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1. *Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago; Medical Director, Child Advocacy and Protective Services, University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL.

2. †Division of Child Protective Services, Department of Pediatrics; Medical Director, Chicago Children's Advocacy Center, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL.

3. ‡Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago; Physician Assistant, Child Advocacy and Protective Services, University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL.

Editor's Note

This article stresses the importance of the "sentinel injury," a physical injury that is unusual for the age of the child and may herald more serious injuries, thereby necessitating further evaluation.Joseph A. Zenel, MD Editor-in-Chief

Practice Gap

Before receiving a diagnosis of child abuse, 25% to 30% of abused infants have "sentinel" injuries, such as facial bruising, noted by clinicians or caregivers. (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6) Although easily overlooked and often considered minor, such injuries are harbingers warning clinicians that pediatric patients require further assessment. Appropriate intervention is critical, and the clinician plays a major role in identifying children who present with signs or symptoms concerning for child physical abuse by ensuring appropriate and expeditious medical evaluations and reports to child protective services.

Objectives

After completing this article, the reader should be able to:

1. Identify which injured children require a child abuse evaluation.

2. Recognize subtle signs and nonspecific symptoms of major trauma in infants.

3. Understand sentinel injuries and their significance.

4. Know which laboratory and imaging studies to obtain when child physical abuse is suspected.

5. Understand the legal obligation to report children with injuries that are suspicious for physical abuse and develop a thoughtful approach to informing parents of this legal obligation.

Case Presentation

A private practice pediatrician receives a phone call from a community emergency department (ED) physician regarding one of her patients, a 4-month-old infant being treated for bronchiolitis. The ED physician informs her that the baby's chest radiograph has revealed multiple posterior rib fractures in different stages of healing, and physical examination shows a cluster of small bruises on her cheek. The ...

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1. Jill C. Glick, MD* 2. Michele A. Lorand, MD† 3. Kristen R. Bilka, MMS, PA-C‡ 1. *Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago; Medical Director, Child Advocacy and Protective Services, University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL. 2. †Division of Child Protective Services, Department of Pediatrics; Medical Director, Chicago Children's Advocacy Center, John H.

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Four women have accused Eric Schneiderman, former attorney general of New York, of sexual abuse. Experts say their stories are reminders that abuse often begins incrementally, with criticisms of appearance or behavior. Credit Credit Seth Wenig/Associated Press

But often there are subtler, more incremental steps in the development of an abusive relationship, among men and women of all orientations.

"It often starts in a very insidious way," said Patricia Pape, a psychologist in private practice in New York. "He says, 'Don't put Sweet-and-Low in your coffee, it's poisonous.'

"Then, 'When you wear that nail polish, it makes you look like a fallen woman,' and 'That skirt is too short, it's too revealing.' Or, 'I don't think you should see her, she's not good for you.'

"You wind up in a situation where he's telling you what to wear, what to eat, who you can see, how to behave."

Each small adjustment made by the victim reinforces this control, Dr. Pape said.

One of her patients had a husband who, when the couple was out at a public event, would insist she not look around at the crowd, as he felt it could be seen as flirtatious. "It came to point that when she walked around, she would look down," Dr. Pape said. "It changed how she walked."

In this case, as in so many others, no single request was offensive on its own - at least, not early on. Each person in a relationship makes room for the other's quirks, to some extent, male or female: that's what couples do.

It's the incremental ceding of control on one side that can prime someone for abuse, therapists said.

No one wants to be controlled, or managed, in this way. And certainly no one wants to admit to it.

"This is where embarrassment comes in," said Elaine Ducharme, a psychologist in Glastonbury, Conn. "The shame of admitting it to friends - everyone is susceptible to that."

Even as smaller confinements begin to lead to larger infringements, enough self-doubt has accumulated to feed the temptation to downplay the offense. It becomes increasingly difficult to see abuse for what it is.

"You remind yourself, 'Well, he told me he loved me very much, he promises it will never happen again, he really does adore me,'" Dr. Ducharme said.

Another element often comes into play: the notion that the abuser can be reformed.

"Women think, 'I can help fix him through my own behavior, by reinforcing good behavior - I can fix this,'" said Nadine Wathen, a researcher at the University of Western Ontario's Center for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children. "Even in dating relationships, these things take time."

The decision to stay, for the time being, can seem more like a choice than it really is, Dr. Wathen said.

