Domestic Violence by Tina Turner & Alisa
"Teach Me Again"
Domestic Drive Bra Drive
Domestic Violence Awareness Brunch
Definition:
Domestic violence and emotional abuse are behaviors used by one person in a relationship to control the other. Partners may be married or not married; heterosexual, gay, or lesbian; living together, separated or dating.
Examples of abuse include:
Name-calling or putdowns
Keeping a partner from contacting their family or friends
Withholding money
Stopping a partner from getting or keeping a job
Actual or threatened physical harm
Sexual assault
Stalking
Intimidation
Violence can be criminal and includes physical assault (hitting, pushing, shoving, etc.), sexual abuse (unwanted or forced sexual activity), and stalking. Although emotional, psychological and financial abuse are not criminal behaviors, they are forms of abuse and can lead to criminal violence.
Statistics:
One in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime. An estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year. Most cases of domestic violence are never reported to the police. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, on average, more than three women and one man are murdered by their intimate partners in this country every day.
Research demonstrates that exposure to violence can have serious negative effects on children's development. Boys who witness domestic violence are twice as likely to abuse their own partners and children when they become adults. Thirty to 60% of perpetrators of intimate partner violence also abuse children.
Dental professionals are the least likely of all health professionals to intervene in domestic violence situations. Because most domestic violence injuries are to the head and neck, dentists and hygienist are in a unique position to respond.
Solution:
The Sisters Walking In Faith Together (SWIFT) program can provide free dental assistance and a makeover for survivors of domestic violence by restoring your smile.
