Deborah Hackworth, Director of Advocacy Services at DASAS, talks with Claudia Pahls about how ignoring the warning signs of domestic violence will only help it to thrive. Learn how to ask someone if they're really okay, how to offer help without judgement or your own agenda and what to look for to begin to recognize when someone may need help.

Each October, Domestic and Sexual Abuse Services holds candlelight vigils to honor victims and celebrate survivors of domestic violence. This is the Shine the Light on Domestic Violence vigil we held in Cassopolis on October 8, 2019.

At domestic violence vigils across the country, we remember those who did not survive their fight for life. These are the names of the victims of domestic violence in southwest Michigan for the 2019 Domestic Violence Awareness vigils.

Elizabeth Alderson joins Claudia Pahls to understand October's National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which first began in 1981 by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence as a Day of Unity to connect battered women’s advocates across the country.

In this episode, Nichole Angel, Spanish-speaking advocate for Domestic And Sexual Abuse Services, brings domestic violence awareness in English and Espanol to her community.

Even as infants, we can experience trauma and feel the effects years later. Through counseling and her support system, Josefa has found hope in her survivor story.