show that abused women do seek employment, but are unable to maintain it. it is possible that domestic violence presents a barrier to sustained labor market participation. Raphael & Tolman, Trapped by Poverty, Trapped by Abuse: New Evidence Documenting the Relationship Between Domestic Violence and Welfare, p. 22 (1997).
40. Examples of abusers' sabotage of their victims' attempts to work include: calling her employer and ordering the victim to quit; making allegations requiring the victim to appear before the police, court or social services; threatening to kill the victim; committing suicide in front of the victim; sabotaging the victim's car; beating her up on the way to an interview; stealing her work uniforms; starting fights each day before school or work; breaking the victim's writing arm repeatedly; manipulating her schedule by demanding visitation with the children; stalking; starting fights or threatening abuse which affects her ability to concentrate at work; or encouraging continued drug addition. Raphael & Tolman, Trapped by Poverty, Trapped by Abuse: New Evidence Documenting the Relationship Between Domestic Violence and Welfare, pp. 10-14 (1997).
41. The majority of welfare recipients have experienced domestic abuse in their adult lives and a high percentage are currently abused. — Trapped by Poverty, Trapped by Abuse: New Evidence Documenting the Relationship Between Domestic Violence and Welfare, The Taylor Institute, April, 1997.
RECIDIVISM Battering tends to be a pattern of violence rather than a one-time occurrence.
42. 47% of men who beat their wives do so at least 3 times per year. AMA Diagnostic & Treatment Guidelines on Domestic Violence, SEC: 94-677:3M:9/94 (1994).
43. Short term (6-12 week) psycho-educational batterer-intervention programs helped some batterers stop immediate physical violence but were inadequate in stopping abuse over time. Some batterers became more sophisticated in their psychological abuse and intimidation after attending such programs. American Psychl. Ass'n, Violence and the Family: Report of the American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Violence and the Family (1996), p. 85.
44. Six months after obtaining a protection order: 8% of victims reported post-order physical abuse; 26% reported respondent came to or called their home or workplace; 65% reported no further problems. CPOs: the Benefits and Limitations for Victims of Domestic Violence, National Center for State Courts Research Report, 1997.
CHILDREN Domestic violence has immediate and long term detrimental effects on children.
45. Each year, an estimated 3.3 million children are exposed to violence by family members against their mothers or female caretakers. American Psychl. Ass'n, Violence and the Family: Report of the American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Violence and the Family (1996), p. 11.
46. In homes where partner abuse occurs, children are 1,500 times more likely to be abused. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Family Violence: Interventions for the Justice System, 1993.
47. 40-60% of men who abuse women also abuse children. American Psychl. Ass'n, Violence and the Family: Report of the American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Violence and the Family (1996), p. 80.
48. Fathers who batter mothers are 2 times more likely to seek sole physical custody of their children than are non-violent fathers. American Psychl. Ass'n, Violence and the Family: Report of the American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Violence and the Family (1996), p. 40.
49. In one study, 27% of domestic homicide victims were children. Florida Governor's Task Force on Domestic and Sexual Violence, Florida Mortality Review Project, 1997, p. 45, table 11.
50. When children are killed during a domestic dispute, 90% are under age 10; 56% are under age 2. Florida Governor's Task Force on Domestic and Sexual Violence, Florida Mortality Review Project, 1997, p.51, table 28.
51. A child’s exposure to the father abusing the mother is the strongest risk factor for transmitting violent behavior from one generation to the next. — Report of the American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Violence and the Family, APA, 1996.
DATING VIOLENCE Violence against intimates may occur even though the victim does not live with her abuser.
52. Violence against women occurs in 20% of dating couples. American Psychl. Ass'n, Violence and the Family: Report of the American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Violence and the Family (1996), p. 10.
53. An average of 28% of high school and college students experience dating violence at some point. Brustin, S., Legal Response to Teen Dating Violence, Family Law Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 2, 331 (Summer 1995) (citing Levy, In Love & In Danger: a teen's guide to breaking free of an abusive relationship, 1993).
54. 26% of pregnant teens reported being physically abused by their boyfriends. about half of them said the battering began or intensified after he learned of her pregnancy. Brustin, S., Legal Response to Teen Dating Violence, Family Law Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 2, 333-334 (Summer 1995) (citing Worcester, A More Hidden Crime: Adolescent Battered Women, The Network News, July/Aug., national Women's Health Network 1993).
55. Victims of dating violence report the abuse takes many forms: insults, humiliation, monitoring the victim's movements, isolation of the victim from family and friends, suicide threats, threats to harm family or property, and physical or sexual abuse. their abusers also blamed them for the abuse, or used jealousy as an excuse. Brustin, S., Legal Response to Teen Dating Violence, Family Law Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 2, 336 (Summer 1995) (citing Gamache, Domination and Control: The Social Context of Dating Violence, in Dating Violence, Young Women in Danger, Levy, ed. 1991).
