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JACKIE GEORGE
EDU644: CHILD AND FAMILY WELFARE
INSTRUCTOR: MELISSA JOHNSON
Mission
Our mission is to reduce the injuries and deaths resulting from domestic
violence. We work with local agencies to provide comprehensive
coordinated services to victims of domestic violence and educational
programs for our community.
Vision
At Family Justice Center of Georgetown and Horry Counties, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, individuals and families have access to a wide range of free services
offered by a diverse group of 27 partnering agencies. Our Partners can listen
and provide information and support while you consider whether or not to
seek help from the police or prosecutors. They will help you connect with
other community-based services and government programs that can open up
even more possibilities.
Children growing up in domestic violence homes not only carry the baggage of
violence and abuse with them, but some of them never make it to adulthood.
After 20 years of research and review, many facts about violence and children
are undisputed:
Between 3.3 million and 10 million children witness domestic violence each year.
Recent exposure to violence in the home is a significant factor in predicting a childs
later violent behavior.
National studies show that being abused or neglected as a child increases the likelihood
of arrest as a juvenile by 53% and arrest for a violent crime as an adult by 38%.
Between 45% and 70% of men who abuse their intimate partners also abuse their
children. physically or sexually abused.
As many as 70% of children in battered womens shelters have also been physically or
sexually abused.
RESOURCES
24-Hour Hotlines
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844-208-0161
800-799-7233
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843-448-7273
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843-546-5104
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843-546-3926
803-256-2900
303-839-1852
612-341-3302
888-511-3522
202-307-6026
843-545-5198
REFERENCE
info@fjcgtownhorry.org
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm
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