domestic abuse

A month after a woman and her mother were gunned down in the parking lot of the courthouse in Elizabethtown on the day of her emergency protective order (EPO) hearing, advocates who work to end intimate partner violence say Kentucky can and should do more to protect survivors.

Kentucky domestic violence survivors just got a little extra help from the state in staying safe from abusers.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention consider intimate partner violence, or IPV, a “serious public health problem.” During the COVID-19 pandemic, IPV deaths have increased both in West Virginia and Ohio. Data isn’t available yet for Kentucky.

That's how the United Nations characterizes the violence against women that, based on past evidence, has been exacerbated by coronavirus lockdowns.

During this time of isolation due to COVID-19, individuals may be at higher risk for facing domestic abuse, according to a local domestic violence crisis…

In rural parts of the Ohio Valley, qualified therapists are sometimes hours away from people who need help. That’s a problem in cases of sexual assault…

Kentucky has the highest rate of partner abuse and sexual violence in the country with 45 percent of women saying they have been abused by a partner.Dr.…

An average of 20 people per minute are abused by an intimate partner in the U.S. During this year's Domestic Abuse Awareness month, the Clemens Fine Arts…

The state law requires salon professionals to get abuse-prevention training during their licensing process. Lawmakers and stylists hope to use a unique relationship with clients to prevent abuse.

Traci Lawrence talks with Tracy Ross on Sounds Good about a new nonprofit organization called The Way of Wellness, a mentoring facility in Murray…