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Fairfax County
Department of Family Services
Children, Youth and Families Division
Specialized support in situations
involving domestic violence
services
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
A publication of Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on
the basis of disability in all county programs, services
and activities. Reasonable accommodations will
be provided upon request by calling 703-324-7576;
TTY 711. To request this information in an alternate
format, call 703-324-5870; TTY 703-222-9452.
August 2007
myth
reality
reality
Domestic violence is caused
by stress, substance abuse, or
mental health issues.
Domestic violence is about
power and control. It is
behavior that is consciously
chosen to control or dominate
a partner.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE is a pattern
of behaviors used by one person to
gain power and control over another
person in an intimate relationship.
It occurs in many kinds of intimate
relationships, married and unmarried,
and among people of all racial, ethnic,
economic, educational, and religious
backgrounds and sexual orientations.
Domestic violence is present in 30 to
60 percent of the cases of child abuse
and neglect nationwide.