Bethany House of Northern Virginia (BHNV) is a private, 501 (C)(3) non-profit organization sponsored by tax-deductible grants, and donations from individuals, various congregations, community organizations, clubs, and businesses and has been an established ecumenical ministry since 1979.

Domestic Violence is a pattern of abusive behaviors used by one person to control another person in the context of an intimate or family relationship. The abuse can be physical, sexual and or emotional. As the most common form of violence and the least reported crime, it occurs in families of all races, religions, educational levels and income groups, and can take many forms or combinations, such as physical, verbal, or sexual, and emotional or mental cruelty.

• Every 12 days a child dies from abuse or neglect.
• Every 4 days an adult is murdered by her or his intimate partner.
• Every 3 hours a family enters a Domestic Violence Shelter.