The most compelling piece of information is about resolution. For those who think domestic violence is a private matter, consider what millions of rapes and assaults cost taxpayers in often unpaid medical expenses. Each year an estimated 680,000 victims receive medical treatment from paramedics, emergency room staff or dentists as a result of violence in the home. Domestic violence is a public health problem. We are not at all surprised that the report was co-sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Funds provide shelter to adult and child victims of abuse.
This legislation is a critical tool to prevent domestic violence on local, state and national levels. The new report validates the need for more funding. The reauthorization bill, which passed out of the House and Senate Judiciary committees, would double the amount of funds for domestic violence programs. Congress should not wait any longer to bring the Violence Against Women Act to the floor for a vote. The Daily Camera.