Kari Voss-Drost

This past weekend I was in line at a concession stand when a guy standing behind me started harassing the woman at the front of the line. As he did so, he laughed and rhetorically asked, “If you can’t verbally abuse your neighbor, who can you?” The answer is, “No one.” Whether it is verbal, physical, sexual or psychological, violence and abuse is never OK. Now, I understand that the man thought…

Each year the Southwest Crisis Center joins advocates, survivors and supporters across the nation to recognize October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). More prevalent than most realize, one in four women and one in seven men will experience domestic violence in their lifetimes. Last year, the Southwest Crisis Center served over 500 individuals, families and children, providing nearly…