The National Network to End Domestic Violence conducted their National Census of Domestic Violence Services last year. Simply put, this census counted the number of adults and children who received life-saving services from domestic violence programs on September 25, 2007.On that one day, domestic violence programs across the nation served over 53,000 people. Local, state and national crisis hotlines answered more than 20,000 phone calls - that's 14 calls a minute.
In Ohio, 2,152 victims were served in those 24 hours. And 86% of the 72 domestic violence programs in our state provided individual counseling or advocacy to children and adults.
The results show that domestic violence services are in high demand. We hope that this census can educate communities and allow more people access to these vital services.
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