EPISODE #25 - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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Today I have a candid conversation about "Domestic Violence" and what it really means to me! Also discussing statistics and more.
Eye-Opening Domestic Violence Stats (Editor’s Choice)
- More than a third of women worldwide experience domestic abuse
- One in three women in the US experiences physical violence caused by an intimate partner during their lifetime
- One in four men in the US is a domestic abuse victim
- 43 million women in the US suffer psychological aggression caused by their partners
- In the US, 24 people are raped, physically abused, or stalked every minute by their intimate partners
- Around 50% of female homicides are committed by an intimate partner
- One in six women and one in nine men in the US are victims of stalking by former partners
- Domestic abuse victims are twice as likely to develop depression
*https://safeatlast.co/blog/domestic-violence-statistics/#gref
OTHER REFERENCES:
https://domesticabuseshelter.org/
https://www.justice.gov/ovw/domestic-violence
http://www.shelterhousenwfl.org/resources/domestic-violence-statistics/
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Hours: 24/7. Languages: English, Spanish and 200+ through interpretation service
800-799-7233
https://www.thehotline.org/
Thank s for watching!
Alida Hernandez
www.rebootedthepodcast.com
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