SO SAD TONIGHT, one of my best friends is in the hospital because of her husband. She has been beaten to blood in front of her 4 months old baby girl while her 12 years old begged her to go to the police. They live a nice life in a high profile neighborhood, “the perfect family I thought” until she told me the truth.

Unfortunately, there are so many women like her. It is hard to know exactly how common domestic violence is, because people often don’t report it. There is no typical victim. It happens among people of all ages.

No one should live in fear of the person they love. If you recognize yourself or someone you know in the following warning signs and descriptions of abuse, reach out. There is help available. You must reach for help if it happens to you.

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/domestic_violence_abuse_types_signs_causes_effects.htm