Why is domestic violence such an important issue in society

VIDEO REFERENCE: https://youtu.be/YZS1JSwENKM.
https:/iwwww.youtube.com/watch?v=V tyW5IsnSjo

Your discussion posting this week is about prevention and intervention in family abuse. Consider the videos you just
watched "Behind Closed Doorsaquot; and the Leslie Morgan Steiner talk Use what you learned in the videos to

answer the following questions. Preventing domestic violence begins at home. Your response should include responses
to the following questions:

Why is domestic violence such an important issue in society? (consider the costs)

How does domestic violence and prevention differ across cultures?

Do you feel itis really possible to reduce domestic violence and other family health problems?

How can it be reduced? Give examples from your reading or viewing. Cite scholarly sources to back up your opinions.
What do you think are the roles of parents in preventing domestic violence?

For more information about domestic violence and = some current statistics: go here
https://eprints.lancs.ac.uklid/eprint/55255/1/cost_of_dv_report_sept04 pdf

To get a perspective of -~—«s domestic ~—violence. «= in_-— another ~— culture, go._—sihere
https://escholarship.org/contentiqt58w796m0/qt58w796m0.paf

Your response should be at least 600 words. Be sure to answer all parts of the discussion prompt and include references
to at least two sources including outside materials you used in your response. Don’t forget the in-text citations and
bibliographical reference at the end of your post. Respond to at least two of your classmates postings.