2. #INBOUND15
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Women are killed every day in
the U.S.
Catalano, Shannan. 2007. Intimate Partner Violence
in the United States. U.S. Department of Justice,
Bureau of Justice Statistics.
3. #INBOUND15
1 in 4
Women will experience
domestic violence in their
lifetime.
Adverse Health Conditions and Health Risk Behaviors
Associated with Intimate Partner Violence, Morbidity
and Mortality Weekly Report. February 2008. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
4. #INBOUND15
10M
Children in the U.S. on average
are exposed to domestic
violence every year.
Whitfield, CL, Anda RF, Dube SR, Felittle VJ. 2003.
Violent Childhood Experiences and the Risk of
Intimate Partner Violence in Adults: Assessment in a
Large Health Maintenance Organization. Journal of
Interpersonal Violence. 18(2): 166-185.
5. #INBOUND15
8M
Paid work days per year are lost
by women due to domestic
violence.
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
Costs of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in
the United States. Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention; 2003
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Homicide is the
leading cause of death
during pregnancy.
Palladino, Christie Lancaster et al. “Homicide and
Suicide During the Perinatal Period: Findings from
the National Violent Death Reporting System.”
Obstetrics and gynecology 118.5 (2011): 1056–
1063. PMC. Web. 21 Aug. 2015.