And there's often the fear in anyone who is abused in any context - female and male, child and adult - that asking for help will somehow backfire. That no one will believe it all.

This fear crosses all levels of society. Fewer than 10 percent of all women who seek help for domestic violence also use shelters, research suggests. Women of means, in fact, are less likely than poorer women to do so.

None of which is to ignore the more explicit shackles an abusive relationship may impose: threats that if the victims tell others, or leave, there'll be worse to come. These typically escalate when an abused partner tries to leave, or announces a decision to do so.

Jacquelyne Campbell of Johns Hopkins University has developed a checklist that predicts acts of violence, including murder, and features questions like: "Has he destroyed or threatened to destroy things that belong to you?" And: "Has he threatened to harm a child, a pet, an elderly family member?"

The abused partner is often forced to balance the risk to herself against the risk to loved ones. Leaving the relationship is rarely a matter of just walking away.

"Some guys are very slick, they know how to groom women, know how to manipulate them, they promise to help their career," Dr. Pape said. "And no matter how bright she is - she freezes, and takes on all the shame, the responsibility for what's happening."

Women who can often leave and return multiple times. They sometimes flee in the middle of the night, grabbing the children and their wallet; they may end up at a friend's home, or a sibling's or parent's, asking to stay for "a while," according to an extensive review of focus group and interviews with abused women by researchers at the University of Western Ontario and elsewhere for forthcoming practice guidance for health and social service providers.

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Recognizing the Signs of an Abusive Relationship and Getting Help
Domestic violence and abuse can happen to anyone, yet the problem is often overlooked, excused, or denied. Abuse does not discriminate. It affects victims of any age, gender, or economic standing. This is especially true when the abuse is psychological, rather than physical. Noticing and acknowledging the signs of an abusive relationship are the first steps to ending it. If you recognize yourself or someone you know in the following descriptions of abuse, reach out now. There is help available. No one should live in fear of the person they love.
What is domestic violence and abuse?

When people think of domestic abuse, they often focus on domestic violence. But domestic abuse includes any attempt by one person in an intimate relationship or marriage to dominate and control the other. Domestic violence and abuse are used for one purpose and one purpose only: to gain and maintain total control over you. An abuser doesn't "play fair." An abuser uses fear, guilt, shame, and intimidation to wear you down and keep you under their thumb.

Domestic violence and abuse do not discriminate. Abuse happens within heterosexual relationships and in same-sex partnerships. It occurs within all age ranges, ethnic backgrounds, and economic levels. And while women are more often victimized, men also experience abuse -especially verbal and emotional. The bottom line is that abusive behavior is never acceptable, whether from a man, woman, teenager, or an older adult. You deserve to feel valued, respected, and safe.

Domestic abuse often escalates from threats and verbal assault to violence. And while physical injury may pose the most obvious danger, the emotional and psychological consequences of domestic abuse are also severe. Emotionally abusive relationships can destroy your self-worth, lead to anxiety and depression, and make you feel helpless and alone. No one should have to endure this kind of pain-and your first step to breaking free is recognizing that your relationship is abusive.

Signs of an abusive relationship

There are many signs of an abusive relationship, and a fear of your partner is the most telling. If you feel like you have to walk on eggshells around them-constantly watching what you say and do in order to avoid a blow-up-chances are your relationship is unhealthy and abusive. Other signs include a partner who belittles you or tries to control you, and feelings of self-loathing, helplessness, and desperation.

To determine whether your relationship is abusive, answer the questions below. The more "yes" answers, the more likely it is that you're in an abusive relationship.

Are you in an abusive relationship?

Your inner thoughts and feelings

Do you:

feel afraid of your partner much of the time?

avoid certain topics out of fear of angering your partner?

feel that you can't do anything right for your partner?

believe that you deserve to be hurt or mistreated?

wonder if you're the one who is crazy?

feel emotionally numb or helpless?

Your partner's belittling behavior

Does your partner:

humiliate or yell at you?

criticize you and put you down?

treat you so badly that you're embarrassed for your friends or family to see?

ignore or put down your opinions or accomplishments?

blame you for their own abusive behavior?

see you as property or a sex object, rather than as a person?

Your partner's violent behavior or threats

Does your partner:

have a bad and unpredictable temper?

hurt you, or threaten to hurt or kill you?

threaten to take your children away or harm them?

threaten to commit suicide if you leave?

force you to have sex?

destroy your belongings?

