ICYMI: Understanding Men, Trauma, and Cycles of Violence

Date:  04-17-2024 Experiencing or witnessing violence in childhood contributes to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) which often leads to incarceration or sometimes suicide

From Impact/Justice: In 2021, boys and men were the the aggressors in more than 3 out of 4 of the 4.4 million non-deadly victimizations and were the victims in roughly half of these violent incidents. Source: National Crime Victims Survey The gender disparity is even more stark when looking at homicide, where boys and men made up 78% of all known aggressors and 78% of all victims. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports Males were also 4x more likely than females to take their own lives, accounting for the vast majority of the 47,646 documented suicides in 2021. Source: Centers for Disease Control47,646 suicides in 2021. Source: Center for Disease Control Continue reading >>>