• Over 43 million women and 38 million men have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner in their lifetime. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• 10 percent of women and 2 percent of men report having been stalked by an intimate partner. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• 1 in 10 women in the United States will be raped by an intimate partner in her lifetime. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• 17.9 percent of children of all ages have been exposed to physical intimate partner violence in their lifetime, or about 13.6 million children. (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence)
• 1 in 10 high school students has experienced physical violence from a partner in the last year alone. (thehotline.org)
• On a typical day, more than 20,000 phone calls are placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide. (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence)
• 19 percent of domestic violence involves a weapon. (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence)
• Since the pandemic, violence against women has increased to unprecedented levels, according to the Harvard Gazette. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine reported that domestic violence cases increased by 25 to 33 percent globally. The National Commission on COVID-19 and criminal justice shows an increase in the U.S. by a little over 8 percent following the imposition of lockdown orders during 2020.
ON THE COAST
Over the past year, the Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence has served:
3,544 total domestic violence survivors
163 people via housing programs
395 adults via shelter
218 children via shelter
In addition:
1439 calls for services have been received in 2022
753 Interventions have been provided in area courts
HELP IS AVAILABLE
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Hours: 24/7. Languages: English, Spanish and 200+ through interpretation service. CALL 800- 799-7233
Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence
gccfn.org
24/7 Crisis Line: 800-800-1396