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Domestic Abuse (also called Intimate Partner Violence or Domestic Violence) is defined as "the use of power and control within an intimate relationship that threatens a person’s well-being."
A domestic abuser, or batterer, uses threats or acts of physical or sexual violence, emotional hurt, and threats to gain control through intimidation. It’s a pattern of behavior, usually with repeated episodes of violence. There may also be times when the abuse is less obvious. However, even one threat, or one abusive act, results in intimidation that is felt throughout the family.” (Source: Domestic Violence Network) In Indiana, in just one-day a 24-hour period of time 509 crisis line calls were received from domestic violence victims, 44,882 adult and child victims of domestic violence found refuge in emergency services, transitional housing, hotels, motels, or other housing provided by local domestic violence programs. (Source: 17th Annual DV Counts Report) |
On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men.1 National statistics indicate that:
- 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men experience intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner sexual violence, and/or intimate partner stalking in their lifetime.1 - 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men experience severe physical intimate partner violence in their lifetime.1 - 1 in 7 women and 1 in 18 men have been stalked by an intimate partner during their lifetime to the point in which they felt very fearful or believed that they or someone close to them would be harmed or killed.1 Unfortunately, most cases of domestic violence are never reported to the police. (Source: National Coalition Against Domestic Violence – Domestic Violence Facts, www.ncadv.org) |
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