A woman is battered in the United States every 15 seconds. Domestic violence can strike any household. Domestic violence can be fatal. Domestic violence is a fact. Domestic violence is not something anyone enjoys, asks for, or deserves.
Domestic violence can leave victims feeling trapped and unable to help themselves.
Children who learn violence at home are at risk to continue the violence in their own relationships as adults, either as batterers or as victims. Domestic violence can have long-term effects on children. Spousal abuse in California is a crime and the batterer can be sent to prison. Domestic violence is intolerable and must stop. Domestic violence centers can help victims If you are battered, your local domestic violence program can provide you and your children with emergency shelter and services.