DV Facts and Statistics

Are you being abused???
Domestic Violence is not a fight or disagreement. DV is a pattern, and is about power and control that one partner asserts over the other.

Signs to watch for:

Intrusion
Constantly asks you where you are going, who you are with, etc.
Isolation
that you spend all or most of your time together, cutting you off from friends and family.
Possesion and Jealousy
Accuses you of flirting/having sexual relationships with others; monitors your clothing/make-up.
Need for Control
extreme anger when things do not go his way; attempts to make all of your decisions.
Unknown Past/ No Respect for Women
Secretive about past relationships; refers to women with negative remarks, etc.

Facts

1 in every 4 women will experience domestic violence.
Intimate partner violence costs more than $5.8 billion a year.
Georgia ranks #1 in the nation in Teen Dating Violence
In Georgia in 2008, there were 53 documented family violence fatalities, and 57,024 documented family violence criminal incidents.

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