National Domestic Violence Hotline Unveils 10-Year Blueprint to Significantly Reduce Domestic Violence ...( WASHINGTON Oct. 3 -- The Nationa...),Health

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH), with support from the United States Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), unveiled today at the White House, a national blueprint to significantly reduce domestic violence by 2017. The Decade for Change Report is a culmination of four months of collective work by corporate, private and government leadership to develop bold ideas and unprecedented initiatives for preventing domestic violence in America.

"Despite significant efforts over the past decade to address the problem of domestic violence in our country, 33 million American women continue to experience abuse every year," said Sheryl Cates, NDVH chief executive officer. "As a society, we can and need to do more to stop the cycle of violence before it starts. The Decade for Change Report provides the unique opportunity to not only develop viable solutions for primary prevention, but importantly, it is the first step in creating a unified national movement to end domestic violence."

"Collaboration is the key to changing attitudes and strengthening the resolve of individuals to end all abuse of women, youth and men," said Mary Beth Buchanan, Acting Director of the Office on Violence Against Women. "OVW is proud to partner with the National Domestic Violence Hotline to raise awareness about teen dating violence and implement the national blueprint released today."

More than 120 Summit panelists representing the public and private sectors, faith communities, domestic violence services, youth, state and federal officials, media, education, and medical/mental health professionals participated in a series of three Summit meetings over the course of the last year. The panelists were called on to provide experience and expertise from their respective fields with the ultimate goal of co-creating recommendations to address how various sectors/industries can participate to solve the
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