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 FACTS

 LET'S UNITE TO  SURVIVE 

 AND 

 HELP EACH OTHER! 

 DV WOMEN UNITED WORKS!!

YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!

DV Women United is a platform to give a voice to women who have found freedom after leaving a DV home. It is also a platform for women who are too scared to leave and we say to them - you are not alone - we are with you!

THE HARD TRUTH

60%

HAVEN'T REPORTED TO THE POLICE

30%

ARE VICTIMS DOMESTIC ABUSE

7%

DON'T TELL ANYONE ABOUT IT

  1. Domestic/dating violence is a pattern of controlling behaviors that one partner uses to get power over the other. Including: physical violence or threat of physical violence to get control, emotional or mental abuse and sexual abuse.

  2. 85% of domestic violence victims are women.

  3. 1/4 of women worldwide will experience domestic/dating violence in their lifetime. Women between the ages of 20 to 24 are at greatest risk of becoming victims of domestic violence. 

  4. Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women – more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined.

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