No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us

by Rachel Louise Snyder

The overwhelming majority of incarcerated men today first witnessed or experienced violence as children in their own homes, and children who grow up in violent homes are at far greater risk for developmental disorders.

But you can’t miss what you don’t know to look for.

20% of relationships where domestic violence is present there might be no physical abuse at all.

“We now know it’s the ones who don’t show up in court, who don’t renew the restraining orders, who are in the most danger.”3