Domestic ViolenceAfter high school, many parents are excited to send their children to college. They send them to schools like Hampton, Harvard, and Yale to get the best college education possible. A loving father knows that his little girl is growing up and will soon find love. But what he doesn't expect is that his beautiful and precious daughter will be the next victim of domestic violence. Reports of domestic violence have flourished on college campuses across this country. Nearly a third of college students report being physically assaulted by a partner they dated in the previous 12 months. Women need to know how domestic violence affects their psyche and their mental, physical and emotional health. This understanding also includes the signs and symptoms of domestic violence and why it is important to report domestic violence. Women aged 16 to 24 experience the highest rate of domestic violence. With domestic violence on college campuses, there is more harm done mentally than physically. Broken bones, burst lips and scratches can be healed, but not the woman's psyche. Domestic violence and other abuse are the most common cause of depression and other mental health problems among women. Domestic violence causes women to blame themselves. A young woman who has been abused is likely to have low self-esteem issues, higher suicide rates, and severe depression. Domestic violence undermines a woman's self-respect. This slowly but surely takes confidence as it happens more often. The longer a woman is abused, the more she is removed from reality. 75% of domestic violence cases result in physical injury or mental health consequences for women. Due to reports of... middle of paper ...... reporting domestic violence is so you can save your life and possibly someone else's. Unreported domestic violence goes untreated. By not reporting domestic violence, you increase your risk of mental, physical, and emotional harm. By not reporting domestic violence, the abuser thinks he or she has escaped such a horrific crime. If you know someone who is being abused or would like to end an unhealthy abusive relationship, please call this toll-free number: 1-877-988-5559.Works Citedhttp://www.thesafespace.org/pdf/ handout_dv_on_campus.pdf http http://nnedv.org/downloads/Stats/NNEDV_DVSA_factsheet2010.pdf http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CFMQFjAB&url=http %3A%2F%2Fwww.womensaid.org.uk%2Fcore%2Fcore_picker%2Fdownload.asp%3Fid%3D1602&ei=B0-eUuKkFaKpsASnvYH4DQ&usg=AFQjCNFTwlL8XI1m4Z82yEOutn8PFlpkXg&sig2=AIPxlM5P8k55f3OJ 7L0RXQ