Domestic Violence Awareness Month matters here in Carroll County. The issue is widespread, often hidden, and deeply harmful — and October gives communities a focused moment to learn, act and support survivors. Awareness saves lives by helping people recognize abuse and connect with resources. Â
Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior used to control a partner, and it can include physical, sexual, emotional and financial harm. It is far more common than many residents realize: national data show that 41 percent of women and 26 percent of men experience sexual violence, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetimes. Â
×
Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ E96 &]$] r6?E6CD 7@C s:D62D6 r@?EC@= 2?5 !C6G6?E:@?’D *@FE9 #:D< q692G:@C $FCG6J[ D:8?:7:42?E ?F>36CD @7 }6H w2>AD9:C6 E66?D C6A@CE 6IA6C:6?4:?8 D6IF2= G:@=6?46 @C 52E:?8 G:@=6?46 — H:E9 6G6? 9:896C C2E6D 2>@?8 8:C=D] %96D6 ?F>36CD F?56CD4@C6 H9J 2H2C6?6DD 2?5 62C=J :?E6CG6?E:@? >2EE6C] k^Am
kAm%96 >@G6>6?E 3682? H:E9 E96 s2J @7 &?:EJ :? ~4E@36C `hg`[ 4C62E65 3J E96 }2E:@?2= r@2=:E:@? p82:?DE s@>6DE:4 ':@=6?46 E@ 4@??64E 25G@42E6D[ 9@?@C DFCG:G@CD 2?5 C6>6>36C G:4E:>D]Â qJ `hgf[ s@>6DE:4 ':@=6?46 pH2C6?6DD |@?E9 H2D @77:4:2==J C64@8?:K65 ?2E:@?H:56[ 2?5 E96 7:CDE ?2E:@?2= E@==\7C66 5@>6DE:4 G:@=6?46 9@E=:?6 =2F?4965 E96 D2>6 J62C]Â %96 >@?E9 92D 4@?E:?F65 E@ 8C@H[ H:E9 G:8:=D[ 65F42E:@?2= 6G6?ED 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ 42>A2:8?D 24C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ]Â k^Am
kAm$E2CE:?8 !@:?E[ H9:49 92D 2 564256D\=@?8 9:DE@CJ DFAA@CE:?8 DFCG:G@CD 2?5 25G2?4:?8 AC6G6?E:@?[ H:== A2CE:4:A2E6 :? s'p| H:E9 D6G6C2= 6G6?ED E9C@F89@FE E96 >@?E9[ :?4=F5:?8ik^Am
kAm%@52J[ d\g A]>]i '@=F?E66C EC2:?:?8]k^Am
kAm~4E] `_[ f\h A]>]i w@FD6 4@?46CE H:E9 s:2?6 +6:8=6C :? }@CE9 r@?H2J]k^Am
kAm~4E] `c[ dib_\eib_ A]>]i *@82 7@C 2 r2FD6 2E E96 (9:E?6J r6?E6C :? y24<D@?]k^Am
kAm~4E] a`[ e\f A]>] t=56C p3FD6 pH2C6?6DD u@CF> 2E E96 v:3D@? r6?E6C :? }@CE9 r@?H2J]k^Am
kAm~4E] ah[ d\g A]>] x? w6C $9@6D – 5@>6DE:4 G:@=6?46 D:>F=2E:@? @7 C62= DE@C:6D 2E E96 v:3D@? r6?E6C]k^Am
kAmv@ E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^DE2CE:?8A@:?E?9]@C8QmDE2CE:?8A@:?E?9]@C8k^2m 7@C >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@?]U?3DAjk^Am
kAm(9J 5@>6DE:4 G:@=6?46 2H2C6?6DD :D 6DA64:2==J :>A@CE2?E 7@C r2CC@== r@F?EJ C6D:56?EDik^Am
kAm`] #FC2= 4@>>F?:E:6D 7246 F?:BF6 32CC:6CD] xD@=2E:@?[ =:>:E65 EC2?DA@CE2E:@? 2?5 76H6C D6CG:46 AC@G:56CD 42? >2<6 :E 92C56C 7@C DFCG:G@CD E@ D66< 96=A]Â k^Am
kAma] *@FE9 2C6 6IA6C:6?4:?8 G:@=6?46 2E 2=2C>:?8 C2E6D] }6H w2>AD9:C6 E66?D C6A@CE 9:89 =6G6=D @7 D6IF2= 2?5 52E:?8 G:@=6?46[ >2<:?8 AC6G6?E:@? 65F42E:@? 6DD6?E:2=]Â Â k^Am
kAmb] |2C8:?2=:K65 4@>>F?:E:6D 2C6 5:DAC@A@CE:@?2E6=J 27764E65] |2?J 6IA6C:6?46 C2E6D @7 G:@=6?46 2E a]d E:>6D 8C62E6C E92? E96 ?2E:@?2= 2G6C286]Â k^Am
