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Kent C. Withers
FAMILY CRISIS CENTER


...more than just a shelter

 

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FACTS ABOUT ABUSE

  • Family violence can be:

    • physical

    • emotional

    • mental

    • economic

    • sexual

  • Family violence is a crime.

  • Family violence destroys trust.

  • Family violence lowers self-esteem.

  • HALF of all American women will be victims of at least one incident of physical abuse.

  • ONE in every four families experiences recurring violence.

  • Domestic violence occurs in ALL socioeconomic categories.

  • NO family member escapes the effects of domestic violence.

  • ONE-THIRD of all boys reared in spouse abusive homes become abusers. TWO-thirds of all girls reared in spouse abusive homes enter abusive relationships.


Someone YOU know lives in an abusive home