OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MONTH. THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AS WE ENDURED THE COVID PANDEMIC, CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCREASED DRAMATICALLY AS PEOPLE WERE ISOLATED IN THEIR HOME MORE. THE ISSUE IS GETTING SPECIAL ATTENTION FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SOCIAL AGENCIES WHO DEAL WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND PERPETRATORS. FRANKLIN COUNTY SHERIFF JEFF RICHARDS SAYS THE PROBLEM IS WORSE THAN MOST REALIZE:
IF YOU OR ANYONE YOU KNOW IS A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DON’T HESITATE TO SPEAK UP, ASK FOR HELP. DON’T LET YOUR SUFFERING, OR SOMEONE ELSE’S, GO ON ANY LONGER. THERE ARE RESOURCES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COUNTY THAT CAN HELP.
