domestic violence victims are becoming displaced and homeless after leaving their violent homes.
What happens to a victim when they are turned away from their local shelter?
DID YOU KNOW? According to the NNEDV Snapshot Census done on September 14, 2016, there were 11,991 unmet requests. That means there were 11,991 people turned away from the shelter IN ONE DAY!
DID YOU KNOW?
In Texas, 42% of those victims who call their local shelter will be turned away. Children make up more than 2/3rds of that population.
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There are more than 250,000 REPORTED unmet requests for emergency services nationally! That's little more than 1/3 of the requests made over a year's time.
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Approximately 75% of women who are killed by their batterers are murdered when they attempt to leave or after they have left an abusive relationship. *Center for Disease Control