Solving Domestic Violence In KY

Solving Domestic Violence In KY

A Kentucky county attorney has received a federal grant to fund work with domestic violence victims in Louisville.The grant for approximately $176,000 from the federal Victims of Crime Act will go toward funding three victim advocates in Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell’s office. O’Connell said in a statement that one of the advocates will focus on victims who are at high risk of deadly abuse.A nearly $24,000 increase in the grant this year will go toward training for intimate partner/family violence, interpreter services and increased pension obligations.

Source: MG News

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