Safe Passage, Inc. Domestic Violence Intervention & Prevention Services
Serving Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley and Switzerland Counties of Indiana
24 Hour Toll-Free Hot Line 1-877-733-1990
The Children
Children witness 87% of the domestic assaults in this country. Exposure alone is abuse. In the state of Indiana, if a child is on the premises when battering occurs, the crime is escalated from a misdemeanor to a felony.
63% of juveniles charged with murder are there for killing an abusive father, step-father or mother’s live in boyfriend in an attempt to protect their mother.
The March of Dimes reports that more babies are born with birth defects as a result of their mothers being battered during pregnancy than from the combination of all the disease and illnesses which we immunize pregnant women against.
Anxiety about being hurt or killed
Fighting with others
Temper Tantrums
Suicide Attempts
Substance Abuse
Eating Disorders
Bed Wetting, regression to earlier stages
Over Achieving
Medical problems such as asthma, ulcers
Headaches, stomach aches
Sleeplessness
Stealing or other juvenile crimes
Identification with the aggressor
Withdrawal from other people and activities
Denial
Children raised in Violent Homes are:
6 times as likely to commit suicide
26 times as likely to commit sexual assault
57 times as likely to abuse drugs
74 times as likely to commit other crimes