Child Abuse and Family Violence

Child abuse and family violence are devastating tragedies that sadly affect many people and cuts across every demographic. The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City supports several organizations working to stop child abuse and family violence, as well as organizations that support its victims. These organizations provide advocacy, education and research, and support services such as shelter, safety training and counseling.

News

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Resources

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  • From the Kansas City Child Abuse Roundtable. This link will open a pdf.

  • MCADSV is a statewide membership coalition of organizations and individuals working to end violence against women and their children through direct services and social and systemic change.

  • MOCSA offers therapy, support and advocacy for victims of rape and sexual assault, for sexually abused children and families, for adult survivors of child sexual abuse, and for others touched by sexual violence. Through the years MOCSA has enhanced and increased outreach, prevention and education programs focused on children, youth, professionals and community groups.

  • KCSDV focuses on the prevention and elimination of sexual and domestic violence through a statewide network of programs providing support and safety for all victims of sexual and domestic violence and stalking, with primary focus on women and their children; direct services; public awareness and education; advocacy for victims; comprehensive prevention; and, social change efforts.

Facts

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  • In Missouri, the unmet need for domestic violence shelters was at its highest rates in 30 years in 2009, increasing by 60 percent - 10,506 women, children and men received shelter, while 15,106 were turned away.

    2009 Domestic Violence Statistics; The Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

  • A total of 49,215 women, children and men received residential and non-residential domestic violence services in Missouri in 2009. The total unmet requests for those services was 18,821.

    2009 Domestic Violence Statistics; The Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

  • There are 297 domestic violence shelter beds in Metropolitan Kansas City.

    2009 Domestic Violence Statistics; The Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

  • Those who received domestic violence advocacy and support services rated that help very highly. At least 93 percent of domestic violence survivors who received services reported having strategies for enhancing their safety and having knowledge of available community resources.

    2009 Domestic Violence Statistics; The Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

National

  • In the United States, 1 in 4 Women and 1 in 9 men are victims of domestic violence at some point in their lives.

    CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey, 2005

  • Each year, women experience about 4.8 million intimate partner related physical assaults and rapes. Men are the victims of about 2.9 million intimate partner related physical assaults.

    Understanding Intimate Partner Violence, CDC Fact Sheet, 2009

  • Approximately 33 million or 15% of all U.S. adults admit that they were a victim of domestic violence. Furthermore, 6 in 10 adults claim that they know someone personally who has experienced domestic violence.

    2006 Harris Interactive Poll

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