The document discusses domestic abuse statistics and profiles survivors and victims. It states that an estimated 2-4 million American women are battered each year and a woman is battered every 15 seconds. It introduces several victims, including Carolyn Thomas who was shot by her boyfriend, Yvette Cade who was set on fire by her husband, and Erika Peters and her son who were killed by her boyfriend. It lists some survivors and ends by providing contact information for the organization Riders Against Domestic Abuse.