Help Stop Domestic Abuse

     Domestic violence is pervasive in our society. It is estimated that approximately 2.3 million people each year in the United States are raped and/or physically assaulted by a current or former spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend.
     Young people experience abuse in their relationships at a higher rate than any other age group. In fact, the U.S. Department of Justice consistently finds that girls and women between the ages of 16 and 24 experience the highest rates of intimate partner violence. Other studies of the teen population find that one in five high school girls is physically or sexually hurt by a dating partner and as many as one-third of teens experience some kind of abuse in their romantic relationships, including verbal and emotional abuse.(http://breakthecycle.org/)
     To find out more about domestic abuse, and how you can help stop it, just click on the following links below.
 

Break the Cycle
Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence
Equality Now
Family Violence Prevention Fund
Men Can Stop Rape
Mending the Sacred Hoop
Mentors in Violence Prevention
The National Center for Victims of Crime
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
National Domestic Violence Hotline
National Network to End Domestic Violence
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
Safe Horizon
StopFamilyViolence.org
V-Day
Women's Law Initiative

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