During the month of October, my workplace stands in solidarity with the victims and defends the popularity of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Every year, we focus on the cycle of violence, healthy relationships and the effect of culture on prevalence. The widespread lifestyles of this public fitness challenge affect the lives of many others in our state, requiring us to re-examine the scope of the problem.
The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office continues to prosecute domestic violence offences, given our commitment to hold perpetrators accountable under the laws of our states. My workplace also works to help victims and survivors along with domestic violence agencies and advocacy groups. This is achieved through many efforts, adding to the formalization and expansion of 10 intrafamily violence coordination boards, protocol progression, state and local training, and network awareness.
As we interact in these efforts, we reflect on national knowledge of domestic violence for individual victims. Recent statistics show that another 12 million people each year are directly affected by intimate spouse violence. From 2016 to 2018, the number of intimate spouse violence victimizations in the United States higher through 4 2% There are 1 in 4 women (2 4. 3%) and 1 in 7 men (13. 8%) 18 years or older in the United States who have experienced serious physical abuse through an intimate relationship. In 2018, domestic violence accounted for 20% of all violent crimes in the United States.
As a result of the pandemic, we have been in a good position to recognize not only the negative effects of domestic violence on individual victims, but also the broader effects on members of family circle structures. Violence against Americans remains at the forefront of domestic violence. Our domestic violence prosecution, however, recognizes that domestic violence is rarely unique to a member of the unmarried family circle. Violence affects young people and the elderly who may also live at home.
The authors are motivated through strength and control; therefore, intimate and non-intimate family members may suffer physical, emotional, psychological, sexual and economic abuse or be exposed to them. The effect on the well-being of Americans and families has become more intense, many reveling in greater vulnerability due to stressors such as unemployment, limited access to schools and workplaces, lack of confidence in food, and loss of other social media. related to a limited area from which they might otherwise intervene.
When you look at national statistics and about 122 million American families amid a pandemic, you begin to perceive why domestic violence can no longer be considered just a crime that affects people, but becomes more apparent that it is a crime. network challenge that requires network solutions. This truth asks us to continue our efforts to prosecute perpetrators of domestic violence as we identify tactics to supply those affected through violence. nonprofits, network advocates and survivors. We inspire all South Carolinans to sign up for efforts to save you and the people who have suffered it.
If you or someone you know has been the victim of physical, sexual, emotional, monetary, or mental abuse through a family member, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). and confidential help for victims of domestic violence.