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Abuse occurs in one out of
every four relationships
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43% of critical injuries and
child fatalities occur in homes where there is spousal abuse
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Abuse touches all ages,
races, and socio-economic groups
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Parents and caregivers tend
to underestimate the extent to which their children have been affected
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Every 9 seconds in the U.S.
a woman is assaulted and beaten
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Children exposed to violence
are at a much higher risk of becoming both the victim and perpetrator of
violence
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In 2001 the Kaufman County
Sheriff's Department alone responded to 810 calls for domestic violence.
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80% of all physical abuse
goes unreported
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More than half of all
battered women stay with the abuser because they feel they cannot
support themselves or their children alone
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The Genesis Center is the
only shelter serving the three counties of Kaufman, Henderson and Van
Zandt Counties in Texas. Genesis Center serves all of Texas.
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The Kaufman Sheriffs
Department responds to over 800 domestic violence calls a year
