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Last year, the number of women abused by their husbands was greater than the number that married.
In 50% of these cases, one or both partners were using drugs or alcohol.
- Senate Judiciary Committee (December 11, 1990)Of 900 children at women's shelters, nearly 70% were victims of physical abuse or neglect due to drug
or alcohol abuse by one or both of the parents/caretakers..
- Children Today (March, 1986)More women are treated in emergency rooms for battering injuries than for rapes, muggings, and traffic accidents combined.
- The New York Times (October 17, 1991)40% of women and children in a crisis and seeking shelter are turned away for lack of space.
- Nicole Brown Foundation (Newsletter 1998)There are nearly three times as many animal shelters as women's shelters in the United States.
- Domestic Violence Assistance Program, CSP Incorporated