Your partner's controlling behavior

Does your partner:

act excessively jealous and possessive?

control where you go or what you do?

keep you from seeing your friends or family?

limit your access to money, the phone, or the car?

constantly check up on you?

Physical and sexual abuse

Physical abuse occurs when physical force is used against you in a way that injures or endangers you. Physical assault or battering is a crime, whether it occurs inside or outside of a family. The police have the power and authority to protect you from a physical attack.

Any situation in which you are forced to participate in unwanted, unsafe, or degrading sexual activity is sexual abuse. Forced sex, even by a spouse or intimate partner with whom you also have consensual sex, is an act of aggression and domestic violence. Furthermore, people whose partners abuse them physically and sexually are at a higher risk of being seriously injured or killed.

It is still domestic abuse if...

The incidents of physical abuse seem minor when compared to those you have read about, seen on television, or heard other people talk about. There isn't a "better" or "worse" form of physical abuse; severe injuries can result from being pushed, for example.

The incidents of physical abuse have only occurred one or two times in the relationship. Studies indicate that if your spouse/partner has injured you once, it is likely that the person will continue to physically assault you.

The physical assaults stopped when you became passive and gave up your right to express yourself as you desire, to move about freely and see others, and to make decisions. It is not a victory if you have to give up your rights as a person and a partner in exchange for ending the assault!

Physical violence has not ocurred. Many people are emotionally and verbally assaulted. This can be just as frightening and is often more confusing to try to understand.

Source: Breaking the Silence Handbook

Emotional abuse: It's a bigger problem than you think

Not all abusive relationships involve physical violence. Just because you're not battered and bruised doesn't mean you're not being abused. Many men and women suffer from emotional abuse, which is no less destructive. Unfortunately, emotional abuse is often minimized or overlooked-even by the person experiencing it.

The aim of emotional abuse is to chip away at your feelings of self-worth and independence-leaving you feeling that there's no way out of the relationship, or that without your abusive partner, you have nothing.

Emotional abuse includes verbal abuse such as yelling, name-calling, blaming, and shaming. Isolation, intimidation, and controlling behavior are also forms of emotional abuse.

Abusers who use emotional or psychological abuse often throw in threats of physical violence or other repercussions if you don't do as they want.

The scars of emotional abuse are very real and they run deep. You may think that physical abuse is far worse than emotional abuse, since physical violence can send you to the hospital and leave you with physical wounds. But emotional abuse can be just as damaging-sometimes even more so.

Economic or financial abuse: A subtle form of emotional abuse

Remember, an abuser's goal is to control you, and they will frequently use money to do so. Economic or financial abuse includes:

Rigidly controlling your finances

Withholding money or credit cards

Making you account for every penny you spend

Withholding basic necessities (food, clothes, medications, shelter)

Restricting you to an allowance

Preventing you from working or choosing your own career

Sabotaging your job (making you miss work, calling constantly)

Stealing from you or taking your money

Abusive behavior is a choice

Despite what many people believe, domestic violence and abuse does not take place because of an abuser loses control over their behavior. In fact, abusive behavior and violence is a deliberate choice to gain control. Perpetrators use a variety of tactics to manipulate you and exert their power, including:

Dominance - Abusive individuals need to feel in charge of the relationship. They may make decisions for you and the family, tell you what to do, and expect you to obey without question. Your abuser may treat you like a servant, child, or even as their possession.

Humiliation - An abuser will do everything they can to lower your self-esteem or make you feel defective in some way. After all, if you believe you're worthless and that no one else will want you, you're less likely to leave. Insults, name-calling, shaming, and public put-downs are all weapons of abuse designed to erode your self-worth and make you feel powerless.

Isolation - In order to increase your dependence on them, an abusive partner will cut you off from the outside world. They may keep you from seeing family or friends, or even prevent you from going to work or school. You may have to ask permission to do anything, go anywhere, or see anyone.

Threats - Abusers commonly use threats to keep their partners from leaving or scare them into dropping charges. Your abuser may threaten to hurt or kill you, your children, other family members, or even pets. They may also threaten to commit suicide, file false charges against you, or report you to child services.

Intimidation - Your abuser may use a variety of intimidation tactics designed to scare you into submission. Such tactics include making threatening looks or gestures, smashing things in front of you, destroying property, hurting your pets, or putting weapons on display. The message behind these actions is that violent violent consequences will follow if you don't obey.

