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"I&amp;#039;m going to begin today&amp;#039;s post with a video that I really think you need to see. This is Jai Cunningham, a news anchor on KHON2 out of Hawaii. And he has something he&amp;#039;d like to say (and do):      I&amp;#039;m sure that was as hard to watch for you as it was for me, and my heart goes out to Jai, and to the millions of women, children, and yes, even men who are victims of domestic violence. I&amp;#039;ve been a lucky woman in my divorce - I have never had to experience spousal abuse. There are many who aren&amp;#039;t so fortunate. People are battling every day to get away from violent partners, and dealing with legalities, lawyers, courts and financial hardships only add to the pain these people are already swimming in. Did you know?  One in every four women will experience domestic abuse in her lifetime. 81% of women stalked by a current or former intimate partner are also physically assaulted by that partner. There are 16,800 homicides due to intimate partner violence every year.  Those are just some of the facts I read in this domestic violence fact sheet, put out by The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The statistics are frightening, and sadly, they&amp;#039;re probably not telling the whole story, since so much domestic abuse goes unreported. Take a moment today and think about what you can do - what we all can do. Donate to a local woman&amp;#039;s shelter - they need more than just money. They need clothing and toiletries and even your old cell phones (any cell phone with a working battery can call 911 - it doesn&amp;#039;t need to be hooked up to a provider or plan). They need volunteers to drive women to court appointments and doctor appointments. If you know someone in an abusive situation, help them any way they&amp;#039;ll let you. Share that video anywhere you can via email and social media. Get people talking, and better yet, get them HELPING. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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