Web site Facts on Family Violence and Sexual Assault Excerpted from the Voices vs. Violence Resource Kit.
Family violence is more traumatic for most children than street violence.
The victims and perpetrators are most often people a child knows intimately and depends on for love and protection. 2 Elder abuse ranges from physical harm to callous neglect. Social service agencies see only a small percentage of elder abuse cases, fewer than 1 in 14 cases are reported. Penalties for not reporting cases are rarely, if ever enforced. 3 Violence in one's family of origin is seen as predictive of violence in one's family of procreation.