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Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence
(DV), also called intimate partner violence, is a pattern of abusive behavior perpetrated by one intimate partner against another. The abuse can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic, digital or psychological. This includes any behaviors that frighten, intimidate, terrorize, manipulate, hurt, humiliate, blame, injure, or wound someone. The frequency and severity of DV can vary dramatically; however, the one constant component of DV is one partner’s consistent efforts to maintain power and control over the other. DV can happen to anyone of any race, age, sexual orientation, religion, gender, socioeconomic backgrounds, and education levels.
Data from CDC’s National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) indicate:
- About 1 in 4 women and nearly 1 in 10 men have experienced contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner during their lifetime and reported some form of IPV-related impact.
- Over 43 million women and 38 million men experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
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AVDA offers life-saving services while promoting violence-free, equitable relationships and creating the social changes necessary to end domestic and dating violence.
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P.O. Box 6161
Delray Beach, FL 33482-6161
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(800) 355-8547
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(561) 265-3797
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