Maybe You Just Didn't Know

On November 8, 2001, two young boys lost their mother in an act of violence that shocked a quiet Pennsylvania suburb. The incident made clear the need for more education about recognizing the signs of ongoing domestic violence. Telling Amy's Story airs on Wednesday, October 13 at 8 P.M.

-During calendar year 2007, the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s six member agencies provided community services to 10,233 unduplicated victims of domestic violence.
Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence 2007 Annual Report, 2008

-In 2007, Rhode Island’s domestic violence crisis hotlines received 15,264 calls for crisis intervention, support and referrals.
Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 2008

-In 2007, 678 adults and children sought relief from abuse at one of Rhode Island’s six domestic violence emergency shelters. These adults and children remained sheltered for a cumulative total of 20,123 nights.
Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence 2007 Annual Report, 2008

-Police responded to more than 7,486 domestic violence calls in 2007.
Rhode Island Domestic Violence Training & Monitoring Unit, 2008

-In 2007, 3162 victims of abuse obtained Temporary Restraining Orders.
Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 2008

-On any given day in Rhode Island, 42 people call a domestic violence hotline, 55 women and children spend the night in a domestic violence shelter, and 28 people seek community-based domestic violence services.
Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 2008

-From 1997 to 2007, at least 55 Rhode Islanders died as a result of domestic violence.
Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 2006

-In 2007, police officers reported that in 1,616 incidents, the children saw their parents being abused, and in 1,767 incidents, the children heard (but did not see) their parents being abused.
Rhode Island Domestic Violence Training & Monitoring Unit, 2008