Domestic Violence Awareness

If you are a victim of domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE

Sutter Health hospitals, doctors and nurses across Northern California have partnered with the Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) to bring more attention to the serious problem of domestic violence.

We're also providing our patients with education and resources in their local communities, and encouraging women who may need help to talk to their health care providers.

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If you are pregnant link to: www.babies.sutterhealth.org

The Sad Statistics

Domestic violence is a problem of epidemic national proportions. In California alone:

  • Every year, almost 6% of women in California suffer physical injuries from domestic violence. (California Women's Health Survey, 1998-99)
  • In 2002, 153 murders were the result of intimate partner violence in California. (California Department of Justice (DOJ), Criminal Justice Statistics)
  • In 2002, 128 women in California were killed by their husbands, ex-husbands or boyfriends and 25 men were killed by their wives, ex-wives or girlfriends. (DOJ, Criminal Justice Statistics)
  • About 916,000 children were exposed to intimate partner violence at home in 1998. (Department of Health Services, California Women's Health Survey,
    1998-99)

    Health Cares About Domestic Violence Day is a project of the Family Violence Prevention Fund's National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence.

    For more information about the Family Violence Prevention Fund, visit their Web site at www.endabuse.org or call the National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence at 1-888-Rx-ABUSE (TTY: 1-800-595-4899)

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