Domestic Violence After high school, many parents are excited to send their children to college. They send them to schools like Hampton, Harvard, and Yale to get the best college education possible. A loving father knows that his little girl is growing up and will find love soon. But what he doesn't expect is that his beautiful and precious daughter could be the next victim of domestic violence. Reports of domestic violence have flourished on college campuses across this country. Nearly a third of college students report having been physically assaulted by a partner they dated in the past 12 months. Women should know how domestic violence affects their psyche and their mental, physical and emotional health. This understanding also includes the signs and symptoms of domestic violence and why it is important to report domestic violence. Women between the ages of 16 and 24 experience the highest rate of intimate partner violence. With domestic violence on college campuses, more mental harm occurs than physical harm. Broken bones, busted lips and scratches can be healed, but women's psyches cannot. Domestic violence and other abuse are the most common cause of depression and other mental health problems in women. Domestic violence causes women to blame themselves. A young woman who has been abused has a high probability of having low self-esteem issues, higher suicide rates, and severe depression. Domestic violence eats away at a woman's self-respect. Slowly but surely he gains confidence as it happens more often. The longer a woman suffers abuse, the more removed she is from reality. 75% of domestic violence cases result in physical injury or mental health consequences for women. Because of the reports of… middle of the paper… reporting domestic abuse is how you can save your life and maybe someone else's. Unreported domestic violence goes untreated. By not reporting domestic violence you increase the possibility of mental, physical and emotional harm. By not reporting domestic violence, the abuser thinks he or she got away with such a horrible crime. If you know someone who is being abused or wants to get out of an unhealthy, abusive relationship, call this toll-free number: 1-877-988-5559.Works Cited http://www.thesafespace.org/pdf/handout_dv_on_campus.pdf http :// nnedv.org/downloads/Stats/NNEDV_DVSA_factsheet2010.pdf http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CFMQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.womensaid .org.uk%2Fcore%2F core_picker%2Fdownload.asp%3Fid%3D1602&ei=B0-eUuKkFaKpsASnvYH4DQ&usg=AFQjCNFTwlL8XI1m4Z82yEOutn8PFlpkXg&sig2=AIPxlM5P8k55f3OJ7L0RXQ