Expand services and impact public policy and practices affecting battered and abused women. The Family Violence Program provides survivors of domestic violence with safe shelter, support and assistance to cope with the effects of domestic battering. The need for these emergency services are critical. In Louisiana and across the country, battering is the number one cause of injury to women aged 24-44 more than car accidents, muggings and rapes.
Family violence occurs at least one in two-thirds of marriages, and among all races and classes.
There is an accurate need for safe shelter for women and their children when violence occurs in the home. A safe place is essential for the woman as she reflects on her situation, looks at options and choices, and begins to make decisions for her future and her children s. Unless otherwise indicated, all objectives are to be accomplished during or by the end of FY 1999-2000. The indicator name describes what is being measured. The indicator value is the numeric value or level achieved within a given measurement period.