TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- To punctuate national Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October), the Verizon Foundation and the Verizon HopeLine program have awarded more than $250,000 in grants to various Florida organizations in a broad effort to help victims of domestic abuse. The organizations range from domestic violence shelters, universities, community groups and others across the state. The grants support programs that aid victims, educate potential abusers, raise awareness in the workplace, engage law enforcement and provide resources to numerous other initiatives.
[Paula Petrotta]: It is physical violence such as pushing, shoving, dapping, hitting, choking, stalking, beating. It also includes emotional abuse and economic control such as verbal insults, isolation from family, and withholding of financial resources, just to mention a few - all to gain control and diminish a person's self esteem.It's interesting to note that before a woman will even report m incident of domestic violence, she has been physically abused at least seven times or more. [VERONICA]: Then why do so many women stay in abusive relationships? Paula: There are many reasons - fear, religion, culture, economic. However, the dynamics of domestic violence are very complex. There is a cycle that exists in domestic violence situations. It is made up of three phases: the tension buil...
During National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and throughout the year, we are grateful for the advocates, counselors, and others who provide care to those affected by these acts of cruelty and for the law enforcement personnel and others who work to bring offenders to justice.
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month is an opportunity to renew our commitment to preventing domestic violence and to assisting those who suffer from its devastating effects. My Administration is dedicated to helping victims of domestic violence. The Family Justice Center Initiative, announced in 2003, continues to work towards eradicating domestic violence in our Nation.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of their ongoing commitment to domestic violence awareness and prevention, Verizon and the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) have launched a text-to-donate program. The program gives consumers an easy option to support those affected by domestic violence during October, which is national Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Those interested in supporting survivors of domestic violence can text "HOPE" to 41010 to make a one-time, $10 donation to NNEDV, the largest network of coalitions against domestic violence in every state and U.S. territory. One hundred percent of donations collected through the text-to-donate program will go to NNEDV and its affiliated state domestic violence coalitions. In Missouri, donations will be...
Domestic violence is a serious health care issue that can have lasting harmful effects on individuals, families and communities," said Annette Phelps, A.R.N.P., M.S.N., DOH Division Director of Family Health Services. "By educating our communities and focusing on prevention efforts, we may be able to reduce the occurrence of domestic violence by promoting strategies to help develop healthy, respectful, nonviolent relationships.
ATLANTA, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Looking for a way to take part in the cause during Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) this October? HopeLine(R) from Verizon gives consumers a way to support victims and local domestic violence organizations in and around the state of Georgia by collecting no-longer-used wireless phones, batteries and accessories in any condition from any wireless service provider. HopeLine from Verizon puts the nation's most reliable wireless network to work in the community by turning no-longer-used wireless phones into support for victims of domestic violence. Proceeds from the HopeLine program are used to provide wireless phones and airtime to victims of domestic violence and cash grants to local shelters and non-profit organizations that focus on domestic viole...
What bothers me is everything you see is about cancer, but there's nothing about domestic violence," said Nen Daly, founder G.O.D.D.E.S.S. (Getting Out of Domestic Violence with Dvine Empowerment and Successful Solutions). "There's no awareness. As a community we need to be educated, especially with our young teens. The community needs to come together as a whole to be educated on domestic violence. "I see things getting worse instead of better," she said. "Survivors need to know there's help available. We don't say you have to be out of the situation. A lot of times that's not the case. But they need to be heard. Sometimes they need to hear from someone else." "It's still not talked about as much as it should be. It's kind of like a dirty secret," [Davis] said. "I would like the comm...
Ending domestic violence requires a collaborative effort involving every part of our society. Our law enforcement and justice system must work to hold offenders accountable and to protect victims and their children. Business, faith, and community leaders, as well as educators, health care providers, and human service professionals, also have a role to play in communicating that domestic violence is always unacceptable.
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