It would be interesting to find out the statistics for males too, as we mustn't forget abuse does affect men too! Don't forget the adults might be abusing each other, but a child even witnessing it is also being abused. A child does not have to wear a black eye like this child; they will have emotional issues to deal with too. It's hard to see your parents beating each other, screaming at each other... STOP and think about them....
Every 2 minutes somewhere in America someone is sexually assaulted.
Domestic abuse/violence is a major problem throughout the world and it needs to be dealt with sooner rather than later. The UK is not as forward thinking like the USA and publishing books of personal experiences of domestic violence is rather neglected here in the UK. People who do write their stories end up having to self publish and of course the market is not as easily accessible as when publishers are used. I believe this problem is stemmed in the UK's upper lip syndrome and keeping things behind closed doors. The UK does have domestic violence and it is as prevalent as in the USA and Afghanistan, please publishers start pulling your fingers out and help the people who need it most.
In no country in the world are women safe from this type of violence. Out of ten counties surveyed in a 2005 study by the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 50 percent of women in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Peru and Tanzania reported having been subjected to physical or sexual violence by intimate partners, with figures reaching staggering 71 percent in rural Ethiopia. Only in one country (Japan) did less than 20 percent of women report incidents of domestic violence. http://www.unifem.org/gender_issues/violence_against_women/facts_figures.php?page=2
Finally: If you live in Ireland and need help the NATIONAL FREEPHONE HELPLINE is 1800 341 900
Please spread this news and help too.
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