Abuse impacts generations.
Healing can too.
Domestic abuse can shape a family for generations.
But, so can hope.
Every minute, approximately 13 women in the United States experience intimate partner violence–including physical violence, sexual violence, or stalking.
And the impact doesn’t stop with the women being abused.
More than 1 in 4 U.S. children have been exposed to family violence during their lifetime.** Children exposed to domestic violence face increased risks of anxiety, depression, trauma symptoms, academic struggles, relationship difficulties, and future victimization or perpetration.
Abuse impacts generations.
Healing can too.
Domestic abuse can shape a family for generations.
But, so can hope.
Every minute, approximately 13 women in the United States experience intimate partner violence–including physical violence, sexual violence, or stalking.
And the impact doesn’t stop with the women being abused.
More than 1 in 4 U.S. children have been exposed to family violence during their lifetime.** Children exposed to domestic violence face increased risks of anxiety, depression, trauma symptoms, academic struggles, relationship difficulties, and future victimization or perpetration.
Watch this survivors story!
At Called to Peace Ministries, we walk alongside women experiencing domestic abuse with trauma-informed advocacy, safety planning, restore groups, practical assistance, church education and training, and tools that help survivors move from crisis toward safety and healing.
Getting out is only the beginning.
The difference between tragedy and transformation is support.
When a woman has someone to walk beside her, she has a greater opportunity to recognize abuse, make a safety plan, find resources, rebuild her confidence, and begin creating a different future for herself and her children.
And when one woman find healing, the impact can reach far beyond her.
Her children can learn a different way of living.
Her family can begin to heal.
Her future can look different.
This October, we have an opportunity to change what comes next.
During National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Called to Peace Ministries is raising $225,000 to provide hope, healing, and practical support to women and families impacted by domestic abuse.
Our goal is to make sure that when a woman reaches out, someone is there to answer.
Will you help make that possible?
Your gift today helps Called to Peace Ministries continue serving women who are reaching out for help-and equips us to reach even more women and families before abuse becomes tragedy.
Give today. Help create a different future for a woman and her family.
5 Ways to Make a Difference During Domestic Violence Awareness Month:
Join Our Peer-to-Peer Movement
Become Equipped
Donate
Download Our Kit
Attend Our Vigil
*The CDC’s National Violent Death Reporting System further shows that between 2018–2021, nearly 4,000 women were victims of intimate partner homicide, and 68% were killed in their own homes — the very place where domestic abuse most often occurs.² DomesticShelters.org & National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health
**Source: U.S. Department of Justice, OJJDP, National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence (2011)