October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and TriCounty Health Department is spreading awareness of this public health problem and the resources available locally. Domestic violence, or intimate partner violence, affects 1 in 3 Utah women during their lifetime. Domestic violence affects people of all socioeconomic backgrounds and education levels and is considered a major public health problem for young people as well as adults. The statistics are sobering. Twenty-nine percent of women and nearly 10 percent of men in the United States have experienced sexual violence, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner and reported the incident. Help is available. Call the confidential hotline at
1-800-897-5465
. Locally you can call the Vernal Victim’s Advocate at
435-789-4250
, the Duchesne County Victim’s Advocate at
435-722-8003
, or the Ute Tribe Victim’s Advocate at
435-722-5756
. For more information, visit
www.tricountyhealth.com
.
