Breaking the cycle of abuse is crucial!
Below are some ways and suggestions on how The Crime Connection works towards our goals!
Encouraging positive role models and mentors.
Resources and programs for parents and guardians.
Prioritizing education about healthy relationships.
Addressing potential signs of abusive behavior.
Support networks for children.
It’s about Time We Make the Connection and Start on Prevention!
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It is time we make the connection between mental health, trauma, and crime.
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Understanding how we treat our children shapes and molds them into adulthood.
Understanding the numbers!
On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. For one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men.
(https://www.thehelpsavefoundation.org/about-us/domestic-violence-statistics
1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have been victims of (some form of) physical violence by an intimate partner within their lifetime.
(https://www.thehelpsavefoundation.org/about-us/domestic-violence-statistics
1 in 7 women and 1 in 18 men have been stalked by an intimate partner during their lifetime to the point in which they felt very fearful or believed that they or someone close to them would be harmed or killed.
https://www.thehelpsavefoundation.org/about-us/domestic-violence-statistics