Denial and blame - Abusers are adept at making excuses for the inexcusable. They may blame their abusive and violent behavior on a bad childhood, a bad day, or even on you and the kids, the victims of their abuse. They may minimize the abuse or deny that it occurred. Often, they will shift the responsibility on to you: somehow, their violent and abusive behavior is your fault.

Abusers are able to control their behavior-they do it all the time

Abusers pick and choose whom to abuse. They don't insult, threaten, or assault everyone in their life who gives them grief. Usually, they save their abuse for the people closest to them, the ones they claim to love.

Abusers carefully choose when and where to abuse. They control themselves until no one else is around to witness their behavior. They may act like everything is fine in public, but then lash out instantly as soon as you're alone with them.

Abusers are able to stop their abusive behavior when it benefits them. Most abusers are not out of control. In fact, they're able to immediately stop their abusive behavior when it's to their advantage to do so (for example, when the police show up or their boss calls).

Violent abusers usually direct their blows where they won't show. Rather than acting out in a mindless rage, many physically violent abusers carefully aim their kicks and punches where the bruises and marks won't show.

The cycle of violence in domestic abuse

Domestic abuse falls into a common pattern or cycle of violence:

Abuse - Your abusive partner lashes out with aggressive, belittling, or violent behavior. This treatment is a power play designed to show you "who is boss."

Guilt - Your partner feels guilt after abusing you, but not because of their actions. They're more worried about the possibility of being caught and facing consequences for their abusive behavior.

Excuses - Your abuser rationalizes what they have done. The person may come up with a string of excuses or blame you for provoking them-anything to avoid taking responsibility.

"Normal" behavior - Your partner does everything in their power to regain control and ensure that you'll stay in the relationship. A perpetrator may act as if nothing has happened, or they might "turn on the charm." This peaceful honeymoon phase may give you hope that the abuser has really changed this time.

Fantasy and planning - Your abuser begins to fantasize about repeating the abuse. They spend a lot of time thinking about what you've done wrong and how they'll make you pay for it. Then they form a plan for turning the fantasy of abuse into reality.

Set-up - Your abuser sets you up and puts their plan in motion, creating a situation where they can justify abusing you.

Your abuser's apologies and loving gestures in between the episodes of abuse can make it difficult to leave. They may cause you to believe that you are the only person who can help them, that they will change their behavior, and that they truly love you. However, the dangers of staying are very real.

The full cycle of domestic violence: An example

A man abuses his partner. After he hits her, he experiences self-directed guilt. He says, "I'm sorry for hurting you." What he does not say is, "Because I might get caught." He then rationalizes his behavior by accusing his partner of having an affair. He tells her, "If you weren't such a worthless whore, I wouldn't have to hit you." He then acts contrite, reassuring her that it will not happen again. But later he fantasizes and reflects on past abuse and decides to hurt her again. He plans on sending her to the grocery store, purposely choosing a busy time. She is then held up in traffic and returns a few minutes later than expected. In his mind, he justifies assaulting her by blaming her for having an affair with the store clerk. He has just set her up.

Recognizing the warning signs of abuse

It's impossible to know with certainty what goes on behind closed doors, but there are some telltale signs of emotional abuse and domestic violence. If you witness these warning signs of abuse in a friend, family member, or co-worker, take them very seriously.
People who are being abused may:

Seem afraid or anxious to please their partner

Go along with everything their partner says and does

Check in often with their partner to report where they are and what they're doing

Receive frequent, harassing phone calls from their partner

Talk about their partner's temper, jealousy, or possessiveness

Warning signs of physical violence. People who are being physically abused may:

Have frequent injuries, with the excuse of "accidents"

Frequently miss work, school, or social occasions, without explanation

Dress in clothing designed to hide bruises or scars (e.g. wearing long sleeves in the summer or sunglasses indoors)

Warning signs of isolation. People who are being isolated by their abuser may:

Be restricted from seeing family and friends

Rarely go out in public without their partner

Have limited access to money, credit cards, or the car

The psychological warning signs of abuse. People who are being abused may:

Have very low self-esteem, even if they used to be confident

Show major personality changes (e.g. an outgoing person becomes withdrawn)

Be depressed, anxious, or suicidal

Speak up if you suspect domestic violence or abuse

If you suspect that someone you know is being abused, speak up! If you're hesitating-telling yourself that it's none of your business, you might be wrong, or that the person might not want to talk about it-keep in mind that expressing your concern will let the person know that you care and may even save their life.

