About Domestic Violence Domestic Violence is the single major cause of injury to women. Thirty percent of female homicide victims are killed by their husbands or boyfriends. One out of five female college students is involved in a violent relationship. Children who live in violent households often become violent adults.
Abuse gets more severe as time goes on.
A woman may come from a violent home. She may feel that abuse is inevitable. She also hopes he will change. She doesn't want anyone to know that she is beaten or that her partner is an abuser. She may have been repeatedly told by the abuser that she can't take care of her children properly.