Who Is Affected

Domestic violence is an epidemic that does not discriminate. It impacts every type of home in every sort of community. It does not care about your age, economic status, sexual orientation, gender, race, religion, or nationality. Recent high-profile murders of Farmington’s Jennifer Farber Dulos, Simsbury’s Linda Halligan, and East Granby’s Doreen Jacius illustrate that anyone can be a victim.

Still, domestic violence hides in the shadows. You may not know that it is affecting someone very close to you. And if it is happening to you, it can create a ripple effect of trauma and damage to your family, friends, coworkers, neighbors, and community. If you are experiencing abuse, please call our confidential 24/7 hotline at 860-838-8467 to learn more about your options. 

DID YOU KNOW?

• 1 in 4 women will experience severe physical abuse at the hand of an intimate partner in her life.
• 1 out of 5 U.S. murder victims are killed by an intimate partner.
• On average, 24 people per minute are victims of physical violence, rape, or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States.
• In Connecticut, 1/3 of all criminal court cases involve domestic violence.
• Domestic violence costs $8.3 billion in expenses annually: a combination of higher medical costs ($5.8 billion) and lost productivity ($2.5 billion).
• More than 15 million American children witness violence in the home every year. Two our of three of those young witnesses repeat those behaviors in their own adult relationships.
• Approximately 50% of all women who are homeless report that domestic violence was the immediate cause of their homelessness.