Domestic Violence
Survivors of domestic violence come from all walks of life, all cultures, all income groups, all ages, all religions. They share feelings of hopelessness, isolation, guilt, fear, and shame.
Children are also, in most cases, the victims of domestic violence. Perpetrators traumatize children in the process of battering their adult intimate. The trauma can be inflicted physically, mentally, or both.
If you are battered by your spouse or partner and you think the battering will stop, you are ignoring the problem. The battering incidents will only get worse.
If children are involved, think of their safety. Please talk to someone that can help you. Plan ahead for when you are attacked again. Call the police.
Remember assault, even by a family member, is a crime.
FACTS
- Partner battering is the major cause of injury to women, exceeding rape, muggings and auto accidents combined.
- Fifty three percent of female homicide victims are killed by their intimate partners. (Bureau of Justice)
- In the U.S., a woman is battered every 15 seconds.
- The AMA reports that 30% of women seeking emergency medical treatment are battered.
- Battering can happen anywhere, to anyone. Battering does not discriminate!
Does the person you love ...
- "Track" all of your time?
- Constantly accuse you of being unfaithful?
- Discourage your relationships with family and friends?
- Prevent you from working or attending school? Criticize you for little things?
- Anger easily when drinking or using drugs?
- Control all finances and force you to account in detail for what you spend?
- Humiliate you or call you names? Hit, punch or slap you?
- Destroy personal property or items you love?