CancerWeb's online dictionary defines domestic violence as:

       Deliberate, often repetitive, physical abuse by one family member against another:
         marital partners, parents, children, siblings, or any other member of a household.

        In 2003, Tennessee domestic violence programs served 39,132 new clients.
Source: Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

About seven in ten female rape or sexual assault victims stated the offender was an intimate, other relative, a friend or an acquaintance. US Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice Stats, Dec. 28, 2006

   To get out safe a safety plan is essential. Click here to learn more or click below for a hotline.

(United States) National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)          1-800-787-3224 (TDD)

Are you or is someone you love being abused?

Advocates at the National Domestic Violence Hotline above are there for you to call 24/7.

 

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For More Information, Stats and Support Explore the Links Below:

Violence at home - Amnesty International	VAOnline Domestic, Elder and Family Violence	Dept.Of Justice Violence Against Women Office	National Coalition Against Domestic Violence	Domestic Violence Information Center
American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence	Domestic Violence Shelter Tour	Family Violence Prevention Fund Endabuse.Org	American Medical Association Violence prevention	National Domestic Violence Hotline
No Safe Place by PBS	Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence	Break the Cycle	Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence	Eastside Domestic Violence Program
Knoxville TN Police Dept. Domestic Violence Unit Info.	DomesticViolence.Org	Los Angeles Criminal Attorney	Liz Claiborne Teen Dating Violence Hotline	Hope for Healing.Org Domestic Violence Safety Plan
The Hope Quilt A free project for survivors by Hope for Healing.Org.	Clothes Line Project National Network	Purple Ribbon Project How it began.	Help for Victims of Domestic Violence Office on Victims of Crime	Domestic Violence & Abuse: Types, Signs, Symptoms, Causes,and Effects

 

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