EDVNM
Mission Statement
To end domestic violence in NM.
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About Us
We are raising awareness about domestic violence. We are trying to prevent domestic violence in households. We want kids to grow up in a healthy environment. We want children to have good relationships with their families. You can go to our website and donate. We will provide counseling, shelter . If we were a real non-profit, we would be a 501c3 organization. If you want to help call (587)-555-8901.
Donate to these Real Nonprofits
- S.A.F.E. House
- Mission Statement:To shelter and empower survivors of intimate partner domestic violence
- The New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Mission Statement:Our vision is survivor safety and offender accountability, supported by an effective, coordinated community response.
- Domestic Violence Resource Center
- Mission Statement:Empowering victims to become survivors and thrivers by ending the cycle of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking permanently by intervening where abuse occurs, advocating and providing resources for protection and safety, restoring self esteem and strengthening the human spirit.
- Enlace Comunitario
- Mission Statement:We transform the lives of individuals and their families experiencing domestic violence
- NMCAN
- Mission Statement:Connect young people to healthy relationships with peers and community networks to strengthen their sense of belonging
Build young people’s leadership skills around personal growth and self-advocacy
Guide partners and systems to reflect the needs, values, and priorities of young people
- NM Kids Matter
- Mission Statement:We advocate for children who’ve been abused or neglected by empowering community volunteers to speak up for them in the foster care system. Ensuring that every child grows up in a safe, nurturing and permanent home.We advocate for children who’ve been abused or neglected by empowering community volunteers to speak up for them in the foster care system. Ensuring that every child grows up in a safe, nurturing and permanent home.
Why We Want to
Stop Domestic Violence; Facts
- The presence of a gun in a domestic violence situation increases the risk of homicide by 500%.
- Intimate partner violence accounts for 15% of all violent crime.
- 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner contact sexual violence, and/or intimate partner stalking with impacts such as injury, fearfulness, post-traumatic stress disorder, use of victim services, contraction of sexually transmitted diseases, etc.
1 in 7 women and 1 in 25 men have been injured by an intimate partner
- 1 in 10 women have been raped by an intimate partner. Data is unavailable on male victims
- 1 in 7 women and 1 in 18 men have been stalked by an intimate partner during their lifetime to the point in which they felt very fearful or believed that they or someone close to them would be harmed or killed
- On a typical day, there are more than 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide
- The presence of a gun in a domestic violence situation increases the risk of homicide by 500%.
- Intimate partner violence accounts for 15% of all violent crime
- Women between the ages of 18-24 are most commonly abused by an intimate partner
- 19% of domestic violence involves a weapon
- Domestic victimization is correlated with a higher rate of depression and suicidal behavior
- Only 34% of people who are injured by intimate partners receive medical care for their injuries
- Nearly 20% of marriages and intimate partnerships will experience physical violence, according to the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. Emotional abuse is even more common.
- In the United States, an estimated 10 million people experience domestic violence every year. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, about 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner.
- 52% of domestic violence victomazations go unreported.
- In 2010, law enforcement in New Mexico identified 19,587 incidents of domestic violence. Of these 19,587 incidents, there were 6,787 children reported at the scene. Of these 19,587 incidents, 37% of them reported an injury to the victim and 64% of them reported an injury to the child.
- In the U.S. about 10 million people every year get domestically abused.
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Sources of Facts
Contact Us
There are 3 different ways to contact us. You can call us at (505)-555-8910. Or you can email us at EDVNM@example.org. Or you come come to our main facility next to new mexico orthopedics on the west side of ABQ.
Volunteering
You can participate in helping people at many of our different locations. You can help feed people. You can bring supplies to the locations. Also you can comfort people that are experiencing domestic violence.
Locations
We are located in NM. Our main location is next to NM Orthopedics on the westside of Albuquerque. You can also find us in between the Pit and the Isotopes Stadium.