SPEAK OUT AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Since 1987, Domestic Violence Awareness Month has been observed during the month of October.  According to research conducted by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence:

• One in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime.

• An estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year.

• 85% of domestic violence victims are women.

• Historically, females have been most often victimized by someone they knew.

• Females who are 20-24 years of age are at the greatest risk of nonfatal intimate partner violence.

• Most cases of domestic violence are never reported to the police.

• One in 6 women and 1 in 33 men have experienced an attempted or completed rape.

• Nearly 7.8 million women have been raped by an intimate partner at some point in their lives.

If you or someone you know has been a victim of domestic violence, it’s crucial that you get help. Tap into the following resources available to you today by calling:

THE NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE at 1-800-799-7233

THE NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT HOTLINE at 1-800-656-4673

THE NATIONAL TEEN DATING ABUSE HOTLINE at 1-866-331-9474

For more information and to join the movement to stop domestic violence now, please visit: ncadv.org.