{"id":107789,"date":"2025-10-16T22:05:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T02:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=107789"},"modified":"2025-10-16T22:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T02:05:15","slug":"everyone-knows-someone-domestic-violence-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2025\/10\/16\/everyone-knows-someone-domestic-violence-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyone Knows Someone: Domestic Violence Awareness Month\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">By Sarah DiNunzio, A New Hope Center, and TC Mental Health Subcommittee &#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">What started as a single \u201cDay of Unity\u201d in 1981 evolved into a month-long opportunity to raise awareness of domestic abuse when Congress officially designated October as \u201cDomestic Violence Awareness Month\u201d (DVAM) in 1989.&nbsp;DVAM serves to educate and advocate for ending all forms of intimate partner abuse, to uplift and celebrate survivors, and to mourn those lost to domestic violence. The color purple, used throughout DVAM, has come to symbolize hope, courage, and peace for domestic violence survivors.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The theme for this year&#8217;s DVAM is \u201cEveryone Knows Someone.\u201d Domestic violence is a pattern of coercive, controlling behavior used by one person against their partner and can include physical, emotional, verbal, sexual, financial, and other forms of abuse. While we often immediately think of physical abuse, domestic violence encompasses much more: threats, manipulation, humiliation, controlling finances, isolation, and other tactics to gain power and control. According to the CDC, nearly half of all adults in the United States have reported sexual violence, physical violence, and\/or stalking by an intimate partner at some point in their lifetime. These statistics don\u2019t include verbal and mental abuse. With such high rates of abuse being perpetrated, it is reasonable to say we all know someone who has been impacted by domestic violence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">How can you get involved in DVAM? On Thursday, Oct. 16, wear purple in honor of #PurpleThursday. Take a photo and tag A New Hope Center on Facebook to demonstrate your support.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Throughout October, \u201cIn the Spirit of Safety,\u201d visit local restaurants throughout Tioga County for purple drink specials, with proceeds benefiting A New Hope Center.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Throughout October, \u201cShine the Light on DV.\u201d Look for purple lights illuminating the Tioga County Courthouse and our local towns.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Contact A New Hope Center for additional ways to support the work to end domestic violence by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anewhopecenter.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.anewhopecenter.org<\/a>, or calling the 24-Hour Hotline at (607) 687-6866.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Sarah DiNunzio, A New Hope Center, and TC Mental Health Subcommittee &#8212; What started as a single \u201cDay of Unity\u201d in 1981 evolved into&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":82434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorial"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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