kAmc] pH2C6?6DD =625D E@ 24E:@?] (96? A6@A=6 F?56CDE2?5 E96 D:8?D @7 23FD6[ E96J 2C6 >@C6 =:<6=J E@ C6249 @FE 7@C 96=A @C DFAA@CE D@>6@?6 E96J 42C6 23@FE]Â Â k^Am
kAm(92E J@F 42? 5@ E9:D ~4E@36Ci k^Am
kAm{62C? E96 D:8?D @7 23FD6] &?56CDE2?5:?8 4@6C4:G6 4@?EC@=[ :D@=2E:@?[ E9C62ED 2?5 7:?2?4:2= 23FD6 96=AD J@F C64@8?:K6 H96? D@>6@?6 >2J 36 :? 52?86C] $E2CE:?8 !@:?EUCDBF@jD G@=F?E66C EC2:?:?8 DE2CE65 ~4E] `] p== 2C6 H6=4@>6 E@ 2EE6?5 2? :?EC@5F4E:@? D6DD:@? E@ =62C? >@C6[ H:E9@FE 4@>>:EE:?8 E@ G@=F?E66C:?8] u@C >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@?[ 6>2:= k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i4@>>F?:EJoDE2CE:?8A@:?E?9]@C8Qm4@>>F?:EJoDE2CE:?8A@:?E?9]@C8k^2m]U?3DAjk^Am
kAm(62C AFCA=6] (62C:?8 AFCA=6[ 5@>6DE:4 G:@=6?46 2H2C6?6DD C:33@?D[ 2?5 2EE6?5:?8 s'p| 6G6?ED 6?4@FC286D C6D:56?ED E@ D9@H D@=:52C:EJ 2?5 DA2C< 4@?G6CD2E:@?D]Â Â k^Am
kAm$FAA@CE =@42= 4C:D:D 286?4:6D] ~C82?:K2E:@?D =:<6 $E2CE:?8 !@:?E C6=J @? G@=F?E66CD[ 5@?2E:@?D 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ A2CE?6CD9:AD E@ AC@G:56 ac^f DFAA@CE]Â Â k^Am
kAm%2=< E@ J@F?8 A6@A=6] }@C>2=:K6 4@?G6CD2E:@?D 23@FE 962=E9J C6=2E:@?D9:AD[ D6IF2= 962=E9[ 3@F?52C:6D 2?5 C65 7=28D]Â Â k^Am
kAm~A6? 4@?G6CD2E:@?D 23@FE 962=E9J C6=2E:@?D9:AD 2?5 3@F?52C:6D 42? AC6G6?E G:@=6?46 367@C6 :E DE2CED] %@ =62C? >@C6 23@FE $E2CE:?8 !@:?E’D 4@F?EJ\H:56 D49@@= AC@8C2>D[ 42== We_bX ccf\achc] k^Am
kAm$92C6 C6D@FC46D] $2G:?8 2?5 D92C:?8 9@E=:?6 :?7@C>2E:@? 42? 36 2 =:76=:?6 7@C D@>6@?6 6IA6C:6?4:?8 23FD6]Â k^Am
kAmpEE6?5 2 G:8:= @C 4@>>F?:EJ 6G6?E] $E2CE:?8 !@:?E’D 2??F2= G:8:=D H:== 36 96=5 @? uC:52J[ ~4E] `e[ :? $49@F=6C !2C< :? }@CE9 r@?H2J 2?5 2?@E96C 52E6 :? ~4E@36C E@ 36 56E6C>:?65 :? (@=763@C@]  k^Am
kAms@>6DE:4 ':@=6?46 pH2C6?6DD |@?E9 :D >@C6 E92? 2 DJ>3@=:4 @3D6CG2?46 — :E’D 2 42== E@ 24E:@?] u@C r2CC@== r@F?EJ C6D:56?ED[ :E’D 2? @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ =62C?[ 4@??64E 2?5 96=A 3F:=5 D276C 4@>>F?:E:6D H96C6 DFCG:G@CD 2C6 DFAA@CE65[ 2?5 G:@=6?46 :D ?6G6C :8?@C65] k^Am
kAms@>6DE:4 ':@=6?46 pH2C6?6DD |@?E9 Ws'p|X :D 2 492?46 7@C DFCG:G@CD[ 25G@42E6D[ 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ >6>36CD E@ >@FC? =:G6D =@DE[ 46=63C2E6 C6D:=:6?46[ 2?5 C64@>>:E E@ 6?5 23FD6]Â Â k^Am
kAm$E2CE:?8 !@:?E AC@G:56D 7C66 2?5 4@?7:56?E:2= D6CG:46D 7@C G:4E:>D @7 5@>6DE:4 2?5 D6IF2= G:@=6?46[ DE2=<:?8[ 2?5 9F>2? EC277:4<:?8] p5G@42E6D 2C6 2G2:=23=6 ac^f 7@C 2?J@?6 6IA6C:6?4:?8 92C> @C E9@D6 DFAA@CE:?8 2 7C:6?5 @C 72>:=J >6>36C 2E `\g__\bbe\bfhd] ~C |@?52J E9C@F89 uC:52J[ g 2]>]\c A]>] 2E We_bX ccf\achc]k^Am
kAmk6>m#26E92 $E@552C5 :D E96 4@>>F?:EJ @FEC6249 2?5 6?8286>6?E 4@@C5:?2E@C 2E $E2CE:?8 !@:?E[ }6H w2>AD9:C6i $6CG:46D 7@C ':4E:>D @7 s@>6DE:4 2?5 $6IF2= ':@=6?46] r@?E24E 96C 2E k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i4@>>F?:EJoDE2CE:?8A@:?E?9]@C8Qm4@>>F?:EJoDE2CE:?8A@:?E?9]@C8k^2m]k^6>mk^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.