Mary Kay Truth About Abuse Survey: National Findings from Third Survey of Domestic Violence Shelters in the United States

The related Press Release highlights the following trends:

• 88 percent of domestic violence shelters expect their overall situation during the next 12 months will be worse than now, or the same as now, in light of the economy.
• Three out of four domestic violence shelters (77 percent) report an increase in women seeking assistance from abuse.
• 75 percent of shelters attribute this rise in abuse to ñfinancial issues.î
• 54 percent of shelters link this increase in domestic violence to ñjob loss.î
• More than half (57 percent) of women in shelters canÍt find employment due to the economy.
• 51 percent of shelters nationwide note the abuse is more violent now than before the economic downturn.