Breaking the cycle of violence during Domestic Violence Awareness Month

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Domestic unit is simply a nationalist wellness contented that affects millions of radical nationwide.

"Abuse comes successful galore antithetic ways," said Dr. Angela Kuo, a Family Physician with Kaiser Permanente successful Fresno. "This is thing that we volition often spot successful the office, and it whitethorn contiguous successful precise antithetic ways for people."

Data from the CDC shows that much than 61 cardinal women and 53 cardinal men person experienced aggression from an intimate partner. The maltreatment tin impact a person's carnal and intelligence health.

"Most radical deliberation astir the injuries. You cognize idiosyncratic getting hurt, whether it's being deed oregon beaten up," said Dr. Kuo. "But actually, a batch of times it starts retired with affectional abuse, truthful radical whitethorn get enactment down. It's a dynamic of power."

According to the Marjaree Mason Center, successful Fresno County, determination person been conscionable implicit 3,500 home unit reports successful 2025. The Fresno Police Department reported adjacent to 2,500 cases truthful acold this year.

Dr. Kuo explains it's important to cognize the informing signs.

"So medically, we mightiness spot that the idiosyncratic doesn't get proscription to their appointments. They whitethorn not beryllium capable to prime up medicines," said Dr. Kuo. "They don't person the finances for the medicines. May not beryllium capable to get the attraction that they need. Maybe acrophobic to travel successful without a partner."

Doctors accidental that teaching families and the assemblage astir what a steadfast narration looks similar and knowing the signs of trauma tin assistance interruption the rhythm of symptom and violence.

"Recognizing that I've been done this trauma and determination are ways to woody with this trauma successful a healthier and safer way," said Dr. Kuo.

But it's important to fto survivors cognize that they're not unsocial and determination is anticipation retired there.

"If idiosyncratic is successful a situation situation, we besides person the National Domestic Violence Hotline," said Dr. Kuo. "We person places similar Marjorie Mason, which we tin telephone for help. So if a idiosyncratic needs a harmless spot to enactment close away, you cognize we tin interaction these resources."

If you are the unfortunate of home abuse, oregon you cognize idiosyncratic who is, determination is assistance disposable 24/7. In Fresno County, telephone the Marjaree Mason Center astatine (559) 233-4357. In each different locations, telephone the National Domestic Violence Hotline astatine (800) 799-7233.

For quality updates, travel Ana Torrea connected Facebook, X and Instagram.