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2/28/09 Stop The Violence Do you ever wonder why domestic violence happens and who it affects' Well it is wrong and needs to be stopped. I would like to show you the statistics on women battering and how bad it is. Secondly, all the facts that lead up to a women being battered and how to tell. Lastly the affects it causes on children. Did you know that Domestic started a long time ago. In the United States public Awareness of the Domestic Abuse problem became well known during the women’s movement of the 1970s, which changed the course of history (abuse suite 101). This way of life is nothing new to humans. It has gone on for hundreds of years. In 1974, the first shelter for battered women was established ( abuse suite 101). Opening the shelter led to the establishment of hundreds of shelters and domestic violence programs throughout the United States. This has impacted lots of women and some of the results has gone into women battering. I think their has been a lot of women in the world who have been involved in domestic violence. These are some details to prove. Approximately 1.3 million women are physically assaulted by their partner(clark prosecutor). If you think that’s bad every 9 seconds a women is abused by their intimate partner (athealth). Estimates range from 95.3% to 99%, most men grow up believing that violence is an appropriate outlet for there anger(break the silence- stop the silence). Their has been a impact from battering and already women have been murdered if this keeps going, their could be less women in the world and a little percent chance of more men. After a person is being involved in domestic violence they show symptoms of change. They occur with more bruises or frequent injuries (feminist Majority Foundation). The personality goes down and changes, instead of being outgoing and confident they become more quiet (aardvarc). Also is forbidden from seeing friends unless her partner is with her (athealth). Most people experiencing any sort of violence do not usually tell others what goes on at home. If you think women are the only ones involved there is also children, and what can occur in the future from them being a witness of it. Children who have witnessed domestic violence or have themselves been abused, exhibit health and behavior problems, such as problems with their weight, difficulty at school and find it hard to develop close friendships (stopVAW). As they get older from childhood to adulthood it can continue, as adults child witnesses continue to suffer from depression and trauma related symptoms(aaets, American Academy Of Experts In Traumatic Stress) . Most of the children come from neglected homes, which is very sad to believe (stopVAW).As this continues through the year there is 3.3 million children exposed to it each year. Will domestic violence every stop in the world' We will not know if the statistics on womens battering will get better and the rates go down. Make sure that you do be careful and watch for others to make sure that their not going through domestic violence. Kids are affected by domestic violence so much and we need to make sure that they do not go through the pain as others were in. Domestic violence is one of the worlds hugest impacts in people lives all over the country and some how we need to find the way to resolve it. If you ever find someone who is experiencing any sort of violence please step up and take a stand and help fight for them because you could change someones life.