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|  Domestic Violence is …
A pattern of coercive and controlling behaviors used to gain power and control over another person. Abuse can be verbal, emotional, psychological, financial, sexual, and/or physical. Domestic violence is not an isolated, individual event, but a series of controlling and manipulative behaviors used to control the victim.
Domestic violence usually escalates over time and results in serious injury or death.
Facts on Domestic Violence... - Approximately 95% of the victims of domestic violence are women (Dept. of Justice).
- Domestic violence cuts across race, class, social, and economic backgrounds.
- Every 9 seconds in the U.S, a woman is assaulted and beaten.
- 4,000,000 women a year are assaulted by their partners.
- Domestic violence is more common than muggings, auto accidents, and rape combined.
- Domestic violence is the number one cause of emergency room visits by women.
- The most dangerous room in the house is the bedroom. The most fatal domestic violence episodes end in this room.
- Weapons are used in 30% of domestic violence incidents.
- Battering often occurs during pregnancy. 37% of pregnant women are battered while pregnant.
The Power and Control Wheel links different behaviors that together form a pattern of violence. It shows how each behavior is an important part of how someone is controlled. |
IF YOU HAVE BEEN ABUSED AND NEED HELP, PLEASE CALL: |  |
24-Hour Crisis Line
1-800-331-5303
St. Mary Parish in Louisiana
Phone: (337) 828-4200
Fax: (337)828-4202
P.O. Box 98
Franklin, Louisiana 70538
Lafourche and Assumption Parishes in Louisiana
Phone: (985) 449-1301
P.O. Box 5464
Thibodaux, Louisiana 70302
LOUISIANA STATEWIDE HOTLINE
1-888-411-1333 |    
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