Talk to the person in private and let them know that you're concerned. Point out the signs you've noticed that worry you. Tell the person that you're there for them, whenever they feel ready to talk. Reassure them that you'll keep whatever is said between the two of you, and let them know that you'll help in any way you can.

Remember, abusers are very good at controlling and manipulating their victims. People who have been emotionally or physically abused are often depressed, drained, scared, ashamed, and confused. They need help getting out of the situation, yet their partner has often isolated them from their family and friends. By picking up on the warning signs and offering support, you can help them escape an abusive situation and begin healing.

Where to turn for help

Help for women:

Help for men:

Authors: Melinda Smith, M.A. and Jeanne Segal, Ph.D. Last updated: November 2018.

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Get the Facts & Figures

The statistics on this page have been compiled from various sources.

GENERAL

On average, 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States - more than 12 million women and men over the course of a year.[i]

Nearly 3 in 10 women (29%) and 1 in 10 men (10%) in the US have experienced rape, physical violence and/or stalking by a partner and report a related impact on their< functioning.[ii]

Nearly, 15% of women (14.8%) and 4% of men have been injured as a result of IPV that included rape, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime.[iii]

1 in 4 women (24.3%) and 1 in 7 men (13.8%) aged 18 and older in the United States have been the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime.[iv]

IPV alone affects more than 12 million people each year.[v]

More than 1 in 3 women (35.6%) and more than 1 in 4 men (28.5%) in the United States have experienced rape, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime.[vi]

Nearly half of all women and men in the United States have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner in their lifetime (48.4% and 48.8%, respectively).[vii]

Females ages 18 to 24 and 25 to 34 generally experienced the highest rates of intimate partner violence.[viii]

From 1994 to 2010, about 4 in 5 victims of intimate partner violence were female.[ix]

Most female victims of intimate partner violence were previously victimized by the same offender, including 77% of females ages 18 to 24, 76% of females ages 25 to 34, and 81% of females ages 35 to 49.[x]

SEXUAL VIOLENCE

Nearly 1 in 5 women (18.3%) and 1 in 71 men (1.4%) have been raped in their lifetime (by any perpetrator).[i]

Nearly 1 in 10 women in the United States (9.4%) have been raped by an intimate partner in her lifetime.[ii]

81% of women who experienced rape, stalking, or physical violence by an intimate partner reported significant short- or long-term impacts such as post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and injury.[iii]

35% of men report such impacts of their experiences.[iv]

More than half (51.1%) of female victims of rape reported being raped by an intimate partner and 40.8% by an acquaintance.[v]

For male victims, more than half (52.4%) reported being raped by an acquaintance, and 15.1% by a stranger.[vi]

An estimated 13% of women and 6% of men have experienced sexual coercion in their lifetime (i.e. unwanted sexual penetration after being pressured in a nonphysical way). 27.2% of women and 11.7% of men have experienced unwanted sexual contact (by any perpetrator).[vii]

STALKING

One in 6 women (16.2%) and 1 in 19 men (5.2%) in the United States have experienced stalking victimization at some point during their lifetime in which they felt very fearful or believed that they or someone close to them would be harmed or killed (by any perpetrator).[i]

Two-thirds (66.2%) of female victims of stalking were stalked by a current or former intimate partner.[ii]

Men were primarily stalked by an intimate partner or acquaintance (41.4% and 40%, respectively).[iii]

Repeatedly receiving unwanted telephone calls, voice, or text messages was the most commonly experienced stalking tactic for both female and male victims of stalking (78.8% for women and 75.9% for men).[iv]

An estimated 10.7% of women and 2.1% of men have been stalked by an intimate partner during their lifetime.[v]

CHILDREN

A child witnessed violence in 22% (nearly 1 in 4) of intimate partner violence cases filed in state courts. [i]

30 to 60% of perpetrators of intimate partner violence also abuse children in the household. [ii]

There is a common link between domestic violence and child abuse. Among victims of child abuse, 40% report domestic violence in the home (from a WORLD REPORT).[iii]

One study in North America found that children who were exposed to violence in the home were 15 times more likely to be physically and/or sexually assaulted than the national average.[iv]

