Family Violence Prevention Efforts to Keep Women and their Children Safe

Nearly one in four American women report being raped or physically assaulted by a current or former partner at some point in their life. Around the world, at least one in every three women has been physically or sexually abused during her lifetime. The CDC finds that women who have experienced partner violence are at significantly greater risk for heart disease, stroke, asthma, arthritis, heavy drinking, and risky sex than women who have not experienced partner violence. This presentation will discuss violence against women -- its prevalence and its implications on maternal, child and adolescent health and will discuss how public health programs from multiple states integrated prevention, assessment and intervention into state-level initiatives. Tools and models that have been implemented internationally will be shared as well.