Take a deep breath and only read this if you are over 18 or get your parent's permission, okay? This is a difficult subject, well worth doing a school report on, but can bring up fear and concerns for most of America. I know I was shocked to learn such harm happens 'in all types of homes' (thankfully not all, but likely a large percent if sexual abuse of women holding at about 25% of all women having an assault of some kind in their life holds true to domestic abuse).
Review the info on the BMCC, www.batteredmotherscustodyconference.org and consider attending this even in mid May of 2015