It’s sort of like a natural disaster ? like a tidal wave, for example. Everyone knows it happens, everyone knows how bad it can be, but nobody wants to talk about it.
The public needs to stop ignoring domestic violence, though. It happens to one out of every four women, and one of every seven men become victim of severe violence from an intimate partner, too. It occurs more than once to over three quarters of the victims. And almost a third of the U.S. adult population is subject to violent threats and stalking, as well.
Ignoring the problem ? or pretending it doesn’t happen or simply not speaking about it ? isn’t going to help, says Everytown for Gun Safety, an advocate against violence in the U.S. If more are aware or at least acknowledge it, then maybe fewer incidents of domestic violence will occur, too.
Everytown hopes to extend this awareness through a new project that uses a new method.?Instead of just numbers and figures and statistics, Everytown is getting the message across in a method that might garner more attention and might inspire more positive response ? it uses the words of victims.
Directly below the quotes is a sign-up box, too, so that the organization can keep everyone up-to-date with recent news by email.
See these snips recently posted on its website:
To hell with the numbers – the words of the victims add up to a lot more impact. And a lot more awareness, too, which will hopefully get this problem out of the closet and on the public conscience.
And if you’d like to stay aware and up-to-date on this too-secret problem, sign up for updates on Everytown’s website.
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