THE OTTAWA CITY COMMISSION APPROVED A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN OCTOBER. THERE WERE 20 THOUSAND CALLS TO CRISIS HOTLINE IN KANSAS LAST YEAR. ONE INCIDENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EVERY 23 MINUTES AND ONE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MURDER EVERY 11 DAYS IN THE STATE LAST YEAR. IN OTTAWA, THERE WERE 41 REPORTED INCIDENTS AND 27 ARRESTS.
FRANKLIN COUNTY PROGRAM COORDINATOR FOR THE WILLOW DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER, GABRIELLE NIEL ACCEPTED THE PROCLAMATION AND OFFERED SOME STATISTICS
THE WILLOW SERVES DOUGLAS, FRANKLIN, OSAGE AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, OFFERING SHELTER, HELP AND HOPE THROUGH SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. IF YOU, OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS THE VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DON’T WAIT, CALL FOR HELP TODAY.
