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Abuse of women is a national problem
By Kathryn Lancaster
Kenan staff writer
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Not once, but several times after she ended their relationship, he would walk into her house demanding sex from her.
but Laura, a senior who asked that her surname not be used, never called the police. And she never told anyone what was happening to her.
In Lawrence, several groups are trying to help women like Laura.
According to statistics released by Women's Transitional Care Services, a local agency, and compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a woman is battered every 15 seconds in the United States. Each year, between 2,000 and 4,000 women die after being beaten.
She said she was too afraid. Laura's case is not an isolated incident, local counselors say.
Conversations are kept confidential, and the address of the temporary shelter for women and children is never given out, she said. The organization can make referrals for individual counseling and emergency
Women's Transitional Care Services' hotline receives about 1,900 crisis and referral calls a year, said the department, community facilitator at WTCS.
WTCS maintains four support groups for victims of domestic violence, including one on the KU cam
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■ Women's Transitional Care Services' 24-hour telephone crisis line, 841-6897.
■ KU Information Center counselors, 843-3506.
■ Rape Victim Support Services, 843-9895.
■ Headquarters' 24-hour crisis line, 841-2345.
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If a person is in immediate danger, Coleman-Marks advised going to the police department. If people can find a safe place to go, they should then call the police, WTCS or a friend for extra support.
Judy Ozburn, coordinator of the district attorney's victim witness program, said personal services were available to crime witnesses and victims. Program workers can help with emergency finances, counseling and easing the tension of the judicial process.
"We try to meet the needs of the victim, whatever those needs may be."
be Julie Coady, Norton junior who works at WTCS, abusive behavior could take on many forms.
"Emotional abuse can have as devastating an effect as physical abuse," Coada said. "A lot of women who I have talked with say that the cuts and bruises will heal, but the emotional scars never go away."
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