Us.
Domestic Violence is the third
leading cause of homelessness
among families.
According to the latest stats, three women are
murdered every day in the United States by a
current or former male partner. Women with
disabilities are 40 percent more likely to experience
intimate partner violence (IPV) – especially severe
violence – than women without disabilities. One in
four women will be victims of severe IPV in their
lifetimes. Working women, who are abused, miss
eight million days per year. This equates to 32,000
full-time jobs. Every time you count to nine, a
woman is beaten in the U.S. IPV equates to
18,500,000 mental health visits, with the average
cost of care in an ER at $948 per visit. IPV is the
leading cause of female homicide and injury-related
deaths during pregnancy. Women who are victims
of domestic violence are eight times more likely to
be killed by an intimate partner if there are rearms
in the home. In 98 percent of domestic violence
cases, there is evidence of nancial abuse. (The
number one reason domestic violence survivors
stay or return to an abusive relationship is because
the abuser controls their money supply, leaving
them with no nancial means to break free.)
