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ACCORDING TO HUECKER & SMOCK (2019)
§ Fa Family and domestic violence (including child abuse, intimate partner abuse, and elder abuse) is a common problem in th the Unite ted Sta tate
and domesti tic health th violence are esti timate ted to to affect 10 million people in th the Unite ted Sta tate tes ev ever ery yea
is a national public hea ealth problem em, and virtually all hea ealthcare profes essionals will at some point ev evaluate
tr treat a pati tient who is a victi tim of some form of domesti tic
family violence.] § Un Unfortunately, each form of family violence begets interrelated forms
violence, and the "cycle
abuse" is
co continued from ex exposed ed children en into thei eir adult rel elationships, , and finally to to th the care
th the elderly. § Do Domestic and family violence include a range
abuse including economic, physical, sexual, emotional, and ps psychological toward children, adults, and elders. § In Intimate partner violence includes st stalking, se sexual and physi sical violence, and psy sychological aggressi ssion by a current
fo former
United States, as many as on
in fou
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in nine men are victims
dom
vi
vi violence is thought to be
vi violence affects the vi victim, families, co-wo workers, an and community. It cau auses di diminished psychological and physical health, de decreases the quality
life, and results in de decreased produ ductivity. § Th The national economic cost
domestic and family violence is estimated to be
12 billion dollars per
The nu numbers
ind ndividuals affected is expected to rise
the ne next 20 years with the inc ncrease in the elderly population. n. § Do Domestic and family violence is difficult to identify, and many cases go unreported to health professionals
legal au
to the preval alence in our society, al all heal althcar are professional als, including psychologists, nurses, ph pharmacists, dentists, ph physician assistants, nurse pr practitioners, and ph physicians will at some po point evaluate and po possibly tr treat a victi tim or perpetr trato tor
domesti tic
family violence.
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NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (NCDAV) STATISTICS 2018
§ In In the United States, an average
20 people le experience intimate partner physical vi violen ence every every m minute. e. § Thi This equates to mo more tha han 10 10 mi million abuse victims ms annu nnually. § 1: 1:4 wo wome men and 1: 1:9 me men experience severe intima mate partner phy hysical violence, in intim imate partner contact sexual vio iolence, and/or in intim imate partner stalkin ing wit ith im impacts such as in injury, fearfulness, posttraumatic ic stress dis isorder, use
vic ictim im se services, s, c contraction
se sexually t transm smitted d dise sease ses, s, e etc.
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ADDITIONAL STATISTICAL DATA
§ Fa Family and domes estic violen ence (including child abuse, e, intimate part rtner er abuse, e, and el elder er abuse) e) is a co commo mmon problem in the he Un United
mily and dome mestic he health violence ce are estima mated to affect ct 10 mi million people in the he Un United States every year
is a national al public he heal alth problem, m, an and virtual ally al all he heal althcar hcare professional als will at some me point eval aluate
treat a patient who ho is a vict ctim
some me form
do domestic
family violence. § Un Unfortunately, each ach form
fami amily violence ce begets interrelated forms ms
violence ce, an and the he "cy cycl cle
ab abuse" is
continued from exposed chi hildren into the heir ad adult relationshi hips, an and final ally to to th the care
th the elderly. § Do Domestic and nd family violenc nce inc nclude a rang nge
abuse inc ncluding ng econo nomic, physical, sexual, emotiona nal, an and psycho hological al towar ard chi hildren, ad adults, an and elders. § Int Intimate partne ner violenc nce inc ncludes st stalking, se sexual and physi ysical violence, and psyc sychological aggressi ssion by by a current
former
the United States, s, as many as on
in fou
wom
and
in nine men ar are victims ms
dome mestic
mestic violence is tho hought ht to be
mestic violence af affects the he victim, m, fami amilies, co-wo workers, s, and community.
cause ses di diminished psychological and physical he heal alth, h, decr creas ases the he qual ality
life, an and results in decr creas ased product ctivity. § Th The national economic cost
do domestic and family violence is estimated to be
12 billion do dollars per ye
numbe bers
individuals affected is expected to rise se
the next 20 ye years wi with the increase se in th the elderly populati tion. § Do Domestic and nd family violenc nce is difficult to ident ntify, and nd many ny cases go unr nreported to health pr profe
legal author
to the pr preva valence in
soc
all healthcare pr profe
in inclu ludin ing psycholo logis ists, nurses, pharmacis ists, dentis ists, physic icia ian assis istants, nurse practit itio ioners, and ph physicians will at som
poi point eva valuate and pos possibly treat a vi victim
pe perpe petrator
dom
fa family vi violence.
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