Domestic violence (DV) -- also called dating violence, intimate partner abuse, spousal abuse, intimate partner violence (IPV), and domestic abuse -- takes many forms. Maltreatment that takes place in the context of any romantic relationship is abuse as described by the above specific terms. It...
As Domestic Violence Awareness Month comes to an end, discussions about intimate partner abuse and its horrible repercussions should not. In an attempt to illustrate the gravity of abuse all genders (but largely women) face in the U.S., we rounded up 30 statistics on domestic violence. Domesti...
Fact #1: 18.3 % of women in the United States have survived a completed or attempted rape. Of these, 12.3% were younger than age 12 when they were first raped, and 29.9% were between the ages of 11 an...Domestic Violence StatisticsPoetry...
Migrant workers have a high employment rate, but they work long hours in low-skilled, low-wage work, are exposed to non-payment or delayed payment of wages and physical and verbal violence, and their labor rights are greatly restricted. They cannot bring their families, and their opportunities...
You may have heard that one out of every four women— and one out of every seven men — has been a victim of severe physical violence from a partner. These stats are so staggeringly high, they’re almost incomprehensible — especially when you apply them to your group of friends in a ...
In recent years, family and domestic violence (FDV) has become a national priority within Australia. Statistics have shown alarming rates of abuse in intimate relationships, including physical and sexual violence (1 in 6 women and 1 in 16 men) and emotional abuse (1 in 4 women and 1 in 6...
Within the Act, exposure of the child to DFV includes seeing or hearing the violence or witnessing harm resulting from the violence. The NT was the first jurisdiction in Australia to mandate the reporting of all incidents of DFV, no matter the age of the victim(s) (Northern Territory ...
作者: PO Australia 摘要: The Senate Committee examining domestic violence in Australia acknowledges that a coherent, strategic and long term effort by all levels of governments and the community is required to take effective action.In 2013, the World Health Organisation found that more than one ...
In recent years, family and domestic violence (FDV) has become a national priority within Australia. Statistics have shown alarming rates of abuse in intimate relationships, including physical and sexual violence (1 in 6 women and 1 in 16 men) and emotional abuse (1 in 4 women and 1 in 6...
Children exposed to domestic violence are at risk of adverse short- and long-term psychosocial effects and of being abused themselves. However, mothers and