What Surviors Wish First Responders Knew
Domestic Violence in the African American Community
By Sunny Lim According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), black women face a higher likelihood of sexual assault and domestic violence in their lifetimes compared to other racial groups. More than 40 percent of Black women in the United States suffer from intimate partner violence and face disproportionately higher rates of homicide. For statistics regarding […]
Why Survivors Don’t Call the Police
By Jill Crowner Survivors are often asked why they didn’t “just call the police” when faced with domestic violence. The answer to this question is complicated and varies from case to case. Abusers frequently use fear and manipulation to maintain control over the person they are abusing. Survivors are told that calling the police won’t […]
What is a Lethality Assessment?
By Rebecca Lynn According to the NACDV, 72 percent of all murder-suicides involve an intimate partner. However, this percentage is created by the number of reports made to public records, which is thought to be mostly under-reported. Depending on the city, murder-suicides aren’t always recorded with specific information, such as the relationship or history of […]
