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We are half way through “Domestic Violence Awareness Month”. Give a thought to how our current economic crisis will affect fragile and dangerous conditions for battered humans. Donate a phone or car, get involved.

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, (NCADV) has led the way as advocates for awareness. Their website has lists of guidelines on how to protect yourself and who to call. In addition, they do this:

[…In October 1994 NCADV, in conjunction with Ms. Magazine, created the “Remember My Name” project, a national registry to increase public awareness of domestic violence deaths. Since then, NCADV has been collecting information on women who have been killed by an intimate partner and produces a poster each October for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, listing the names of those documented in that year…]

http://www.ncadv.org/takeaction/DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth_134.html

If you need immediate assistance, dial 911.

The National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). 

Congresswoman Jackie Speier has some local numbers and statistics on her website. 8% of men and 25% of women suffer attack in the USA. See more at her site:

  http://speier.house.gov/apps/list/press/ca12_speier/dv.shtml

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