LifeBridge Health Acknowledges Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Nearly one quarter of women will experience abuse at the hands of an intimate partner in their lifetimes. Certain statistics, like this one, are so overwhelming, so seemingly insurmountable, that we tuck them away with the other bits of information overload we experience in any given day. Peel each of these women out of the amorphous quarter, though, and you’d find yourself face to face with the coworker who commiserates with you after every Ravens loss, the next door neighbor who always holds the elevator for you when you’re laden with groceries, and that kind stranger at the dog park who gave you advice about clicker-training your unruly Maltese. They’re your friends and your family; they’re the people whose simple presence brings you comfort. But each time they close their front doors, they enter unfamiliar territory. According to the Center for Disease Control, domestic violence is the leading cause of injury ...