In Domestic Violence, Children Are Often the Forgotten Victims
20 October 2011
A protest last week in Topeka, Kansas, where investigations of domestic abuse cases have been threatened over budget cuts
MARIO RITTER: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English.
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I’m Mario Ritter. Today we listen to new music from Feist. We also read some of your recent comments. But first we tell about the problem of domestic violence -- in America, and around the world.
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Domestic Violence
MARIO RITTER: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the United States. The observance seeks to educate the public about an issue which affects millions of people each year. June Simms has more.
JUNE SIMMS: Domestic violence experts from across the country gathered last week in Washington, DC. They took part in a special congressional briefing on the effects of domestic violence on children. A group called the Makers of Memories Foundation helped organize the event. Another organizer was the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Five years ago, the United Nations published results of a study about domestic violence. It found that as many as two hundred seventy five million children worldwide witness violence in the home. These boys and girls represent a secret society of sufferers. Officials say they are the forgotten victims of domestic violence.
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