Today is the first day of Domestic Violence Awareness Month (A.K.A. Relationship Violence Awareness Month).

Join host Racheal Reed-Maloney (she/her) as she speaks with the Rose Andom Center's Fatality Review Program Manager, Keisha Sarpong (she/her), about domestic violence fatality in Colorado, Denver's Domestic Violence Fatality Team, and review the 2024 annual domestic violence fatality report. We will conclude this podcast talking about how to talk to a loved one who you are concerned is at risk of being murdered by their partner and you will hear the three stories of Auraria Campus members who have been murdered by their partners.

You can contact Keisha at keishas@roseandomcenter.org. 

Learn more about The Rose Andom Center at https://roseandomcenter.org/. 

Content Warning: Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence Fatality

Sources

• Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board https://roseandomcenter.org/domestic-violence-fatality-review/ 
• 2024 DVFR https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2024/10/DomesticViolenceReport2024-FINAL.pdf

• Notes from the Field: Intimate Partner Homicide Among Women — United States, 2018–2021https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7334a4.htm

• https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind-games/202312/domestic-violence-some-us-states-residents-at-higher-risk
• https://publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-gun-violence-solutions/gun-violence-data/state-gun-violence-data/texas
• ​​https://violencefreecolorado.org/find-help/survivor-resources/
• https://www.cawc.org/news/the-history-of-domestic-violence-awareness-month/
• https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/toxic-latina-girlfriend-stereotype
• https://zcenter.org/blog/machismo-in-latino-culture/

If you are in crisis and need immediate support, please call our 24/7 interpersonal violence helpline at 303-556-2255.

Request an Appointment with an Advocate at
https://www.thepca.org/online-appointment-request

Request a Violence Prevention Presentation at
https://www.thepca.org/prevention-education

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