TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Violence in the Family as a Public Health Concern A1 - Frieze, Irene Hanson A1 - Schumm, Jeremiah A. A1 - Williams, Stacey L. A2 - Wallace, Robert B. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine, 15e AB - Although the family can and often is a source of strength and support for many people, it can also be a source of victimization. Violence in family settings in the United States is believed to affect a large proportion of the population, although not all of this is severe violence. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that about 1.5 million women and more than 800,000 men are raped or physically assaulted by an intimate partner each year (http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/ipvfacts.htm).1 Such violence can be fatal. More than 10% of homicide victims are killed by an intimate partner.2 Other CDC data3 indicate that nearly 1 million children were confirmed by child protective agencies as victims of child abuse in 2002. This included neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and emotional and psychological abuse. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Medical CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141963085 ER -