We are available 24 hours a day to answer your questions and provide help. Most people, whether or not they realize it, have attitudes and beliefs about battering that are based on myths.
Myths are false beliefs that most people think are true.
The following statements are myths that you, your family, your friends, even your doctor, minister, or lawyer might believe. Woman battering is rare and isolated. Every 9 seconds a woman is battered. Battery is the single major cause of injury to women, more prevalent than street rape, muggings or auto accidents. Three to four million women are battered each year.