Candlelight Vigil Held To Honor Victims Of Domestic Violence

“Though we have made great progress in bringing awareness to and providing protections against domestic violence, much work remains to be done”, a news release said.

“There was a point in my life that I realized I was living several Rhihana songs”, said domestic violence survivor Christie Hathcock. Almost 10 million children witness some form or domestic violence annually. Debra Greenwood of the Center for Family Justice shares the most common myths about domestic violence. That same year marked the launch of the first national domestic violence toll-free hotline.

The frequency and severity of domestic violence can vary dramatically; however, the one constant component of domestic violence is one partner’s consistent efforts to maintain power and control over the other. Phipps was in a relationship for eight years. All were younger than 13 years old. The good news from what President Obama said in his annual proclamation for Awareness Month is that “Rates of domestic violence against females have dropped by almost three quarters”. Among the panel’s most important observations is that these murders are rarely or never isolated incidents.

As too many Mainers know firsthand, domestic violence has a bad impact on the physical and emotional health of the people in the household.

Finally, in December 2014, she said she was able to break it off and get her family away from the man.

And, Hill warned, people shouldn’t look at the next person as the only possible victim.

Mikiba Morehead, Title IX coordinator and student disability coordinator at Baylor College of Medicine, discusses what domestic violence is, how you can help victims and shares resources to learn more.

Additionally, domestic violence does not always end when the victim escapes the abuser, tries to terminate the relationship and/or seeks help.

Life size wooden silhouettes represent people that have lost their lives due to domestic violence, each with a placard to display their story.

“We help them with what they want to accomplish and we provide everything until they have the means to provide it”, Siler said. “We thought in the beginning that we would see clients that we had seen previously, but these are actually new folks that have not been in services at all, which is what we are finding nationally”.

We can all play a role in preventing violence and abuse – whether we are policymakers, health professionals, neighbors, family members or friends. For a local woman, this is an issue that is very close to her heart. She said her boyfriend claimed to be taking classes about domestic violence in prison, and that he had learned his lesson.