October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month; What Are the Signs and Why Do Victims Stay?
News Staff
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner. Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) was launched nationwide in October 1987 as a way to connect and unite individuals and organizations working on domestic violence issues while raising awareness for those issues.