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Myths & Facts About Domestic Violence

Myth: Domestic violence is not a wide spread problem in this country.

Fact: Every 15 seconds a woman is beaten by her current or former husband or partner  every 38  seconds a man is abused by an intimate partner.

Myth: When someone hits another, its usually nothing serious-just a slap or a punch.

Fact: 1/3 of all homicides in the US are from domestic violence.

Myth: Domestic violence occurs primarily in poor and/or minority families.

Fact: Battered women and men come from all race, class, age, educational,religious backgrounds.

Myth:  People who remain with violent people are asking to be abused.

Fact: Many people stay in violent homes because they are trapped and feel helpless and              hopeless. Economic circumstances, financial dependency, lack  affordable housing for               them-selves and their children, the risk of being murdered, etc. contribute to remaining                with an abuser.

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