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"The total annual costs of intimate partner violence are estimated to be nearly 5 billion dollars in Canada and 8.3 billion dollars in the US."
"Every 6 days, a woman in Canada is killed by her intimate partner."
"In the United States alone, 2 million women sustain injuries from intimate partner violence each year."
"45% of women who are killed by their intimate partner have attended a hospital for treatment of injuries related to intimate partner violence in the two years preceding their death."
"We treat the fracture, but sometimes forget the person."
"1 in 6 women presenting to fracture clinics have experienced intimate partner violence in the past year."
"Domestic violence is the most common cause of non-fatal injury to women."
"We have an opportunity to make a dramatic impact in the lives of injured women in our practices!"
"1 in 3 women presenting to fracture clinics have experienced intimate partner violence at some point in their lives."

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"1 in 3 women on the planet will be beaten or raped in their lifetime – over 1 billion women will experience some type of gender-based violence."
United Nations
"On average, 24 people per minute are victims of rape,
physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in
the United States."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"Intimate partner violence can have far-reaching consequences on not only the direct victim, but also on families, communities and society at large."
Statistics Canada
"Globally, as many as 38% of murders of women are committed by an intimate partner."
World Health Organization