Starting October 2014 we have added many more statistics for up to 2012.
Make sure you check out all the drop down pages under States Results
Make sure you check out all the drop down pages under States Results
Our Approach
We know that domestic violence is historically a difficult issue to work on. Our approach to reducing and eliminating domestic violence is a micro approach; that is to target specific areas in which we can show results in behavior changes, court changes, reduced murder rates or reduced violence. To accomplish this we have done a nationwide search for projects that have been successful in specific arenas (courts, churches, treatment groups, corporations).
We are excited to report that we have found several projects from around the country which are successful in reducing or eliminating domestic violence. We are now in the process of informing the public about these successful projects nationwide.
Nationwide Success
The courts are responding well to the court watch programs around the country. Some judges are as interested as we are in helping the system work better for survivors and in finding effective ways to work with perpetrators.
Independent research on the Stosny Treatment program for perpetrators shows that it is working even more successfully than Dr. Stosny's original research. It has an 87% success rate in eliminating battering behavior in court ordered males with a 78% reduction in verbal violence. All of this with only a 15% drop out rate (average drop rates are 50%).
The DART Domestic Abuse Response Team is a nation-wide multi-disciplinary program comprised of a team of people in which a law enforcement officer is paired with a highly trained advocate to handle and respond to domestic violence calls. This is a system-based model that joins the efforts of criminal justice, social services and community based agencies.
The Big Picture
Senator Paul and Sheila Wellstone brought the Witnesses to Washington to stand in the Russell Senate Office building during legislative hearings on the and subsequent passage of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Many Senators viewed the Witnesses and talked about how deeply touched they were by the exhibit. The Sheila Shawl project created after the untimely deaths of Sheila and Paul Wellstone donated over 6000 Sheila Shawls to the family members of murdered victims, and continues to help hundreds annually today.
We know that domestic violence is historically a difficult issue to work on. Our approach to reducing and eliminating domestic violence is a micro approach; that is to target specific areas in which we can show results in behavior changes, court changes, reduced murder rates or reduced violence. To accomplish this we have done a nationwide search for projects that have been successful in specific arenas (courts, churches, treatment groups, corporations).
We are excited to report that we have found several projects from around the country which are successful in reducing or eliminating domestic violence. We are now in the process of informing the public about these successful projects nationwide.
Nationwide Success
The courts are responding well to the court watch programs around the country. Some judges are as interested as we are in helping the system work better for survivors and in finding effective ways to work with perpetrators.
Independent research on the Stosny Treatment program for perpetrators shows that it is working even more successfully than Dr. Stosny's original research. It has an 87% success rate in eliminating battering behavior in court ordered males with a 78% reduction in verbal violence. All of this with only a 15% drop out rate (average drop rates are 50%).
The DART Domestic Abuse Response Team is a nation-wide multi-disciplinary program comprised of a team of people in which a law enforcement officer is paired with a highly trained advocate to handle and respond to domestic violence calls. This is a system-based model that joins the efforts of criminal justice, social services and community based agencies.
The Big Picture
Senator Paul and Sheila Wellstone brought the Witnesses to Washington to stand in the Russell Senate Office building during legislative hearings on the and subsequent passage of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Many Senators viewed the Witnesses and talked about how deeply touched they were by the exhibit. The Sheila Shawl project created after the untimely deaths of Sheila and Paul Wellstone donated over 6000 Sheila Shawls to the family members of murdered victims, and continues to help hundreds annually today.
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The State's Efforts
Throughout the years, each state introduced their Exhibit to the public through an event that was viewed by thousands of people through broad print and television coverage. In North Carolina the Governor hosted a dinner for the debut. In Michigan family members escorted the figures to the state capitol. In New York, the Mayor and both Senators attended the opening at Grand Central Station. The Navajo Nation opened their exhibit at a Tribal Memorial Ceremony. Several states have gone further than their debuts. They have worked on legislation that affects domestic violence, or have piloted successful programs that reduce violence.
Throughout the years, each state introduced their Exhibit to the public through an event that was viewed by thousands of people through broad print and television coverage. In North Carolina the Governor hosted a dinner for the debut. In Michigan family members escorted the figures to the state capitol. In New York, the Mayor and both Senators attended the opening at Grand Central Station. The Navajo Nation opened their exhibit at a Tribal Memorial Ceremony. Several states have gone further than their debuts. They have worked on legislation that affects domestic violence, or have piloted successful programs that reduce violence.
It Matters
Perhaps the most important result of the Silent Witness Exhibit is the extent to which it has touched and often changed the lives of individuals in our country. Comments and several poignant letters were received from people who have been deeply affected by the project. A furnace cleaner at the home of one of the organizers noticed the information on the exhibit in her basement. He said he had seen the exhibit on television, that it had touched him, and encouraged him to say things to other men about caring for women. A woman wrote a ten page letter telling how deeply moved she was by the exhibit.
"Your Silent Witness creation has had a great affect on opening me to surrendering my anonymity as a formerly battered woman...it was the springboard, the catalyst for my going public with my own truth."
Perhaps the most important result of the Silent Witness Exhibit is the extent to which it has touched and often changed the lives of individuals in our country. Comments and several poignant letters were received from people who have been deeply affected by the project. A furnace cleaner at the home of one of the organizers noticed the information on the exhibit in her basement. He said he had seen the exhibit on television, that it had touched him, and encouraged him to say things to other men about caring for women. A woman wrote a ten page letter telling how deeply moved she was by the exhibit.
"Your Silent Witness creation has had a great affect on opening me to surrendering my anonymity as a formerly battered woman...it was the springboard, the catalyst for my going public with my own truth."