Also called: Also called: Battery, Partner abuse, Spousal abuse
Domestic violence is a type of abuse. It involves injuring someone, usually a spouse or partner, but it can also be a parent, child or other family member.
Domestic violence is a serious problem. It is a common cause of injury. Victims may suffer physical injuries such as bruises or broken bones. They may suffer emotionally from depression, anxiety or social isolation.
It is hard to know exactly how common domestic violence is, because people often don't report it. There is no typical victim. It happens among people of all ages. It affects those of all levels of income and education.
- Domestic Violence(American Psychiatric Association) - Links to PDF - http://healthyminds.org/factsheets/LTF-DomesticViolence.pdf
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Domestic Violence: Protecting Yourself and Your Children(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/healthy/safety/kids-family/052.printerview.html
Also available in Spanish http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/healthy/safety/kids-family/052.printerview.html
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Domestic Violence Hurts the Whole Family
(Healthy Roads Media) - http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/english/Files/flv/engdomv.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/spanish/Files/flv/spadomv.htm -
JAMA Patient Page: Intimate Partner Violence(American Medical Association) - Links to PDF - http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/300/6/754.pdf
Also available in Spanish http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/data/288/5/662/DC1/1
- Health-Care Costs Go up, and Stay up, for Abused Women(03/27/2009, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_82236.html
- Health Worse for Older Domestic Violence Victims(03/25/2009, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_82161.html
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Are You Being Abused?(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) - http://www.acog.org/departments/dept_notice.cfm?recno=17&bulletin=198
Also available in Spanish http://www.acog.org/departments/dept_notice.cfm?recno=17&bulletin=3364
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Domestic Violence Safety Plan(American Bar Association) - http://www.abanet.org/tips/dvsafety.html
Also available in Spanish http://www.abanet.org/tips/publicservice/dvspan.pdf
- Common Reactions After Trauma(National Center for PTSD, Dept. of Veterans Affairs) - http://ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/ncdocs/fact_shts/fs_commonreactions.html
- Supporting the Survivor(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/SMA05-4028/victimforprint.asp
- Intimate Partner Violence(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - Links to PDF - http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/ipv_factsheet.pdf
- Dating Violence(National Center for Victims of Crime) - http://www.ncvc.org/ncvc/main.aspx?dbName=DocumentViewer&DocumentID=37939
- Domestic Violence Frequently Asked Questions(Rural Assistance Center) - http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/public_health/dvfaq.php
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Homes Free of Violence: Options and Help for Immigrant or Refugee Women(National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence) - Links to PDF - http://www.dvalianza.org/pdfs/b_immigration.pdf
Also available in Spanish http://www.dvalianza.org/pdfs/b_inmigrantes.pdf
- It Won't Happen to Me: Alcohol Abuse and Violence against Women(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://pathwayscourses.samhsa.gov/vawc/vawc_intro_pg1.htm
- Violence Against Women: Safety Planning List(National Women's Health Information Center) - Links to PDF - http://womenshealth.gov/violence/safetyplanninglist.pdf
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Domestic Violence Hurts the Whole Family(Healthy Roads Media) - http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/english/Files/flv/engdomv.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/spanish/Files/flv/spadomv.htm
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Domestic Violence
(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Domestic+Violence%22
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Spouse Abuse(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Spouse+Abuse%22
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: No one asked what happened. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19325282&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Safeguarding patients. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19266659&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Maternal intimate partner violence and increased asthma incidence in children:... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19255392&tool=MedlinePlus
- Domestic Violence -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=(domestic+violence[majr]+NOT+(child+abuse[mh]+OR+elder+abuse[mh]))+AND+humans[mh]+AND+english[la]+AND+(review[pt]+OR+guideline[pt]+OR+clinical+trial[pt]+OR+jsubsetk[text]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt]+OR+systematic[sb]+OR+jsubsetaim[text]+OR+jsubsetn[text])+NOT(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
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Domestic Violence Resources(National Institutes of Health) - http://civil.nih.gov/resources/domestic.htm
- Violence against Women: State Domestic Violence Resources(National Women's Health Information Center) - http://womenshealth.gov/violence/state/
- Dept. of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women - http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/injury/
- How Do I Apply for Immigration Benefits as a Battered Spouse or Child?(U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) - http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=499a6c854523d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=628807b03d92b010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1____
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Know Your Rights: Domestic Violence(American Bar Association) - Links to PDF - http://www.abanet.org/publiced/domviol.pdf
Also available in Spanish http://www.abanet.org/publiced/domviolespanol.pdf
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New Numbers for Domestic Violence Victims and Others(Social Security Administration) - http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10093.html
Also available in Spanish http://www.ssa.gov/espanol/10993.html
- Intimate Partner Violence in the United States(Dept. of Justice) - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/intimate/ipv.htm
- Survey of Domestic Violence Statistics(American Bar Association) - http://www.abanet.org/domviol/statistics.html
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Abuse(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/families/family_abuse.html
Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/teen/en_espanol/mente/abuse_esp.html
- Men's Health: Violence Prevention(National Women's Health Information Center) - http://womenshealth.gov/mens/violence/
- Domestic Violence Toward Women: Recognize the Patterns and Seek Help(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/domestic-violence/WO00044/METHOD=print
- Domestic Violence: Older Women Can Be Victims Too(National Center on Elder Abuse) - Links to PDF - http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/NCEAroot/Main_Site/pdf/publication/OLDERWOMEN2-COLUMNFINAL10-11-05.pdf
- enditnow.gov(Dept. of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women) - http://www.enditnow.gov/
- Domestic Violence(National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse) - http://www.preventelderabuse.org/elderabuse/domestic.html
- Child Abuse - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childabuse.html
- Child Sexual Abuse - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childsexualabuse.html
- Elder Abuse - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/elderabuse.html
- Rape - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/rape.html
- Teen Violence - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/teenviolence.html
- Injuries and Wounds - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/injuriesandwounds.html
- Social/Family Issues - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/socialfamilyissues.html
- Women - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/women.html
Domestic Violence - Multiple Languages - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/languages/domesticviolence.html