The U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect suggests that domestic violence may be the single major precursor to child abuse and neglect fatalities in this country.[v]

[i] http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/newsroom/pressreleases/2009/BJS10007.htm
[ii] https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/213503.pdf
[iii-v] http://www.unicef.org/protection/files/BehindClosedDoors.pdf

TEENS

In a nationwide survey, 9.4% of high school students report being hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by their boyfriend or girlfriend in the 12 months prior to the survey.[i]

About 1 in 5 women and nearly 1 in 7 men who ever experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner, first experienced some form of partner violence between 11 and 17 years of age.[ii]

More than a quarter of male victims of completed rape (28%) were first raped when they were 10 years old or younger (by any perpetrator).[iii]

About 35% of women who were raped as minors also were raped as adults compared to 14% of women without an early rape history.[iv]

Most female victims of completed rape (79.6%) experienced their first rape before the age of 25; 42.2% experienced their first completed rape before the age of 18 years.[v]

One in 10 high school students has experienced physical violence from a dating partner in the past year.[vi]

Most female and male victims of rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner (69% of female victims, 53% of male victims) experienced some form of intimate partner violence for the first time before 25 years of age.[vii]

43% of dating college women report experiencing violent and abusive dating behaviors including physical, sexual, tech, verbal or controlling abuse.[viii]

Nearly 1 in 3 (29%) college women say they have been in an abusive dating relationship.[ix]

52% of college women report knowing a friend who has experienced violent and abusive dating behaviors including physical, sexual, tech, verbal or controlling abuse.[x]

More than half (57%) of college students who report experiencing dating violence and abuse said it occurred in college.[xi]

58% of college students say they don't know what to do to help someone who is a victim of dating abuse.[xii]

38% of college students say they don't know how to get help for themselves if they were a victim of dating abuse.[xiii]

More than half of all college students (57%) say it is difficult to identify dating abuse.[xiv]

1 in 3 (36%) dating college students has given a dating partner their computer, email, or social network passwords and these students are more likely to experience digital dating abuse.[xv]

1 in 5 college women has been verbally abused by a dating partner.[xvi]

1 in 6 (16%) college women has been sexually abused in a dating relationship.[xvii]

1 in 4 dating teens is abused or harassed online or through texts by their partners.[xviii]

Victims of digital abuse and harassment are 2 times as likely to be physically abused, 2.5 times as likely to be psychologically abused, and 5 times as likely to be sexually coerced.[xix]

Nearly 1 in 10 teens in relationships report to having a partner tamper with their social networking account (the most frequent form of harassment or abuse).[xx]

Only 1 in 5 victims say they experienced digital abuse or harassment at school and during school hours (most takes place away from school grounds).[xxi]

About 84% of victims are psychologically abused by their partners, half are physically abused, and one-third experiences sexual coercion.[xxii]

Only 4% experience digital abuse and harassment alone. So social media, texts, and e-mails don't seem to invite new abuse, they just provide abusive partners with a new tool.[xxiii]

[i] http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/teen_dating_violence.html [iii-vii] http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/cdc_nisvs_overview_insert_final-a.pdf[viii-xvii] https://www.loveisrespect.org/pdf/College_Dating_And_Abuse_Final_Study.pdf
[ii] [vi] http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/datingmatters_flyer_2012-a.pdf

[xviii-xxiii] http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412750-teen-dating-abuse.pdf

IN THE WORKPLACE

Nearly 33% of women killed in U.S. workplaces between 2003-2008 were killed by a current or former intimate partner.[i]

Nearly one in four large private industry establishments reported at least one incidence of domestic violence, including threats and assaults, in 2005.[ii]

A survey of American employees found that 44% of full-time employed adults personally experienced domestic violence's effect in their workplaces, and 21% identified themselves as victims of intimate partner violence.[iii]

64% of the respondents in a 2005 survey who identified themselves as victims of domestic violence indicated that their ability to work was affected by the violence. More than half of domestic violence victims (57%) said they were distracted, almost half (45%) feared getting discovered, and two in five were afraid of their intimate partner's unexpected visit (either by phone or in person).[iv]

Nearly two in three corporate executives (63%) say that domestic violence is a major problem in our society and more than half (55%) cite its harmful impact on productivity in their companies.[v]

