Articles tagged as: domestic violence
March 7, 2025
An Indy thrift shop helps domestic violence survivors. After nearly 20 years, a new location opens
Thrifty Threads helps supply survivors of domestic violence and abuse with clothing and home goods.
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2024
New plan to address disproportionate impact of domestic violence on Black women
A local nonprofit unveiled a plan to reduce the number of domestic violence cases for Black women in Indianapolis.
Read MoreFebruary 13, 2023
Partnership targets areas in Indianapolis with higher domestic violence incidents
The Domestic Violence Network and the Brightwood Community Center have planned a series of events and programs to target domestic violence in the 46218 zip code.
Read MoreJanuary 17, 2023
Increase in domestic violence drives need for more help for victims
Domestic violence in Indiana rose by 181 percent during the pandemic. Advocates say on any given day, 500 families in Central Indiana are homeless because of domestic violence.
Read MoreOctober 10, 2022
City program works to better connect victims of domestic violence
Four champions are currently budgeted for the program led by Danyette Smith who was named the city’s first director of domestic violence programming earlier this year.
Read MoreOctober 3, 2022
Indianapolis police shoot, kill man holding woman hostage
Indianapolis police say officers fatally shot an armed man Sunday inside a home where he was holding a woman hostage.
Read MoreMay 11, 2022
Indianapolis police officer arrested on domestic battery charges
An Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer faces domestic battery charges.
Read MoreApril 20, 2022
Report highlights pandemic's impact on domestic violence in Central Indiana
The 2020 State of Domestic Violence report examines how the COVID-19 shutdown and other corresponding events influenced domestic violence.
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2022
Teen domestic violence may include digital abuse. Here’s what parents should know
When the pandemic forced schools to close in 2020, children spent more time at home. That's when calls to national and local domestic abuse hotlines skyrocketed, advocates say.
Read MoreJanuary 12, 2022
City hires new director domestic violence programming
Danyette Smith will become the Office of Public Health and Safety’s first director of domestic violence programming.
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