50 Years After Opening, Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh , Together with Leaders of A Number of the Country's First-Established DV Organizations, Reflect on the Increased Complexities of Today's Society and Share the Latest Resources Available PITTSBURGH , Oct. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year, approximately 10 million people in the U.S.
experience domestic violence (DV) – a public health crisis that continues to permeate our society and is historically underreported. In observance of October as DV Awareness Month, Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh has partnered with leaders of a number of the country's first-established DV organizations – Women's Advocates, Inc. ( St.
Paul, MN ), La Casa de las Madres ( San Francisco, CA ), and Transition House ( Cambridge, MA ) – to share what they've learned through their journeys over the past 50 years of providing safety and support to hundreds of thousands of DV survivors and their families, trends they're seeing today and the latest tips and resources available. "Despite our geographical differences, we share similar experiences supporting DV survivors in our respective cities," said Nicole Molinaro , President/CEO, Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh . "DV and intimate partner violence have become much more complex, which increased in severity and frequency during the pandemic, and unfortunately continues to rise with many of our current clients in need of more help and support than ever b.