“Survivors of domestic violence experience traumatic brain injuries at staggeringly high levels. Existing studies show that as many as 80 percent of survivors have experienced TBIs such as concussions or neck injuries, with strangulation as the cause of a significant proportion of TBIs.”
Read the full op-ed by VOA-GNY Chief Program Officer and Executive Vice President, Noelle Withers, Dr Edie Zusman, and New York City Council Majority Leader Amanda Farías in amNY.