Explore the research in Dear Trauma
Dive into the research with me to better understand the horrific data behind femicide, domestic abuse, the impacts of trauma on our brains.... and more.
4 in 5
From 1994 to 2010, approximately 4 in 5 victims of intimate partner violence were female.
Intimate Partner Violence, 1993-2010 | Bureau of Justice Statistics
43%
43% of dating college women report experiencing violent and abusive dating behaviors including physical, sexual, digital, verbal, or other controlling abuse.
College_Dating_And_Abuse_Final_Study.pdf
500%
The presence of a gun in domestic violence situations increases the risk of homicide for women by 500%. More than half of women killed by gun violence are killed by family members or intimate partners. http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12835191
48.4%
Almost half of all women and men in the US have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner in their lifetime (48.4% and 48.8%, respectively).
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2010 Summary Report
4x
Survivors [of domestic violence] are 3 times for likely to have suicidal thoughts and 4 times more likely to attempt suicide.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18395577/
Dear Trauma Notes
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: Domestic Violence Statistics
- The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2016/2017 Report on Sexual Violence
- Violence Policy Center - Murder Suicide and the Role of Guns
- American Roulette: Murder-Suicide in the United States
- National Library of Medicine: Risk Factors for Femicide in Abusive Relationships: Results From a Multisite Case Control Study
- Harvard Medicine School: Left Behind After Suicide
- UCL News: Suicide Attempt Risk Among Friends and Relatives of People Who Die by Suicide
- John Hopkins: Children Who Lose a Parent to Suicide More Likely to Die the Same Way
- Life Expectancy in Police Officers: A Comparison with the U.S. General Population
- Police 1: Preparing for Life After Law Enforcement
- American Psychological Association: What You Need to Know About Willpower
- National Library of Medicine: The Hippocampus and Imagining the Future: Where Do We Stand?
- Psychopharmacology: Alcohol Attenuates Amygdala–Frontal Connectivity During Processing Social Signals in Heavy Social Drinkers
Subscribe for More Plot Twists
Join my email list to be the first to know about next steps for Dear Trauma and to get the stories that didn’t make the final cut!
