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Every 9 seconds in the US a woman is assaulted or beaten.

On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men.

1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have been victims of (some form of) physical violence by an intimate partner within their lifetime.

1 in 5 women and 1 in 7 men have been victims of severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime.

1 in 7 women and 1 in 18 men have been stalked by an intimate partner during their lifetime to the point in which they felt very fearful or believed that they or someone close to them would be harmed or killed.

On a typical day, there are more than 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide.

The presence of a gun in a domestic violence situation increases the risk of homicide by 500%.

On a typical day, there are more than 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide.

Intimate partner violence accounts for 15% of all violent crime.

Women between the ages of 18- 24 are most commonly abused by an intimate partner.

19% of domestic violence involves a weapon.

Domestic victimization is correlated with a higher rate of depression and suicidal behavior.

Only 34% of people who are injured by intimate partners receive medical care for their injuries.

More than 10 million American are victims of physical violence annually.

20 people are victims of physical violence every minute in the United States.

1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men is a victim of some form of physical violence by an intimate partner during their lifetimes.

76% of intimate partner physical violence victims are female; 24% are male.

1 in 7 women and 1 in 18 men are severely injured by intimate partners in their lifetimes.

Domestic violence accounts for 15% of all violent crime in the United States.

Domestic violence is most common among women aged 18- 24 and 25-34.

A majority of physical abuse is committed by dating partners rather than spouses.

More than 75% of women aged 18-49 who are abused were previously abused by the same perpetrator.

Intimate partner physical abuse has declined 67% since the passage of the Violence Against Women Act in 1994.

Slightly more than half of intimate partner physical violence is reported to law enforcement.

1 in 15 children are exposed to intimate partner violence each year, and 90% these children are eyewitnesses to this violence.

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“SAVE” Survivors Advocating for Violence Education

The Help SAVE Foundation is a community based organization providing programs to educate law enforcement and social service professionals about the challenges that domestic violence victims face when coming forward.

Through educating first responders to understand Project “Bright Futures”viesa victim’s point of view and providing them the tools and education needed, we can achieve our goal of helping domestic violence victims become survivors.

The Help SAVE Foundation is a non funded, non profit 501(c)(3) organization relying on donations and volunteers to keep this program running.

Our Goals

Providing quality education to law enforcement and social workers so they can successfully empower victims and their families to live a life free of fear and domestic abuse
Offering support to our local women’s centers
Providing programs for the children of domestic violence
Speaking to teenagers about domestic abuse and the signs of an abuser

Project “Bright Futures”

On 7/18 we launched Project “Bright Futures” which ran from July 18 to August 12, 2016.

A big thank you to everyone in community that donated back packs and school supplies for children of Domestic Violence. Thanks to you we were able to help 100 children start the school year off with new backpacks and a smile.

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Project “You’re Beautiful”

Thank you to our community for your fantastic support of our Project “You’re Beautiful” Campaign which ran from December 1, 2015 to January 3, 2016.

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Due to your tremendous support and donations we were able to provide women’s shelters throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut with handbags filled with necessities like toothpaste, shampoo, hair accessories, nail polish, writing pads, pens and things that make a women smile.

Upcoming we will also be bringing contributions from this campaign to shelters in New Hampshire. We could not have achieved these remarkable results without your help!

SOUTHCOAST Today

By Kathleen McKiernan
Nov. 27, 2015 at 8:06 PM

Fairhaven woman creates nonprofit to help domestic violence victims

FAIRHAVEN — As she headed to an area police station, Jennifer Blum held in her hand a cell phone containing recorded messages from her ex-boyfriend describing how he would kill her.

At the time, in 2013, she saw the police as her refuge: an escape from 13 years of domestic violence and the fear, an end to the threats and abuse.

For 13 years, he would put his hands around her neck, leaving her gasping for air. He would come home and ask her which wall she would like her “head splattered on,” Blum remembers. He brainwashed her into believing no one would help her… [ read full story ]

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