Each year, an estimated 3.3 million children are exposed to violence by family
members against their mothers or female caretakers.
(American Psychl. Ass'n,
Violence and the Family (1996).
In homes where partner abuse occurs, children are 1,500 times more
likely to be abused.
(Department of Justice, Family Violence: Interventions for
the Justice System) 1993.
40%-60% of men who abuse women also abuse children.
(American Psychl. Ass'n,
Violence and the Family (1996).
Fathers who batter mothers are two times more likely to seek sole physical
custody of their children than are non-violent fathers. (American Psychl. Ass'n,
Violence and the Family (1996).
In one study, 27% of domestic homicide victims were children. (Florida Governor's
Task Force on Domestic and Sexual Violence.)
