MCADSV Sample Presentation
- 2. National Statistics By the most conservative estimate, each year 1 million women suffer nonfatal violence by an intimate. 88% of victims of domestic violence with fatalities had a documented history of physical abuse. In homes where partner abuse occurs, children are 1,500 times more likely to be abused. An average of 28% of high school and college students experience dating violence at some point. Domestic violence is statistically consistent across racial and ethnic boundaries. Each year, between 50,000 and 100,000 Lesbian women and as many as 500,000 Gay men are battered. The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that 1.4 million adults are stalked annually in the United States. Only about one-seventh of all domestic assaults come to the attention of the police. Family violence costs $5 to $10 billion annually in medical expenses, police and court costs, shelters and foster care, sick leave, absenteeism, and non-productivity.
- 3. In Michigan in 2009 103,331 Offenses were reported 103,331 Victims were reported 104,035 Offenders were reported Domestic Violence The occurrence of any of the following acts by a person that is not an act of self‐defense: causing or attempting to cause physical or mental harm to a family or household member; placing a family or household member in fear of physical or mental harm; causing or attempting to cause a family or household member to engage in involuntary sexual activity by force, threat of force, or duress; and/or engaging in activity toward a family or household member that would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, harassed, or molested.
- 4. Age Of Victim 9 and Under 6,161 10‐19 15,599 20‐29 30,222 30‐39 22,566 40‐49 16,585 50‐59 7,593 60‐69 2,575 70‐79 1,014 80‐89 382 90‐98 49 99+ 9 Unknown 576 Age Of Offender 01‐09 165 10‐19 16,231 20‐29 34,265 30‐39 25,829 40‐49 17,907 50‐59 6,954 60‐69 1,433 70‐79 345 80‐89 81 90‐98 12 99+ 18 Unknown 795 Domestic Violence in Michigan - 2009 Sex Of Victim Female 75,085 Male 28,165 Unknown 81 Sex Of Offender Female 27,588 Male 76,318 Unknown 129
- 5. Michigan - 2009 Child 10,577 Child in Common 4,165 Child of BF/GF* 730 Common‐Law Spouse 1,103 Dating BF/GF 25,490 Ex‐Spouse 2,963 Former Dating BF/GF 11,465 Former Resident BF/GF 1,017 Grandchild 578 Grandparent 1,055 Homosexual Relationship 821 In‐Law 1,537 Other Family Member 6,967 Parent 9,727 Resident BF/GF 3,987 Sibling(Brother or Sister) 7,489 Spouse 13,620 Step‐child 1,412 Step‐parent 1,152 Step‐Sibling 438 Victim to Offender Relationship Domestic Violence *Boyfriend/Girlfriend
- 6. 1st Degree Sexual Assault Michigan 2009 The sexual intercourse of a person, forcibly and/or against that person's will; or, not forcibly or against the person's will where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity. Victims 3,588* Incidents 3,392 Arrests 449 * 96% of the victims were reported as female.
- 7. There were more victims (29%) of this crime between the ages of 15 and 19 than in any other age group. Michigan-2009
- 8. Acquaintance 911 Babysitter 13 Child 272 Child in Common 17 Child of BF/GF* 43 Common Law Spouse 2 Dating BF/GF 243 Employee 6 Employer 2 Ex‐spouse 8 Former Dating BF/GF 98 Former Resident BF/GF 6 Friend 300 Grandchild 51 Grandparent 2 Homosexual Relationship 0 In‐law 12 Neighbor 44 Other Family Member 280 Otherwise Known 371 Parent 4 Resident BF/GF 8 Sibling 155 Spouse 48 Step‐child 117 Step‐parent 29 Step‐sibling 53 Stranger 379 Unknown 566 Victim to Offender Relationship 1st Degree Sexual Assault Michigan - 2009 *Boyfriend/Girlfriend
- 9. Our mission is to develop and promote efforts aimed at the elimination of all domestic and sexual violence in Michigan.
