Domestic Violence Awareness & Resource in PDX
photo: https://www.cityofpuyallup.org/525/Domestic-Violence Have you ever thought that you might have a chance of experiencing domestic violence or giving DV to someone you love? In the United States, approximately 20 people/minute are physically abused by intimate partners. In other words, more than 10 million women and men suffer from DV in a year. This issue not only happens in the U.S. but also worldwide. Domestic violence means "violence that occurs within the home" which typically involves abuse of a spouse or partner. The term DV is commonly used to indicate violence between spouses (including other partners). In addition, there are other types such as child abuse and elderly abuse. For spouses, you might think of violence from husbands to wives but it could be from wives to husbands, from men to men's partners in gay couples, and from women to women's partners in lesbian couples. The statistic shows that 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe DV. This ...
