Facts about domestic violence and sexual assault:

• An estimated 3 to 4 million women experience partner abuse each year.  Battery is the single most common cause of injury to women.
• Partner abuse occurs in families from all economic, educational, religious, and cultural backgrounds.
• Children from violent homes suffer severe emotional trauma.  Children are abused in approximately 50% of violent households.
• One in four women and one in seven men will be sexually assaulted before the age of 18.
• A case of sexual violence is reported to law enforcement every seven hours.

If you've experienced domestic violence:

• If possible, leave before the violence begins.
• Develop an escape plan.
• Keep important papers together in a safe place to take with you when you make an exit.  Important paper include:  drivers license, social security cards, medical records, bank information.
• Call 911 or Safe Homes, Inc.
• Seek medical attention if needed.

• Call 911, local law enforcement, or Safe Homes.
• Seek medical help within 72 hours.  Do not douche, change clothes, shower/bathe, or destory any evidence of the attack.
• Try to remember all details about the attacker
• Request testing for pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases.
• You can now request a sexual assault examination in all Kansas hospitals without having to report the crime to law enforcement.