I overheard a conversation recently in which an individual stated, “DV has nothing to do with the growing healthcare crisis and the economy.”
Domestic violence victims lose nearly 8 million days of paid work per year in the US alone—the equivalent of 32,000 full-time jobs.
The costs of intimate partner violence in the US alone exceed $5.8 billion per year: $4.1 billion are for direct medical health care services, while productivity losses account for nearly $1.8 billion.
In the news:
Judge “X” Turned Blind Eye, Woman Dead
Police Officer “J” Arrested For Beating His Wife and Children
Attorney “C “Arrested For Killing Fiancé
DV Shelters Closing Due To Strain Caused By Budget Cuts
Wife Murdered After Alleging Husband Abused Her
Legal Aid Funds Cut
Based on reports from 10 countries, between 55 percent and 95 percent of women who had been physically abused by their partners had never contacted non-governmental organizations, shelters, or the police for help.
A friend told me, “Whatever happens behind closed doors is none of my business.”
Every 9 seconds in the US, a woman is assaulted or beaten.
Every day in the US alone, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends.
Around the world, at least one in every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime. Most often, the abuser is a member of her own family.
Shaking my head.
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Teela Hart 