The Consequences Of Domestic Violence Among American Women

Around 2-4 million American women are victims of abuse each year, according to the domestic violence center (cite). These women come from all different backgrounds. The consequences of violence include acute trauma, poor health, and compromised functioning (McFarlane, Nava, Gilroy, & Maddoux, 2015). Many of the victims of domestic violence find themselves fearful and confused from their circumstances. Each year around 4,000 women die due to domestic violence, according to the domestic violence abuse shelter online site (cite). When a woman leaves a domestic violence situation she much more likely to be killed than she is to stay in this situation (find source). This is extremely problematic, because women have a hard time leaving anyway, and …show more content…
This can be extremely problematic when it comes to the victim interacting with law enforcement. For example a woman may have tried to leave her husband several times with the help of law enforcement and protective orders, however she kept coming back. Once she tries to leave again law enforcement may not take her seriously, and as well as other facility’s and may be reluctant to keep helping her or the other victim. Also a woman who is taking this many times to leave can be problematic in other areas as well. For example when a woman returns to the abuser after using a shelter, 43% reported re abuser a few months later (CITE, Mcfranlane or …show more content…
A victim who choses to leave a domestic violence relationships faces number or problems, with few solutions. More people need to be educated about domestic violence, and the problems victims face when leaving abusive relationships. More needs to be done to help these victims escape their violent relationships and not return, as well as succeeding with the rest of their life. I believe with more research, and a better understanding more issues and will be put into place to help these women and men, and children in their situations