Mexico- Domestic Violence/ Abuse

•  90% of Mexican women who have suffered domestic violence/sexual abuse don't report it to authorities.
• 10% of women report their abuse; but mainly treated with suspicion, apathy, and disrespect. 
• 7 out of 10 women over 15 yrs old have been targets of violent attacks and 1 out of 3 of them have been mistreated by their husband or boyfriend.
• 2,500 girls and women die per year at the hands of their spouse or other family members.
• Every 15 minutes a Mexican women is physically abuse, with an average of 5 deaths per day.
• Mexico has one the highest rate of females in the world.
• Their are only 60 domestic violence shelters in all of Mexico.
• The #1 cause of injury of women in Mexico is domestic violence.
• 6 out of 10 women have been victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse and more.
• 2/3 of women killed every die at the hands of their husband, father, brother boyfriend, etc.

Call the National Domestic Violence hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE 
Someone else can call for you and anyone can call anonymously in order to report or to get info for you.  Remember the NATIONAL hotline for DOMESTIC VIOLENCE is available for Mexico, U.S. and Canada and able to speak to someone in English or Spanish( and advocates for 140 other languages)
Help is available 24 hours 7 days a week and is Confidential and Anonymous.
The agents are very understanding resourceful and always available.