56. 25 - 33% of adolescent abusers reported that their violence served to "intimidate," frighten," or "force the other person to give me something." Brustin, S., Legal Response to Teen Dating Violence, Family Law Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 2, 335 (Summer 1995).
57. Forty percent of teenage girls age 14 to 17 report knowing someone their age who has been hit or beaten by a boyfriend. — Children Now/Kaiser Permanente poll, December, 1995.
PHYSICAL INJURY AND MEDICAL TREATMENT Victims of domestic violence often require medical care, although they may conceal the cause of their injuries.
58. Female victims of violence are 2.5 times more likely to be injured when the violence is committed by an intimate than when committed by a stranger. Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report: Violence Against Women: Estimates from the Redesigned Survey (NCJ-154348), August 1995, p. 4.
59. The rate of domestic violence detection by emergency room doctors is low. Abbott et al., Domestic Violence Against Women: Incidence and Prevalence in an Emergency Department Population, Journal of the American Medical Association, vol.273, no. 22, 1763, 1766 (June 1995).
60. Although battered women comprise 20 - 30% of ambulatory care patients, only 1 in 20 is correctly identified as such by medical practitioners. Hyman et al., Laws Mandating Reporting of Domestic Violence: Do They Promote Patient Well-Being?, Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 273, no. 22, 1781 (June 1995).
61. One study found that less than 3% of women visiting emergency rooms disclosed or were asked about domestic violence by a nurse or physician. Abbott et al., Domestic Violence Against Women: Incidence and Prevalence in an Emergency Department Population, Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 273, no. 22, 1763, 1765 (June 1995).
62. The use of emergency room protocols for identifying and treating victims of domestic violence has been found to increase the identification of victims by medical practitioners from 5.6% to 30%. Children's Safety Network, Domestic Violence: A Directory of Protocols for Health Care Providers (1992) p. (I).
63. 17% of those who visit emergency rooms for treatment are documented as having come as a result of being injured by an intimate. Bureau of Justice Statistics: Violence-Related Injuries Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments (NCJ-156921), August 1997. p. 5.
64. 37% of women injured by violence and treated in an emergency room were injured by an intimate; less than 5% of men injured by violence and treated in an emergency room were injured by an intimate. Bureau of Justice Statistics: Violence-Related Injuries Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments (NCJ-156921), August 1997. p. 5.
65. 243,000 people receiving emergency room treatment for violence-related injuries in 1994 had been injured by an intimate. female victims outnumbered males 9 to 1. Bureau of Justice Statistics: Violence-Related Injuries Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments (NCJ-156921), August 1997. p. 5.
66. "Acute domestic violence" was the reason for 1 out of 9 patients emergency room visit among women with a current partner. Abbott et al., Domestic Violence Against Women: Incidence and Prevalence in an Emergency Department Population, Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 273, no. 22, 1763, 1765 (June 1995).
67. One study of women visiting emergency rooms for treatment found that 54% had been threatened or injured by an intimate partner at some time in their lives, and 24% reported having been injured by their current partner in the past. Abbott et al., Domestic Violence Against Women: Incidence and Prevalence in an Emergency Department Population, Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 273, no. 22, 1763, 1765 (June 1995).
68. Females accounted for 39% of the hospital emergency department visits for violence-related injuries in 1994 but 84% of the persons treated for injuries inflicted by intimates.— Violence by Intimates: Analysis of Data on Crimes by Current or Former Spouses, Boyfriends, and Girlfriends, U.S. Department of Justice, March, 1998
LAW ENFORCEMENT Intervention of the police and the court system can be improved in domestic violence cases.
69. Only about one-seventh of all domestic assaults come to the attention of the police. Florida Governor's Task Force on Domestic and Sexual Violence, Florida Mortality Review Project, 1997, p. 3.
70. Female victims of domestic violence are 6 times less likely to report crime to law enforcement as female victims of stranger violence. American Psychl. Ass'n, Violence and the Family: Report of the American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Violence and the Family (1996), p. 10.
71. When an injury was inflicted upon a woman by her intimate partner, she reported the violence to the police only 55% of the time. she was even less likely to report violence when she did not sustain injury. Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report: Violence Against Women: Estimates from the Redesigned Survey (NCJ-154348), August 1995, p. 5.
72. Some studies indicate that arresting a batterer increases recidivism, while some studies indicate that arrest serves as a deterrent for future domestic violence. Buzawa & Buzawa ed., Do Arrests and Restraining Orders Work? p. 46 (1996).