- 10. OUR GOALS Ensure state and local resources for prevention of domestic and sexual violence Elevate primary prevention as a priority policy issue Communities will work together to bring about the social change necessary to end domestic and sexual violence Encourage the leadership of women
- 11. OUR WORK Advocacy Training and Education Support and Outreach
- 12. ADVOCACY■ Participating in the introduction of legislation aimed at providing a state funding source for local Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Programs. ■ Mobilizing support for the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (2005). ■ Adding protection for survivors of violence in dating relationships by working to pass Public Act 105 (2005). ■ Stalking Laws (1993); the 24-bill Domestic Violence Reform Package (1994); the Personal Protection Order Package (1995); securing 1.5 million dollars in funding for the operation of sexual assault prevention and intervention programs (2000); and the Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Task Force Legislative Package (2001). Promoting survivor, advocacy and prevention priorities by advancing our state and national policy agenda
- 13. TRAINING and EDUCATION ■ Promoting public awareness for survivor services and prevention activities through special projects, events and awareness campaigns. ■ Providing comprehensive issue-based training to advocates and allied professionals to improve the delivery of services to domestic and sexual violence survivors. ■ Serving on statewide and national task forces, committees and workgroups to improve community responses to domestic and sexual violence. ■ Acting as a catalyst for innovative, long- range plans to end domestic and sexual violence, and lead in the development and monitoring of state and national legislation. Online Resources For: Survivors Service Providers Faith Communities The LGBT Community The Media
- 14. SUPPORT and OUTREACH ■ Comprehensive, community- based, social change efforts to end domestic and sexual violence ■ 24-hour crisis intervention hotlines ■ Advocacy, counseling and support groups ■ Outreach and public education ■ Legal advocacy/court accompaniment ■ Forensic nurse examiner programs ■ Emergency safe shelter ■ Children’s programming Member program services and activities
- 15. MCADSV is working to create the social change needed to ensure a world where fear does not exist and where domestic violence and sexual assault are unthinkable. What can you do?
- 16. Men Educate and re-educate your sons and other young men about their responsibility in ending men’s violence against women. Remember that silence is affirming. When you choose not to speak out against men’s violence, you are supporting it. For more information about how men can help reduce domestic and sexual violence visit www.acalltomen.com.
- 17. Parents Understand the many forms of abuse. Teach your child about consent and how to treat others with respect. Teach non-violent ways of resolving conflict. Model healthy relationships. Advocate for healthy relationship curricula to be taught in schools and youth organizations.
- 18. Youth Get involved. Learn what respect looks like. Know your resources. Start a dating violence prevention club at your school. Speak up when you see someone being disrespectful. Attend a Teen Dating Violence Prevention Summit or start one in your community.
- 19. Create safe environments. Show youth they are valued. Teach and model respect. Implement a prevention curriculum and/or sponsor dating violence prevention efforts. Encourage youth to be leaders in ending abuse. People Who Work With Youth
- 20. Meet with domestic and sexual violence prevention experts. Become familiar with primary prevention programs in your community and across the state. Collaborate with colleagues to expand opportunities. Develop funding for high quality domestic and sexual violence prevention programs. Policymakers
- 21. FOR MORE INFORMATION info@mcadsv.org www.mcadsv.org Okemos: (517) 347-7000 Detroit: (313) 267-4005 Okemos Office: Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence 3893 Okemos Road, Suite B2 Okemos, MI 48864 Detroit Office : Building the Safety Net Project 2727 Second Avenue, Suite 327 Detroit, MI 48201 Follow us on Facebook for details on upcoming events and training opportunities. Join us on Twitter to keep up with breaking legislative news and requests for action. Read our Wordpress Blog for survivors’ stories.
- 22. Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report: Violence Against Women: Estimates from the Redesigned Survey, 1995. Prevalence Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey, U.S. Department of Justice, November, 1998. Brustin, S., Legal Response to Teen Dating Violence, Family Law Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 2, 331, Summer 1995. Murphy, Queer Justice: Equal Protection for Victims of Same-Sex Domestic Violence, 30 Val. U. L. Rev. 335, 1995. Medical News, American Medical Association, January, 1992. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Family Violence: Interventions for the Justice System, 1993. Raphael & Tolman, Trapped by Poverty, Trapped by Abuse: New Evidence Documenting the Relationship Between Domestic Violence and Welfare, 1997. Florida Governor's Task Force on Domestic and Sexual Violence, Florida Mortality Review Project, 1997. www.michigan.gov/documents/msp/2009Annual_Domestic_Violence_332 343_7.pdf www.mcadsv.org SOURCES