Watch this clip to learn more about domestic violence.
To honor the victims of intimate partner homicide, celebrate the survivors and unite key community members working to end violence on Cape Cod Independence House plans specific awareness activities:
| Domestic Violence Awareness Month Breakfast | Friday, October 21, 2011 at the Cape Codder Resort & Spa. Independence House presents, Courtney Cahill, J.D., President of Employers Against Domestic Violence (EADV) and Director of the Domestic Violence Unit for Plymouth County’s District Attorney’s Office.
Presentation: Domestic Violence, It’s Your Business This is a free event, please RSVP here. |
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| Independence House 5k Walk/Run | Saturday, October 1, 2011. Please join us for our annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month Walk/Run.There is food, music, and prizes for all who attend. Please visit our 5K Walk/Run page to learn more and pre-register. |
| Make a Donation | Make your secure online donation. |
| Learn More and Spread the Word | Please see below for facts, information and videos about the pervasiveness of domestic violence. Spread the word by sharing this information or website link with a friend. |
Domestic Violence is a pattern of coercive and controlling behaviors one person uses over another to gain power and control. Domestic violence may include verbal abuse, emotional/mental/psychological abuse, physical abuse, financial abuse and sexual abuse. Although each can be experienced separately, there is considerable overlap among these forms of abuse, where two or more are commonly experienced.
Not all domestic violence cases are physical. Most experience verbal and emotional/mental abuse and sometimes never the physical abuse. In intimate partner/relationship violence, one partner in the relationship attempts to control the other through these various dynamics of abuse. Most times, the abuse starts in a very subtle manner and is often not identified as abuse.
| Men & Women | In the United States, 1 in 4 women, and 1 in 9 men are victims of domestic violence at some point in their lifetime. |
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| GLBT | Nationally, 1 in 4 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) people are victims of domestic violence at some point in their lifetime. |
| Homicide | On the average, more then three women are murdered by their husbands each day. |
| Teens | 1 in 5 female high school students report being physically and/or sexually abused by a dating partner. |
*Information adapted from The National Domestic Violence Hotline “Get Educated” resource page.