73. Arresting a batterer may reduce violence in the short term, but may increase violence in the long term. Buzawa & Buzawa ed., Do Arrests and Restraining Orders Work? p. 43, 49 (1996).
74. The varying effect of arrest on abusers may be related to the amount the batterer has to lose from facing the social consequences of arrest. the single most consistent result of studies of the effect of arrest on batterers is that unemployed suspects become more violent after an arrest, and employed suspects do not. Buzawa & Buzawa ed., Do Arrests and Restraining Orders Work? pp. 48-49 (1996).
75. Even if arrest may not deter unemployed abusers, arrest still deters the vast majority of abusers. Zorza, The Criminal Law of Misdemeanor Domestic Violence, 1970-1990. The Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology (Northwestern School of Law), vol. 83, no. 1, p. 66 (1992).
76. Possession of a gun by anyone subject to a protection order is prohibited by federal law. The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(8).
77. Purchase or ownership of a gun by anyone convicted of a misdemeanor domestic violence offense is prohibited by federal law. Domestic Violence Offenders Gun Ban (1996), 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(9).
PROTECTION ORDERS Protection orders decrease, but do not eliminate, the risk of continuing abuse or homicide.
78. In cases of marital or dating violence, which accounted for 82% of all protection order cases, 90% of defendants were male. Adams & Powell, Tragedies of Domestic Violence: A qualitative analysis of civil restraining orders in Massachusetts, Office of the Commissioner of Probation, Massachusetts Trial Court, p. 9 (1995).
79. More than 17% of domestic homicide victims had a protection order against the perpetrator at the time of the killing. Florida Governor's Task Force on Domestic and Sexual Violence, Florida Mortality Review Project, 1997, p.46, table 15.
80. Protection order defendants who had prior criminal histories were more likely to violate the order than those who did not. Adams & Powell, Tragedies of Domestic Violence: A Qualitative Analysis of Civil Restraining Orders in Massachusetts, Office of the Commissioner of Probation, Massachusetts Trial Court, p. 17 (1995).
81. In one study, nearly half of the victims who obtained a protection order were re-abused within two years. Buzawa & Buzawa ed., Do Arrests and Restraining Orders Work? p. 10 (1996).
82. The majority of women who seek temporary protection orders have complaints of serious abuse: physical assaults, threats to kill or harm her, or attempts or threats to take the children. Buzawa & Buzawa ed., Do Arrests and Restraining Orders Work? p. 216 (1996).
83. In one study of women seeking temporary protection orders, 56% have sustained physical injuries. Buzawa & Buzawa ed., Do Arrests and Restraining Orders Work? p. 216 (1996).
84. 60% of women in one study reported acts of abuse after the entry of a protection order, and 30% reported acts of severe violence. Buzawa & Buzawa ed., Do Arrests and Restraining Orders Work? p. 223 (1996).
85. Entry of a protection order did not appear to deter most types of abuse, but it did significantly reduce the likelihood of acts of psychological abuse such as preventing the victim from leaving her home, going to work, using a car or telephone, and stalking and harassing behaviors. Buzawa & Buzawa ed., Do Arrests and Restraining Orders Work? p. 228-229 (1996).
86. One study showed 80% of women with temporary protection order said the order was somewhat or very helpful in sending the batterer a message that his actions were wrong. less than 50% of the women thought that the batterer believed he had to obey the order. Buzawa & Buzawa ed., Do Arrests and Restraining Orders Work? p. 218 (1996).
87. Most violations of protection orders leading to an arrest occurred within 90 days of the entry of the order. Buzawa & Buzawa ed., Do Arrests and Restraining Orders Work? p. 200 (1996).
88. 60% of those obtaining protection orders in one study reported violations within one year. Buzawa & Buzawa ed., Do Arrests and Restraining Orders Work? p. 240 (1996).
89. 17% of protection orders defendants in a 1995 study were arraigned for a violation of the order within one year. Adams & Powell, Tragedies of Domestic Violence: A Qualitative Analysis of Civil Restraining Orders in Massachusetts, Office of the Commissioner of Probation, Massachusetts Trial Court, p. 15 (1995).
90. 6% of protection order defendants were convicted of violating the order. Adams & Powell, Tragedies of Domestic Violence: A Qualitative Analysis of Civil Restraining Orders in Massachusetts, Office of the Commissioner of Probation, Massachusetts Trial Court, p. 17 (1995).
STALKING Batterers may attempt to frighten or control their victims through stalking.
91. Some advocates believe up to 80% of stalking cases occur within intimate relationships. Domestic Violence, Stalking and Anti-Stalking Legislation, an Annual Report to Congress under the Violence Against Women Act, National Institute of Justice Research, April 1996, p. 3.
