October is Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month (DVAPM). Congress designated October DVAPM in 1989 to raise awareness of this important issue affecting millions of people. In fact, 1 in 3 women, 1 in 4 men, and 1 in 2 trans and non-binary individuals experience domestic violence at some point in their lifetime.
RESOURCES
National Domestic Violence Hotline:
Chat online at https://www.thehotline.org/
Call 1.800.799.SAFE (7233)
Text “START” to 88788
PorchLight: A Family Justice Center: https://www.porchlightfjc.org/
National Network to End Domestic Violence: https://nnedv.org/
The Network la Red 24-hour hotline for LGBTQ+ partner abuse: https://www.tnlr.org/en/24-hour-hotline/