Скачать или смотреть Domestic Violence Webinar Series- Community Reentry Resource Connections: Intro to Awaken Voices

This event was the 1st session of our October sessions honoring Domestic Violence to introduce the community to organizations doing vital work to educate the community and empower victims and survivors of domestic violence. https://www.nlscoinc.org/our-work/eve...
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GUEST PRESENTER- AWAKEN VOICES
Kendra Appling, CEO & Founder
Website: https://awakenvoices.com/
Email: [email protected]  
Facebook: @AwakenvoicesdomesticviolenceservicesInc    
IG: @awakenvoicesinc

Domestic Violence Is Hard and Dangerous To Escape. The abuser in a relationship can make it very difficult or dangerous for a victim to find safety or leave a relationship.  Some of the tactics used above are repeated or intensified when a victim leaves.  In fact, a victim’s risk of getting killed by an abuser greatly increases when they are in the process of leaving or have just left a relationship.  If you are thinking of leaving a relationship or know of someone who is thinking about or trying to leave a relationship, please call 9-1-1 and use or share the following domestic violence hotlines to get the help you need to make a safety plan or get resources.

IF YOU ARE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER, PLEASE CALL 9-1-1

Domestic Violence Hotlines
24-Hour Crisis Line National Domestic Violence Hotline(NDV) 1.800.799.SAFE (7233)
24-Hour Crisis Line Southern Crescent Sexual Assault Center 770.477.2177
24-Hour Statewide Hotline(GCADV):  1.800.33.HAVEN (1.800.334.2836)

Did you know that domestic violence happens equally in heterosexual and homosexual relationships, that battering is the single largest cause of injury to women in the United States – over mugging, automobile accidents and rape, combined, that between 3.3 and 10 million children witness domestic violence annually, that in 2009, Georgia was rated the 10th highest in the nation for the rate at which men kill women and in 2010, Georgia mourned at least 130 domestic violence related deaths? Know the facts about domestic violence:
https://gcadv.org/learn/myths-and-facts/

Domestic Violence affects everyone, including pets! Learn more: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NB...

NEW GA LAW HELPS SURVIVORS (INCLUDING INCARCERATED)

Survivors Justice Initiative was created by GCADV to promote and advocate for the passage of HB582, the Georgia Survivor Justice Act, which became law in May 2025. The Survivor Justice Act updated the criminal code & sentencing statutes, allowing survivors to have the full context of their situation considered at both trial and sentencing. It is retroactive and could help the majority of women in prison, as studies show 74% to 95% have experienced domestic or sexual violence.

To see graphics that offer a broad overview of the changes made by the Survivor Justice Act, visit https://gcadv.org/sji/sji-about/gasur...
Visit GCADV's Survivor Justice Act Resource Hub for more information on the new law, resources & materials, information on training & education opportunities, and more at https://gcadv.org/sji/sji-about/gasur...

RELATED ARTICLES ON THE NEW LAW

Governor Kemp Signs “Survivor Justice Act” to Support Survivors of Domestic Abuse - https://www.fwd.us/news/governor-kemp...
New Georgia Law designed to protect women from their domestic abusers. WTVM News. https://www.wtvm.com/2025/06/06/new-g...
New Georgia law offers hope to domestic violence survivors behind bars.  FOX 5 Atlanta https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/new-...
-New law allows incarcerated women to request sentence reduction:    • Domestic violence victims could seek reduc...  

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST MEN 
Approximately 5% of males are killed by their intimate partners. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NB...
Men Can Be Victims of Abuse Too
https://www.thehotline.org/resources/...
Domestic Violence Against Men: Help & Resources- https://www.helpguide.org/relationshi...

LGBTQ COMMUNITY & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Domestic violence occurs in gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender couples, and the rates are similar to a heterosexual woman, approximately 25%. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NB...

There are more cases of domestic violence among males living with male partners than among males who live with female partners. 
Females living with female partners experience less domestic violence than females living with males.
Transgender individuals have a higher risk of domestic violence, approximately two times more likely to experience physical violence.

26% of gay men and 37.3% of bisexual men have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime, in comparison to 29% of heterosexual men. https://interactofwake.org/resources/...