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October events promote awarenpiv
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BY JOE SCHUMACHER
The Battalion
Traditionally the term domestic
violence has pertained to family vi
olence, but various activities
scheduled for October, which is
Domestic Violence Awareness
Month, aim to clarify the public’s
understanding of the issue.
Organizations such as Phoebe’s
Home and the Brazos County Rape
Crisis Center extend the definition
of domestic violence to encompass
relationship violence.
Ashley Peterson, the leading train
ing specialist for Phoebe’s Home Out
reach Services, said they deal with re
lationship violence on all levels —
violence between families, couples
who live together and roommates.
Peterson said Texas has the
highest rate of domestic violence in
the United States. She said 35 per
cent of all women killed in Texas
were killed by their male partners.
This is higher than the national av
erage of 28 percent.
Peterson said more domestic vio
lence occurs than is reported.
“A lot more is going on than we
even know about,” she said. "Only
about one out of three victims of do
mestic violence actually report it."
Peterson said Phoebe’s Home
conducts various educational and
awareness programs with groups
such as fraternities, sororities and
the Corps of Cadets to bring atten
tion to domestic violence.
Peterson said it is important for
people to be able to recognize the
signs of an abusive relationship.
“Some signs of a person that could
be abusive is someone who is ex
tremely jealous or controlling, is hy
persensitive and has mood swings."
Peterson said. "A big indicator would
be if that person came from a violent
household. A person who is being
abused in a relationship may be ex
tremely outgoing and then withdraw.
Isolation, depression and unex
plained injuries could all be indica
tors of an abusive relationship. ”
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views on domestic vioM
On October IS, a*
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olence on campus,
have had three dome;:,
calls from peoplelivin
versity-owned apait
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olence cases occur o:
Wiatt said if an officer
the scene and there at
physical altercation,?:
es or black eyes, polk
violent offenders.
Peterson said Phoe
dealt with 1,373 dor
lence cases last yea
curred in Brazos Co::
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Candlelight vigil to mark beginniM^
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BY PATRICK PEABODY
The Battalion
A forum on dating violence
and a candlelight vigil, both
sponsored by Phoebe’s Home,
will be held tonight to mark the
beginning of Domestic Violence
Awareness Month.
Ashley Peterson, head training
specialist at Phoebe’s Home, said
the dating violence forum is go
ing to be an important event.
“It helps bring awareness to
the problem,” Peterson said. "We
will talk about healthy dating,
how to help victims of violence
and the consequences that the vi
olators will face under the law.
We will discuss how big of a
problem this is in the communi
ty and the county.”
Peterson said everyone should
try to attend this program.
“We want people to know that
this is just not for victims,” Pe
terson said. “Most people say that
it will never happen to me, and
even though it might not, it might
happen to their friends. We will
try to show people what to look
for in their own relationships and
their friends’ relationships.”
TYisha Einkaus, program di
rector at Phoebe’s Home, said the
candlelight vigil is an important
and emotional experience.
“This will be the Second An
nual Brazos Valley Vigil,”
domestic violence. We
the candles and thenh
Einkaus said. “We got the idea to
hold a candlelight vigil a couple
of years ago when we lost some
of our clients here in the Brazos
Valley. We expected only staff
and a few former victims to show
up to the first one, but around 40
or 50 people showed up. We did
n’t want those people to have
died in vain, so we wanted to do
this every year to raise awareness
about domestic violence.”
Einkaus said people will re
ceive a candle and purple ribbon
when they come to the vigil.
“They are asked to wear the
ribbon for the rest of the month
in support of Domestic Violence
Awareness Month,” Einkaus said.
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violence, including a?. fcg re tll
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vigil will increase people I .
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rallies like these helpinspinw.
to raise awareness, and itl ; ® u i ’
see so many people worfc
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problem, and it is great tl
support by attending the:™ 1 ' 1 ' t0
Peterson said awards'
presented to various oiy
that have worked torai'rl
ness about domestic viotef
the Texas A&M Womens
will sing at the vigil.
The dating violence ton
take place at 6:30 p.m.,
candlelight vigil will takes
7:30 p.m. Both eventswf!
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