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ANTHEM Family Safety Council
s committed to addressing domestic violence in all its forms including date rape, elder, child and spousal abuse. The council is composed of North Texas domestic violence advocates, crisis intervention specialists, police officers with the Dallas Domestic Violence Task Force, City Leaders and counselors, as well as, survivors. ANTHEM Family Safety Council is actively involved in educating ANTHEMs partner organizations, workshop participants and the community on identifying, highlighting and reporting domestic violence. Visit our Resources page to learn more about the ANTHEM Family Safety Council.
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Abuse In Texas
2006 in Texas at a Glance
186,868 Family Violence Incidents
120* Women killed by their intimate partner
*Information provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Council on Family Violence. Continued TCFV research into women killed by ex-boyfriends (a number not tracked by the Texas Department of Public Safety) provides, for the very first time, a new level of accuracy in accounting for the tragic toll of domestic violence in our state.
12,356 Adults received shelter from their abusive relationships
16,968 Children received shelter
*Information provided by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission
In 2002, The Texas Council on Family Violence conducted a statewide polling on prevalence and attitudes on domestic violence. Below are some of the findings:
74% of all Texans have either themselves, a family member and/or a friend have experienced some form of domestic violence.
47% of all Texans report having personally experienced at least one form of domestic violence, either severe, verbal and/or forced isolation from friends and family at some point in their lifetime.
31% of all Texans report that they have been severely abused at some point in their lifetime. Women report severe abuse at a higher rate than men.
75% of all Texans report that they would be likely to call the police if they were to experience some form of domestic violence. Yet only 20% indicated that they actually did call the police when they or a family member experienced domestic violence.
73% of all Texans believe that domestic violence is a serious problem in Texas.
84% percent of all Texans report that they believe they can personally do something about domestic violence.
78% of all Texans said they would be more likely to vote for a political candidate who helped victims of domestic violence.
74% of all Texans recall recent communications concerning domestic violence.
The TCFV survey over-sampled the Texas Hispanic population to account for any insight specific to the Hispanic community on domestic violence. Below are some highlights of the findings:
77% of all Hispanic Texans indicate that either themselves, a family member and/or a friend have experienced some form of domestic violence. Indicating that approximately
5.2 million Hispanic Texans are personally affected by the epidemic of domestic violence. If the current prevalence rates remain the same, by the year 2030, more than 12.2 million Hispanic Texans could be personally affected by domestic violence.
64% of all Hispanic Texans indicate that they or a member of their family have experienced at least one form of domestic violence in their lifetime.
2 out of every 5 Hispanic Texas females (39%) reported experience severe abuse.
1 out of every 5 Hispanic Texas females (18%) reported being forced to have sex against their will.
40% of Hispanic Texans who reported experiencing at least one form of domestic violence took no action.
63% of all Hispanic Texans recall recent communications concerning domestic violence.
86% of all Hispanic Texans report that they would vote for a candidate who helps domestic violence victims. They are the ethnic group most likely to indicate such.Hispanic Texans, like the general population, have both a limited definition of domestic violence and have a willingness to blame victims for the abuse they suffer.
E-mail: info@anthemnorthtexas.org
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