Sunday, October 6, 2013

HAPPY SUNDAY!!! AWARENESS MONTH

HAPPY SUNDAY!!! AWARENESS MONTH
WEAR PINK FOR BREAST CANCER!!!
If You are Over 40 and/or have a Family History of Breast Cancer, Please schedule and have a Mammogram! Make Self Examination a Weekly Habit... Early Detection can Save Your Life!!!
About 232,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013, according to government statistics. More than 39,000 women are expected to die from the disease this year.
Read More @: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57605660/breast-cancer-rates-rising-in-black-women-report/
WEAR PURPLE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS!!!
SILENCE HIDES VIOLENCE...
More than 1 in 3 women (35.6%) and more than 1 in 4 men (28.5%) in the United States have experienced physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
About 1 in 4 women (24.3%) and 1 in 7 men (13.8%) have experienced severe physical violence by an intimate partner.
Nearly half of all women and men in the United States have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner in their lifetime. (48.4% and 48.8%, respectively)
Most female and male victims of physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner (69% of female victims; 53% of male victims) experienced some form of intimate partner violence for the first time before 25 years of age.
If You or Someone you know is involved in Domestic Violence on Any Level Please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−SAFE (7233) or TTY 1−800−787−3224

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