'Speak Their Name' event to mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Louisville
The Center for Women and Families is highlighting free survivor services and will host a memorial honoring local lives lost to domestic violence. The Center for Women and Families in Louisville is holding a 'Speak Their Name' event to mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The organization is offering free, safe and confidential services for people experiencing domestic or intimate partner violence or sexual assault. The Center is also working to remove shame, secrecy and self-blame from these experiences. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 39.6% of women and 22.2% of men in Kentucky have experienced physical abuse, sexual violence or stalking by an intimate partner during their lifetimes. The public is invited to a memorial at noon on Oct. 27 at Jefferson Square Park in downtown Louisville.
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'Speak Their Name' event to mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Louisville
The Center for Women and Families is marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month by highlighting its free, safe and conf... [1165 symbols]
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