domestic violence
Cell phone alert Wednesday is just a test
Expect a national emergency alert on your cell phones Wednesday afternoon, but don’t worry – it’s just a test. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will test the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) to make sure widespread alerts are functional and effective ways to inform […]
Kentucky researcher helps link intimate partner violence with diabetes risk
People who experience intimate partner violence or the threat of it are much more likely to end up with diabetes, according to a new study published by a University of Kentucky researcher and others. Experiencing violence, abuse and neglect as adults and children increased the risk of adult-onset diabetes in women and men by 23% […]
Kentucky issues first statewide report of domestic violence data
If you or someone you know has experienced domestic violence, call the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. You can also contact any of Kentucky’s 15 domestic violence programs. Almost half of Kentucky women — 45% — and around 36% of men in the state say […]
State moves to help survivors of domestic violence hide addresses
Reach the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233 or text START to 88788. Kentucky domestic violence survivors just got a little extra help from the state in staying safe from abusers. Republican-sponsored Senate Bill 79 passed the General Assembly during the 2023 legislative session and Gov. Andy Beshear signed it into law. Called the […]
Always looking over their shoulders
Kentucky can do more to protect some of its most vulnerable people, in particular women who are experiencing domestic violence. Women deserve the right to live their lives free of violence, free of emotional and physical abuse, and free to carry on their daily activities without wondering if their abusive intimate partner will be waiting in […]
Do women’s lives matter to federal courts?
Far-reaching legal cases, including a ruling by a Kentucky federal judge, raise serious concerns about whether the lives of women — and their decisions about their own lives — really matter. On Feb. 2, a Texas appellate court issued a ruling that it was unconstitutional to remove guns from abusive domestic partners, putting more women […]