DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE: 800-799-SAFE (7233)
Greenhouse 17: https://greenhouse17.org/ 800.544.2022
Hope’sWings: https://www.hopeswings.org/ 859-623-4095
The Nest: https://www.thenestlexington.org/ 859- 259-1974
KY Coalition Against Domestic Violence: https://kcadv.org/get-help-now/member-programs 502-209-5382
AppalReD: https://www.ardfky.org/ 866-277-5733
FACTS & INFORMATION:
> Number of DV related deaths in Kentucky KCADV is aware of at least 17 from September 1, 2020-August 31, 2021
> Number of DV victims sheltered in Kentucky by KCADV member programs: 2931 Men, Women, and Children, including 1,061 Children between 7/1/20 and 6/30/21
> Number of DV crisis hotline calls answered by KCADV member programs: KCADV member programs responded to 23,659 crisis calls between 7/1/20 and 6/30/21
> Average number of times a victim will go back their abuser On average, it takes a victim seven times to leave before staying away for good. This article might be helpful: https://wherestheline.info/the-truth-about-why-victims-dont-just-leave-their-abuser/
(Statistics compiled by Katie French, MSW, Senior Program Specialist-Research, Evaluation, and Data Management, Kentucky Coalition Against Domestic Violence)