Also ladies Oct. is also Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Please Read: ( One in four women (25%) has experienced domestic violence in her lifetime. Estimates range from 960,000 incidents of violence against a current or former spouse, boyfriend, or girlfriend to 3 million women who are physically abused by their husband or boyfriend per year. Women accounted for 85% of the victims of intimate partner violence, men for approximately 15%. Women ages 20-24 are at the greatest risk of nonfatal intimate partner violence. Separated and divorced males and females are at a greater risk of nonfatal intimate partner violence. Women of all races are about equally vulnerable to violence by an intimate partner. Nearly 2.2 million people called a domestic violence crisis or hot line in 2004 to escape crisis situations, seek advice, or assist someone they thought might be victims ) to learn more and how you can get involved visit nnedv.org/getinvolved/dvam.html
Posted on: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:46:21 +0000
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