Domestic Violence

BY: CAMERON GREENE

Introduction
 What is Domestic
Violence?
 The violent or
aggressive behavior
within the home
 How relevant is this
problem?
 In the U.S. close to 2
out of 5 women are
affected
About

 How long has this tragedy been around?

 Domestic violence has been illegal for almost a
hundred years
 Domestic violence recent statistics
 There are 16,800 homicides and 37 billion dollars
annually due to domestic violence
 In 2015, a woman was either assaulted or beaten in
America every 9 seconds
 Every year about 10 million men and women are
beaten by an intimate partner
Abusers

 What are the abusers like?

 The abuser may seem overly controlling
 Based on studies the abusers usually have a low self-
esteem, jealous, possessive, and overly dependent
on the victim
Signs of Domestic
Violence
 Psychological signs of domestic violence
 Outward signs of depression
 Anxiety
 Suicidal tendencies
 Physical Signs of domestic violence
 Bruises
 Body scrapes
 Broken teetch
Diagrams about domestic
violence
Affecting the children

 Scientist have shown that children that are raised

in homes with domestic violence are 50 times
more likely to abuse alcohol and other drugs
 Also they are 6 times more likely to commit suicide
 Shockingly 90% of prison inmates report that they
experienced domestic violence as a child with is
very staggering
Why does this affect the
children?
 Scientists have shown that the brains of children
that experience domestic violence are flooded
with stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol,
that can trigger a series of physical and
emotional reactions by the body in response to
stimulus.
Solution

 Step up and help the victims even when they

can’t
 Get educated and know the signs of domestic
violence
 Raise your children in the right environments
 There needs to be more programs to help these
victims
 And Spread awareness in your community
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