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One in three teenagers will experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse before adulthood.LGBTQ-plus youth are even more likely to experience dating violence.
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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.
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One in three teenagers will experience an abusive relationship before they reach adulthood.
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83% of domestic violence shelters do not allow animals to come in with survivors.
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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.
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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.
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Embrace Joins Western Wisconsin Anti-Violence Groups in Support & Education Black Lives Matter VideoEmbrace 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.
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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…
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A local domestic and sexual violence advocacy group saw a 75-percent drop in requests for services in March and April due to the COVID-19 outbreak.But it…