1. 63% of all boys, age 11-20, who commit murder kill the man who was abusing their mother
2. 75% of boys who are present when their mothers are beaten were later identified as having demonstrable behavior problems
3. Children from homes characterized by domestic violence are
five to seven times more likely to experience significant psychological problems relative to children in the general population.
4. Domestic violence exposed children are
four times more likely to visit the school nurse.
5. More than half of school age children in domestic violence shelters show clinical levels of
anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder.
6. Researchers have linked exposure to chronic abuse and violence with
lower IQ scores, poorer language skills, decrements in visual-motor integration skills and problems with attention and memory.
7. Cognitive problems associated with exposure to violence and abuse comprises one of the most direct threats to the developmental task of school adaptation and academic achievement.
8. Witnessing violence as a child is associated with adult reports of depression, trauma-related symptoms and low self-esteem among women and trauma-related symptoms among men
9. Children in homes where domestic violence occurs are physically abused or seriously neglected at a rate
1500% higher than the national average in the general population.
10.
3.3 million children witness domestic violence each year in the US.
YOU can bring neighbors together to help stop domestic violence, check out the "Adopt-A-Block" Guidebook on www.safekidsnow.com/adoptablock.html
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