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No Excuse for Abuse! Domestic Violence Facts and Statistics

#DomesticViolence #sexualviolence #stalking Anger #intimatepartnerviolence #posttraumaticstressdisorder #STI, #Cycleofviolence #MentalHealth #Triple5LightTherapy #BlackMaleTherapist Domestic Violence Facts and Statistics 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 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, fearfulness, post-traumatic stress disorder, use of victim services, contraction of sexually transmitted diseases, etc. 2 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner.   This includes a range of behaviors (e.g. slapping, shoving, pushing) and in some cases might not be considered "domestic violence."  1 1 in 7 women and 1 in 25 men have been injured