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WellConnect is an El Paso based team of mental health professionals. We provide counseling, employee assistance programs for worksites, and public safety psychological services. We have been serving our community since 2000. We are the largest and most experienced EAP and public safety psychological practice in West Texas.
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Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior used in a relationship to gain control and power over an intimate partner. It is also known as intimate partner violence, battering, or spouse abuse. Victims of domestic abuse also can include a child, another relative, or any other household member (Peterman et al., 2020). Family violence refers to threatening or other violent behavior between family members that may be physical, sexual, psychological, or economic. Anyone can become a victim of domestic violence, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, education, faith, or socioeconomic status. Incidents are seldom isolated and typically increase in frequency and severity. Domestic abuse may lead to serious physical injury or even death. According to a report by the United Nations, approximately 51,100 women were killed worldwide by an intimate partner or family member in 2023. Every year in the United States, more than 10 million men and women become victims of domestic violence, and more women lose their lives to intimate partner violence than any other means.