I am an undergrad in social work/counseling at age 64. I am in school because I won a scholarship.....it was because of what I wrote about my life....after a childhood of abuse, molestation and poverty and no father.....the army, a 36 year "marriage" of abuse and then a church that voted me out of membership, etc...I believe we are all here to make a difference and I am th moderator of an abused survivors' group. I am passionate (and will focus on) verbal and physical abuse once I get my degree (when i am around 90, LOL), but the statistics (global) are staggering: 1 in 3 women abused and every 9 seconds a woman is assaulted. The U.S. spends 5.8 billion dollars every year regarding the abuse.

Happy New Year and Hugs, Sharon