Alaska's Family Violence record

[Bush Lies]

I know Palin's position on the rape kit in Wasilla and her opposition to abortion in cases of rape or incest but, given the information below, what is her record in funding or legislative measures to address Alaska's abysmal Family Violence record?

How does her funding for these programs compare to her predecessors? Increased or cut? Where can I find this information?

http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dph/ipems/injury_prevention/akfvpp/bkgnd.htm

• Alaska ranks among the top 5 states in the nation for per capita rates of domestic violence.
• The rate of Alaskan women being killed by a partner is 1.5 times the national average.
• Pregnant teens are at a particularly high risk of abuse during pregnancy--PRAMS data for 1991-94 indicates that 27% of teens who have just given birth have experienced domestic violence. Anchorage had a high rate of teen mothers experiencing domestic violence--32%.

• Since 1976, Alaska has ranked in the top five states in the nation for the highest rate of reported rape per capita. In 1993, Alaska ranked 1st in the nation: highest per capita incidence of rape.
• Alaska has 6 times the national average of reported child sexual assault.
• Fairbanks Health Center surveyed 419 clients over a 3-week period and found that 24% reported physical abuse in the past 6 months while 39% reported some form of sexual abuse (1995).
• Alaska's rape rate is 2.2 times the national average overall.

• 80% of homicides investigated by the Alaska State Troopers were domestic violence related (1995). Of the 16 domestic violence related homicide victims, 4 were children (1996).
• 21% of the 11,692 clients served by domestic violence programs in Alaska were minor children (in FY96).
• Just as love imprints itself on a child's brain, so does abuse. More than 82% of Alaska prison inmates were abused physically or sexually as children.