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-Domestic violence is America's fastest growing, silent epidemic: American Bar Association
-Domestic violence is America's #1 social disease. -Surgeon General
-Brooklyn is the borough where more Black women are murdered by their intimate partner.
*NYC Department of Health
-Brooklyn is the Borough of Churches
-Domestic violence is about POWER AND CONTROL.
-Teen dating violence is occurring at an epidemic rate.
-Domestic violence occurs regardless of age, weight, height, gender, educational status, religion, culture, physical or mental condition, skin color.

-No culture or religion supports domestic violence; though many misinterpret religious and secular laws to rationalize their unlawful conduct.
-Though an abuser can be either male or female, the vast majority are male.
-A woman's chance of being killed are five times more likely, each time she attempts to leave.
-Community awareness is imperative to break the cycle and the silence of domestic violence.
-Women stay in violent relationships for many reasons. Some include but are not limited to:
fear, embarrassment, religion, "for the children", low self esteem, lack of financial independence.

-Signs your daughter may be in a violent relationship:
drastic change in appearance: clothes, hair, make up; refusal to participate in family activities and events, in order to be with her boyfriend; waiting around for his telephone call; isolating herself from her friends and family; failing grades; diminished involvement in extracurricular activities

FIVE THINGS TO SAY TO SOMEONE IN A VIOLENT RELATIONSHIP:
1) It will only get worse. 2) I'm afraid for your safety.
3) I'm afraid for the safety of your loved ones.
4) You don't deserve to be treated this way.
5) There's help when you're ready.
Call the National Domestic Violence H 1-800-799-7233