Nine in ten employees (91%) say that domestic violence has a negative impact on their company's bottom line. Just 43% of corporate executives agree. Seven in ten corporate executives (71%) do not perceive domestic violence as a major issue at their company.[vi]

More than 70% of United States workplaces do not have a formal program or policy that addresses workplace violence.[vii]

Nearly 8 million days of paid work each year is lost due to domestic violence issues - the equivalent of more than 32,000 full-time jobs.[viii]

96% of domestic violence victims who are employed experience problems at work due to abuse.[ix]

[i] http://www.annalsofepidemiology.org/article/S1047-2797(12)00024-5/abstract
[ii] [vii] http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osnr0026.pdf
[iii-iv] http://www.caepv.org/getinfo/facts_stats.php?factsec=3
[v-vi] http://www.caepv.org/about/program_detail.php?refID=34
[viii] http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/ipv_cost/IPVBook-Final-Feb18.pdf
[ix] http://www.clicktoempower.org/domestic-violence-facts.aspx

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Statistics | The National Domestic Violence Hotline

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On average, 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States - more than 12 million women and men over the course of a year.[i] Nearly 3 in 10 women (29%) and 1 in 10 men (10%) in the US have experienced rape, physical

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Child Abuse Statistics & Facts in the U.S. American children are suffering an epidemic of child abuse. American SPCC is standing up against child abuse.

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Facts and statistics on physical abuse include alarming numbers about who is being physically abused and how severely. The picture painted by statistics on physical abuse show that this is a national epidemic with societal implications all the way from the birth of children born to battered mothers through to end-of-life elder abuse.

Nearly 5.3 million incidents of domestic violence occur annually among US women aged 18 years and older, with 3.2 million occurring among men

Battered women average 6.9 physical assaults by the same partner in a year

Battered men average 4.4 assaults by the same partner in a year

In 2001, of all nonfatal violence directed against women, 20% was found to be of domestic physical violence, and in men, this number was found to be 3%. A 2002 study reported that 29% of women (almost 1-in-3) and 22% of men (more than 1-in-5) report having experienced physical, sexual, or psychological intimate partner violence during their lifetime.

Emergency Medicine Statistics on Physical Abuse

Victims of abuse often do not reach out to the police as women report to the police only 20% of all rapes, 25% of all physical assaults and 50% of all stalkings perpetrated by intimate partners. This means that medical personnel, such as doctors at the emergency room, often have the first chance to identify the cycle of physical abuse. And even then, the numbers who go to the emergency room is low with only 14.7% of physical abuse victims saying that would go to the hospital for assistance.

Between 4-15% of people at an emergency room are there due to problems related to domestic violence

And unfortunately, even once there, most woman do not directly note physical abuse as their complaint and facts on physical abuse show that emergency room physicians fail to identify abuse in many cases.

An accurate diagnosis of battering is estimated in less than 1 of 25 women

Data from a study documented that 23% of women presented 6-10 times before physical abuse was diagnosed

Another 20% sought medical attention on 11 occasions before a diagnosis of abuse finally was made

It is thought so many cases of physical abuse are missed simply due to the physician's failure to ask about it.

Statistics on the Effects of Physical Abuse

It is a shocking physical abuse statistic that approximately 2 million injuries occur each year from physical abuse, for which only a third will seek medical help. While the vast majority of these injuries are more minor in nature, 43,000 patients present with:

Gunshot wounds

Stabs wounds

Fractures

Internal injuries

Loss of consciousness

Read more information on: Effects of Physical Abuse.

And, of course, the most brutal of all physical abuse facts: 11% of homicide victims were killed by an intimate partner. Most of these fatalities are committed with firearms, as with all murders.

Statistically, 76% of intimate partner murder victims were women but more disturbingly, 44% had visited an emergency room within 2 years and 93% had at least one emergency room visit for injury. A home in which anyone has been hit or hurt in a family fight is 4.4 times more likely to be the scene of a homicide than is a violence-free home.

Statistics on the Cost of Physical Abuse

Physical abuse has societal, economic costs as well as personal ones. It was estimated in 2003 that the annual economic cost of domestic violence was $8.3 billion, including $1.2 billion for lives lost. It is estimated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that victims of severe physical abuse annually miss 8 million days of paid work, the equivalent of 32,000 full-time jobs. It is also a physical abuse statistic that the police spend one-third of their time responding to domestic violence calls.
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