It occurs often causing three million children to be at risk to parental violence annually.
Domestic violence includes multiple forms of abuse such as physical, sexual, and psychological.
It is unfortunate that this continues to grow in our communities. The prevalence rate is outrageous. Just for your personal information, here are some statistics to help color the picture a little more vividly. Domestic violence correlates with PTSD because of the severity of stress a child endures when living in a world of abuse. Repeated exposure leaves a child at high risk for post traumatic stress disorder.