WHY PURPLE?

The Shephard Institute is in line with the Purple Ribbon Campaign against domestic violence.

The color represents the bruises sustained by women and children at the hands of their abusers. It is a jolting reminder that delayed action and lack of support to end the terrorism in too many homes is not an option.

Statistics show that a woman is battered every 9 seconds in the United States by someone who promised to love and cherish her. That is 400 women each hour.

Every day 4 women lose their lives to violence perpetrated by a husband or boyfriend.

Women who are murdered are not the only ones who die.
One in four women who commit suicide is in a violent domestic situation.

Children are traumatized by witnessing family violence and, as a result, are very likely to repeat the pattern by becoming a victim or an abuser.

Every battered woman and child feels alone and isolated.

THE SOLUTION:
Learn about domestic violence, recognize it, and help the victim find a way out.