October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), is just around the corner. