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Summit

Since 1996, the National Domestic Violence Hotline has answered 1.5 million calls and reached millions of families to save lives of women, children and men in crisis across America.

During the 1970’s, pioneering efforts succeeded in recognizing the prevalence of domestic violence in America. Women’s shelters began to surface across the country as a result of courageous women, on a community and statewide basis, banding together and creating a way to shelter and feed women and children. Another milestone occurred when the U.S. Congress passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 1994 and authorized funding to create the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

In response to the 33 million American women who experience domestic violence, our challenge is to take another major step forward. On the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the National Domestic Violence Hotline and the recent reauthorization of VAWA, a DECADE FOR CHANGE SUMMIT is planned in Washington, D.C. on October 4, 2006. The goal is to create a unified national movement in ending domestic violence in America.

The SUMMIT will include key groups in America including the private sector, faith-based organizations, domestic violence service providers, research institutions, representatives of state and federal government, healthcare workers, media, men’s advocacy groups, youth, medical practitioners, educators and professional counselors. Senior-level leaders from all of these groups will be invited to attend the SUMMIT and explore common goals and strategies to significantly reduce domestic violence by 2016.

The National Domestic Violence Hotline will host three sessions, the first in Dallas, Texas on August 24-25, 2006; the second in Los Angeles, California on September 20, 2006; and the final SUMMIT session convenes in Washington, D.C. on October 4, 2006. President George Bush has been invited to provide keynote remarks in support of the DECADE FOR CHANGE efforts that will set new strategies in place over the next 10 years.

The DECADE FOR CHANGE SUMMIT is an opportunity to unify our collective wisdom and common strategies to stop domestic violence. Please join us in creating a generation of hope for safe families, expanding intervention, broadening social safety nets, and creating new avenues to prevent domestic violence.

Visit the DECADE FOR CHANGE SUMMIT website

Abuse in America

On the average, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends every day.