The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) | On average, 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States, based on a survey conducted in 2010. Over the course of a year, that equals more than 12 million women and men. Those numbers only tell part of the story—more than 1 million women are raped in a year and over 6 million women and men are victims of stalking in a year. These findings emphasize that sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence are important and widespread public health problems in the United States. | U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Intimate Partner Violence

Intimate Partner Violence in Omaha | Researchers conducted interviews with service providers, held focus groups with survivors and reviewed literature to gather information on survivor needs and available services in Omaha. Based on this research, they came up with three key themes:

• A comprehensive set of services is available for survivors in Omaha, although some gaps exist.
• Service providers generally collaborate well with one another, although there are opportunities to enhance these partnerships and streamline services.
• The prevention of intimate partner violence is being addressed by the community to varying degrees, but more can be done, especially with regard to educating children.

Opportunities to enhance service delivery include addressing current service gaps, enhancing outreach and service coordination, and further addressing prevention efforts. | By Wilder Research on behalf of the Women's Fund of Omaha in partnership with the Lozier Foundation