October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. #DVAMTurns30 this year, but the #DVFacts show there's still work to be done. #Thread
.@NCADV reports that 1 in 3 women & 1 in 4 men will become victims of physical domestic violence in their lifetime. #DVFacts
.@NCADV also reports that there is a connection between domestic violence and gun violence. #DVFacts
More #DVFacts: Intimate partner violence accounts for 15% of ALL violent crime.
It's often very difficult for someone to leave an abuser or an abusive situation.
(From the DAME archives #ICYMI:) damemagazine.com/2014/10/29/why…
Help spread awareness and resources for those who need it: ncadv.org/get-help via @NCADV #DVAMTurns30
And of course, awareness is only the beginning. feministing.com/2017/10/18/bey… via @feministing
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