In 2022, Starting Point advocates provided over 15,000 services to more than 600 victims right here in Carroll County. That impact is immeasurable and has an infinite ripple affect. Changing lives, sometimes saving them, affects not only victims but their loved ones and our entire community. Helping people regain their sense of agency, safety, and dignity translates into success in the home, at work, and serves as a return on investment in our community’s well-being.
85%
of domestic homicides occur when a victim tries to leave. Although it may seem the logical thing to do when one is in a violent situation, leaving could escalate the violence. A call to Starting Point can help create a safety plan for staying and ultimately, for leaving.
1 in 5
people, nationally, will experience some form of interpersonal violence in their lifetime. These national statistics are the same as the statistics in Carroll County with one difference, we likely know the one. In a small community like ours 1 in 5 means we are all affected.
500%
increase in domestic homicide when there is a gun in the house. New Hampshire rates 19 in the United States for gun ownership.
Past Newsletters
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