RUNNING OUT

Taking a stand against domestic

violence

OF

SILENCE

New Domestic Violence PSA - "It Rarely Stops" (HD)

At no fault of their own Economic

s Children Fear Stalking

Unchecked mental illness

Drugs Alcohol

What is DOMESTIC VIOLENCE?

Physical Abuse: Intimidation, pain, injury, bodily harm

Sexual Abuse: forcing or threating of unwanted sex

Emotional/Verbal and Mental Abuse: privately or publically humiliating, cussing, ridicule and financial control

Death!!!

Doesn’t affect YOU!? Problem with domestic

violence, it remains silent.Victims compelled not to tell

TeachersLoved onesFriendsCoworkers

Even our government !

Did you know:

509,230 victims in 2010. Accounted for 13.36% of the national’s violent crimes?

1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime?

Only 1 in 5 are reported? 30%-60% of abusers also abuse

the children in the home?

Montana Each year,

approximately five out of every 1,000 Montanans are victims of reported cases of domestic violence – and that doesn’t include those who don’t seek help and suffer in silence.

~Domestic Violence - Montana Department of

Justice (2012).

1 in 5 are reported

Economic Impact

The cost of intimate partner violence exceeds

$5.8 billion each

year, $4.1 billion of which is for

direct medical and mental health

services.

Victims of domestic violence lost almost 8 million days of paid work.

This loss is the equivalent of more than 32,000 full-time jobs and almost 5.6 million days of household productivity

There are 16,800 homicides and $2.2 million (medically treated) injuries due to domestic violence annually, which costs $37 billion .

My storyDecember 4th, 2009befor

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after

The victim can become a

survivor

RUNNING OUT

OF SILENCE

My solution:

October 6th, 2012

MSUBillingsActivities

start-11AMRun/Walk

12PM-----------------------

------Booth fee $50Runner $25College $15

High School $10

Domestic Violence Abuse

Awareness

Society

Beneficiaries

Cites

Domestic Violence - Montana Department of Justice (2012). https://doj.mt.gov/victims/domestic-violence/

The National Center for Victims of Crimes – Library/Document Viewer (2011). http://www.ncvc.org/ncvc/main.aspx?dbName=DocumentViewer&DocumentID=38711

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PDF). http://www.ncadv.org/files/DomesticViolenceFactSheet(National).pdf

New Domestic Violence PSA - "It Rarely Stops" (HD)