92. If stalking occurs within an intimate relationship, it typically begins after the woman attempts to leave the relationship. Domestic Violence, Stalking and Anti-Stalking Legislation, an Annual Report to Congress under the Violence Against Women Act, National Institute of Justice Research, April 1996, p. 1.
93. The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that 1.4 million adults are stalked annually in the United States. — Prevalence Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey, U.S. Department of Justice, November, 1998.
SEPARATION VIOLENCE When a woman leaves her batterer, her risk of serious violence or death increases dramatically.
94. Separated/divorced women are 14 times more likely than married women to report having been a victim of violence by their spouse or ex-spouse. Bureau of Justice Statistics: Female Victims of Violent Crime, 1991.
95. Women separated from their husbands were 3 times more likely to be victimized by spouses than divorced women, and 25 times more likely to be victimized by spouses than married women. Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report: Violence Against Women: Estimates from the Redesigned Survey (NCJ-154348), August 1995, p. 4.
96. 65% of intimate homicide victims physically separated from the perpetrator prior to their death. Florida Governor's Task Force on Domestic and Sexual Violence, Florida Mortality Review Project, 1997, p.47, table 17.
HOMICIDE Domestic homicide is often the culmination of an escalating history of abuse.
97. Female homicide victims are more than twice as likely to have been killed by an intimate partner than are male homicide victims. Bureau of Justice Statistics: Female Victims of Violent Crime, December, 1996.
98. 88% of victims domestic violence fatalities had a documented history of physical abuse. Florida Governor's Task Force on Domestic and Sexual Violence, Florida Mortality Review Project, 1997, pp.46-48, tables 14-21.
99. 44% of victims of intimate homicides had prior threats by the killer to kill victim or self. 30% had prior police calls to the residence. 17% had a protection order. Florida Governor's Task Force on Domestic and Sexual Violence, Florida Mortality Review Project, 1997, pp.46-48, tables 14-21.
100. 70% of intimate-partner homicide victims are women. Bureau of Justice Statistics Selected Findings: Violence Between Intimates (NCJ-149259) November, 1994.
101. Of women killed in 1992, their relationship to the killer was known in 69% of homicides. of this percent, 28% were killed by spouse, ex-spouse, boyfriend or ex-boyfriend. Bureau of Justice Statistics: National Crime Victimization Survey, 1995.
102. In 1996, among all female murder victims in the U.S., 30% were slain by their husbands or boyfriends. — Uniform Crime Reports of the U.S. 1996, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1996
MULTIPLE-VICTIM HOMICIDE In some domestic homicides, the perpetrator kills more than one person.
103. In 1994, 38% of domestic homicides were multiple-victim, usually combining a spouse homicide and suicide, or child homicide. Florida Governor's Task Force on Domestic and Sexual Violence, Florida Mortality Review Project, 1997, p.45, table 12.
Source: The International Child Abuse Network Please visit this website for valuable information and resources.
There are many agencies available to help women in Asian and Asian-American families to escape and/or to prevent family violence. See, for example:
Domestic violence resources ·
New Visions: Alliance to End Violence in Asian/Asian American Communities Tel. 734-615-2106 Email newvisions@umich.edu
Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence
Tel. 415-954-9988, ext. 315 Email: apidvinstitute@apiahf.org
Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project
Michigan Battered Women's Clemency Project
Email: Jacobsen@umich.edu
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Intimate Partner Violence Fact Sheet
National Institute of Justice and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence and Consequences of Violence Against Women"
A collection of news articles concerning domestic violence and sexual violence is found here on the website of the National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
If you need crisis help:
Michigan Asian Indian Family Services
24-hour line: 888-664-8624
Help Against Violent Encounters Now (HAVEN)
24-hour line: 248-334-1274
Domestic Violence Project/SAFE House
24-hour line: 734-995-5444
Detroit Police Department Rape Counseling Center and Domestic Violence
24-hour lines: 313-833-1660 or 313-833-9813
For more domestic violence resources and information see my website: Traverse City Family Law
and also see collected articles on my Blog Updates in Michigan Family Law
I have enjoyed several of your blog posts.
But this one has me uneasy. Please update this post to be more accurate, and not gender biased.
You can find accurate stats at http://www.saveservices.org 90% of the stats used by most DV agencies are inaccurate. Even the DOJ website has misinformation on DV.
Half of all DV is mutual. Of the rest, half the perpetrators are men, half are women. Women are slightly more likely to initiate partner abuse, and they are more likely to verbally abuse their partner. Of victims hurt bad enough to visit a hospital, 40% are men.
Now, back to enjoying your posts on co-parenting...
Thanks,
teri
Posted by: Teri Stoddard | June 05, 2012 at 01:48 AM