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Tennessee Breast & Cervical Screening Program

Through the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program and the Centers for Disease Control, the Tennessee Breast and Cervical Screening Program (TBCSP) helps low income, uninsured women gain access to timely breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services. State of Tennessee funding allows TBCSP to provide diagnostic services for men. Individuals requiring treatment for breast or cervical cancer or precancerous conditions of these diseases may qualify for treatment through TennCare.

Rape Prevention & Education Program

The Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) program is a federally funded program that focuses on preventing sexual violence (SV) perpetration and victimization. The RPE program utilizes a public health approach to decrease risk factors and increase protective factors related to SV. Through the implementation and evaluation of selected prevention strategies, the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) is expanding strategies and evaluation at the community-level as well as a comprehensive approach across the Social Ecological Model(SEM). Education, training and evaluation are a cornerstone of TDH’s efforts to prevent SV before it occurs.

Office of Criminal Justice Programs

The Office of Criminal Justice Programs, in the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, is committed to a safer Tennessee for all of its citizens. OCJP functions as a strategic planning agency that secures, distributes and manages federal and state grant funds for Tennessee. While collaborating with other public and non-profit agencies, OCJP utilizes these grant monies to support innovative projects statewide in efforts to reduce criminal activity, provide services for victims of crime and promote overall enhancement of the criminal justice system in Tennessee.

Tennessee Breast Cancer & Domestic Violence Statistics

Breast Cancer

• Every day in Tennessee, 14 women are diagnosed with breast cancer.
• Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second most common cause of cancer deaths among Tennessee women.
• One in eight women in Tennessee will develop breast cancer in her lifetime.
• Black women are twice as likely to die from breast cancer.
• Black and Hispanic Women are more often diagnosed with breast cancer in its late stages compared to white and non-Hispanic women.
• Women in rural counties of Tennessee have to drive further to get mammographies for screening and diagnosis.

Domestic Violence

• In 2023, more than 60,400 cases of domestic violence were reported in Tennessee.
• Seven out of every 10 victims were women.
• In Tennessee, 43% of female murder victims are killed by a current or former intimate partner.
• 46% of domestic violence victims were non-Hispanic Black, despite being just 16% of the population.
• Tennessee ranks 10th overall in the nation for the number of women losing their lives due to violence by men.
• One in four women will experience intimate partner violence in her lifetime.