I 5,311 domestic assaults were reported to police in 2008. - Children's Mental Health Report 2010
In Maine, the crime of Domestic Assault, as reported to police, occurs every 96 minutes. - Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence
Murders in Maine have risen from 21 total in 2007 to 29 in 2008. About 60% of the murders are a result of domestic violence, which is an increase from 38% in 2007. - Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence
Every year over 7,000 Maine women are physically or sexually assaulted by an intimate partner and over half of them (57%) are injured as a result of the violence. - Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence
One in 20 new mothers in Maine report experiencing abuse during pregnancy. 70% of them were not trying to get pregnant when they conceived, and one-third of them were diagnosed with post-partnum depression, compared to 12% of women who were not victims of domestic violence. - Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence
In fiscal year 2008, 12,549 individuals were provided services by Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence and 25,069 shelter nights were provided. - Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence
Slightly more than half of female victims of intimate violence live in households with children under age 12. - Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence
In a national survey of more than 6,000 American families, 50 percent of the men who frequently assaulted their wives also frequently abused their children. - Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence
Children who had been exposed to violence suffered symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, such as bed-wetting or nightmares, and were at greater risk than their peers of having allergies, asthma, gastrointestinal problems headaches and flu. - Journal of Pediatrics, 2005
While federal expenditures overall continue to grow, the portion of domestic spending focused on children has steadily decreased over the last five decades, dropping a total of 22% since 1960. - Urban Institute Kids' Share 2008 report
Since 2003, only one penny of every new non-defense dollar spent by the federal government has gone towards children's programs. - Urban Institute Kids' Share 2008 report
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