The Fight Against
Violence Project
Why should you care?
Everyone deserves to feel safe.
Adverse childhood experiences are the single greatest unaddressed health threat facing our nation. ~Robert Block
Healthcare Costs
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Violence leads to significant medical expenses, including emergency care, long-term treatment, and rehabilitation. Who pays for the rise in the cost of insurance? People paying for health insurance and taxpayer who pay for Medicaid.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides data on the substantial costs of injury and violence, including healthcare spending and lost work productivity.
Lost Productivity
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Victims of violence may experience physical and emotional trauma that hinders their ability to work.
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This results in lost wages, decreased productivity, and increased employer costs.
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Everytown research provides information on the economic cost of gun violence, that includes lost work productivity.
Criminal Justice System Costs
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Violence places a heavy burden on the criminal justice system, including law enforcement, courts, and correctional facilities.
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These costs are paid by tax payers.
Impact on Businesses
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Violence can disrupt business operations, damage property, and create a climate of fear that deters customers and employees.
Societal Impacts
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Public Health:
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Violence is a major public health issue, contributing to physical injuries, mental health disorders, and premature death.
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Exposure to violence, especially in childhood, can have long-lasting negative effects on health and well-being.
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Community Well-being:
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Violence erodes community trust, undermines social cohesion, and creates a sense of insecurity.
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It can also lead to the deterioration of neighborhoods and a decline in civic engagement.
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Mental Health:
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The psychological impact of violence can be devastating, leading to conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression.
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The American Psychological Association, has information regarding violence and socioeconomic status.
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Social Inequality:
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Violence disproportionately affects marginalized communities, exacerbating existing social and economic inequalities.
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All this considered the strain on the economy and the risk to our communities is great. And the cost is rising each year.
We can put a number on the Healthcare cost, which is in the Trillions, but it's hard to put a number on the amount of money that is lost to our economy for the individual that are crippled mentally and physically, making them unable to contribute to taxes and the economy. If we consider that individuals may receive victims compensation and SSI or social security the cost increases.
Why Should you care? If not out of kindness consider the trillions of dollars violence is costing our nation each year.
Resources and Information
The Fight Against Violence
The Family Court Crisis: aiding the continuation of generational violence
A national crisis has been plaguing families in the United States for decades.
The Family Court Crisis
EVERY 6 days a child dies during a custody fight or family court lapses and 58000 children end up full time with their abuser.
Too many children are growing up in an environment of violence and carrying the side effects into adulthood. These young adults typically have no support for what they are going through and are shamed and blamed for how they have been conditioned to operate in society. This makes these individuals more likely to participate in risky behaviors/use violence as a way to communicate.
What can we do?
Showing Your True Path was started as a dedication to doing everything in our power to help those young adults navigate all of the side effects of trauma, abuse, and violence so that we can put an end to the cycle of violence. It important that we continue to stay informed and spread the word .
Resources and Information
"Every year 58,000 children are sent for custody or unprotected visitation with dangerous abusers. In a recent two year period 175 children were murdered by abusive fathers involved in contested custody often with the unwitting assistance of courts that gave the fathers the access used to kill the children. '
