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Domestic violence murder rates are at an all time high, but advocates are concerned they may not be able to keep providing the services communities depend on due to major funding issues.

One in three teenagers will experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse before adulthood.LGBTQ-plus youth are even more likely to experience dating violence.

Domestic violence victim advocates fear there could be a rise in more violent and deadly abuse or more people stuck with their abusers after the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

One in three teenagers will experience an abusive relationship before they reach adulthood.

83% of domestic violence shelters do not allow animals to come in with survivors.

For years, Wisconsin has been working through a backlog of sexual assaults kits.New state laws aim to prevent those kits from piling up again. Governor Evers signed two bills into law this week.

Nearly 60% of the one million female prisoners in the U.S. prison system reported having a history of sexual or domestic violence, according to the ACLU.These women are often referred to as ‘criminalized survivors’ by victim advocates.

Embrace wants people to know it supports Black Lives Matter.It recently joined six other anti-violence organizations to create a video that explains why they support it and educate people about the movement.

When the pandemic first hit, calls to Tri-County Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault dropped off dramatically.“It was pretty silent here. Our…