Domestic Violence in the Work Place~Breaking the silence ~ H.O.P.E. Alliance

It is estimated that one million Americans fail to report to work each day due to injuries sustained in family disputes. Over one million women are stalked each year in the U.S., and over a quarter of them report missing work as a result of stalking. A study also found that 74% of employed battered women were harrased by their partner while they were at work. A national survery revealed that 24 percent of women between the ages of 18 - 65 who had experienced DV said that the abuse caused them to arrive late at work or miss day(s) of work.  These stats are alarming but there is H.O.P.E.!  Join us for tonight's blog talk with our guest, Deborah, a human resource manager.