October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. For this week’s Allow Us to Explain, journalism team intern Makayla Idelburg interviews ONC podcast intern and anti-domestic violence advocate, Delaney Dickey. We talk about some of the legislation and what the future of domestic violence awareness looks like.
If you are a victim of domestic violence contact 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
Domestic Violence Resources by State (United States): https://ncadv.org/resources
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