October Events to Address Family Violence

At our October 13th fundraiser and October 14th follow-up conference, Andrew Campbell, a pioneer in the emerging field of family violence, will explore the interrelationships among animal abuse, domestic violence and child maltreatment.

His wholistic approach reveals attention-grabbing connections, for example:

• Child maltreatment co-occurs in 60% of households with domestic violence
• Neighbors initiate 89% of animal abuse reports but only 8% of child maltreatment reports
• Animal abuse often comes to light a year earlier than child maltreatment
• Domestic violence victims typically report their abuse after 10 incidents but delay until 20 or more incidents if they fear their abuser will harm their pet

These insights suggest combining agencies that respond to these various manifestations of family violence into a single coordinated effort.  This could significantly shorten the time to address child maltreatment while simultaneously reducing incidents of animal abuse and domestic violence.  

In his new book, “Not Without My Pet”, Andrew Campbell shares how his dog helped him survive a violent childhood and explores the relationship between animal and child abuse.

Mark your calendars for our October 13th annual breakfast fundraiser and October 14th half-day morning conference on Family Violence.

Listen to a full analysis in this week’s podcast, here (or in the video below) or wherever you hear your favorite podcast shows.

Read the full transcript of the podcast here.