Her Purpose - Domestic Violence

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Domestic violence victims

Statistics According to the CDC

According to the CDC, about 1 in 3 women and about 1 in 4 men report having experienced severe physical violence from an intimate partner in their lifetime.

About 41% of women and 26% of men experienced domestic violence by an intimate partner and reported an intimate partner violence-related impact during their lifetime.

Over 61 million women and 53 million men have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner in their lifetime.

For more information, see the CDC domestic violence report.

Where to get help in the United States

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233

SMS Text: Start to 88788

*The Hotline provides crisis intervention, domestic violence education, safety planning, directly connecting callers to service providers such as local shelters and referrals to agencies that provide legal, economic self-sufficiency, sexual assault, elder abuse, children's, and other related services to people living in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.