"The evidence is clear — parents with a history of violent and abusive behavior are likely to direct that violence against their own children. As the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has described, in families experiencing domestic violence, there is a 30 to 60 percent chance of co-occurring abuse directed at both an adult and child victim. Prior domestic violence is by far the number-one risk factor in family homicide cases, and we know that domestic violence and substance abuse are linked and often occur simultaneously.
An estimated one in every 19 children in California is abused, and the risk is even higher for children in families who separate and divorce. Every year, 58,500 children — including 6,000 here in California — are ordered into unsupervised visitation with abusive parents. More often than not, this leads to continued child abuse, with the long-lasting physical and mental harm that results." - Senator Dave Min via Medium
Dave Min represents California State Senate District 37, which is located in Orange County.