We can also help you learn to develop a safety plan. Contact Us . Elder Abuse . Sexual Child Abuse . Every year as many as six million women are victims of domestic violence in our country.
Domestic violence is the main cause of injury to women treated at hospital emergency rooms.
Seventy-five percent of battered women admit that their children are also battered. Children usually know that mom is being abused, although they may pretend not to. Children raised in violence begin to see themselves and others differently and are more likely to bring the pattern of violence into their adult relationships, as either victims or abusers. You can break the cycle now. A phone call to The Dawn Center can be the first step.