As many as 5 million women in the United States are abused by an intimate partner each year with more than 1,500 murdered. Over a lifetime, at least one in three women, and one in four men, will be a victim of domestic violence, according to the Centers for Disease Control, which classifies it as a major public health problem.The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control estimates domestic abuse costs the nation nearly eight million days of lost work per year, along with $728 million in lost productivity.
The around the clock national domestic violence hotline is 800-799-7233.
In Bloomington Normal, the Countering Domestic Violence Hotline is 827-7070. Neville House has counseling, emergency shelter, and other assistance available.
A recent article in the magazine 'Working Mother' deals with steps businesses can take to safeguard workers from partner violence. This might seem like a natural fit for a magazine with that readership. Not so.
Kim Wells heads the Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence, based in Bloomington. Wells tells GLT's Charlie Schlenker this was the first time that topic has come up for that periodical.
