Teens Paint Nails For Domestic Violence Awareness

That equates to 10 million abuse victims each year.

“We need to stop this unnecessary violence, and the truth is it can be stopped”.

The skeletal remains of more than a dozen 18th century African-American slaves unearthed outside Albany a decade ago will be reburied.

Ulster County District Attorney Holley Carnright said awareness needs to be brought to the community, and Saugerties’ patrol vehicle is one way to do that.

A person isn’t going to get lectured or scolded or told what they should do, Brown said.

As for the LeClerc family, they’re still trying to move forward.

If someone does want to leave their significant other, the center has support systems to help. The center offers advocacy for victims besides just leaving.

“We are pro-family, whatever that may look like”, Carter said.

LeClerc’s father said there were never any signs of domestic violence but, he said he believed the two were fighting before the shooting. “It is hidden very well in many, many homes”.

North Carolina ranks 20th when it comes to the number of women murdered by men, while South Carolina ranks first.

This past fiscal year, 6,519 domestic violence victims in our eight-county region sought help at the Refuge House.

Mike Sexton with the county’s women’s commission says domestic violence usually starts long before it leads to a homicide. In 98 percent of cases, victims will suffer from financial abuse, which means abusers will deny them access to money and financial resources. The center also has a Spanish-speaking advocate and encourages Spanish speakers to utilize its free, confidential services.

Our organization is asking people from the community to donate infant and children’s shoes for a large-scale art installation during the rally.

YWCA President & CEO Linda Baechle say “For those of us who work with victims of domestic violence the issue is foremost on our minds every single day”, Baechle adds “But October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, is a time when we try to raise the level of awareness because we know that is an issue that will, in a few way, impact nearly everyone at a few point in their lives”.

The goal of the observation was to connect battered women’s advocates across the nation. That’s why CCW is initiating the #PurpleThursdayICT social media campaign during Domestic Violence Awareness Month this October.