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As change agents, we know that it is important to record lessons learned and to share this knowledge. Our work is culturally diverse—the effects of, and response to, violence in these communities looks very different. Whether you are an individual interested in learning more, an agency that wants to apply this knowledge, or a student in need of information to complete a paper, it is our goal to arm you with current information.

• Globally, 1 in 3 women are survivors of domestic violence.

• 40-60% of Americans of API descent experience intimate partner abuse or sexual abuse in their lifetime (Violence Against Women’s Survey)

• Women 16-24 years of age most likely to experience DV

• APIs least likely to report experience with DV and/or SA.

• A woman is beaten every 15 seconds. (Bureau of Justice Statistics, Report to the nation on Crime and Justice. The Data. Washington DC Office of Justice Program, US Dept. of Justice. Oct 1983)

• Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women between ages 15 and 44 in the united States – more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined. (Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1991)

• Battered women are more likely to suffer miscarriages and to give birth to babies with low birth weights. (Surgeon General, United States, 1992)

• Sixty-three percent of the young men between the ages of 11 and 20 who are serving time for homicide have killed their mother’s abuser. (March of Dimes, 1992)

• Women who leave their batterers are at a 75% greater risk of being killed by the batterer than those who stay. (Barbara Hart, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 1988) • Nationally, 50 percent of all homeless women and children are on the streets because of violence in the home. (Senator Joseph Biden, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Violence Against Women: Victims of the System, 1991)

• There are nearly three times as many animal shelters in the United States as there are shelters for battered women and their children. (Senate Judiciary Hearings, Violence Against Women Act, 1990)