The Effects of Domestic Violence
The Effects of Domestic Violence October is National Domestic Violence month, and it is a subject near and dear to my heart. So all through this month, I will be writing about it, to try to open your eyes about what it actually does to the victims. Today, I want to present you with some facts about this devastating crime and the lasting effects it can have. This is not just me telling you, this is actual facts and reports from top researchers on what domestic violence and verbal abuse can and will do to people and let me tell you it's really scary. According to 2020 National Statistics on Domestic Violence, here are the facts: On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men. 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner contact sexual violence, and/or intimate partner stalking with impacts such as injury
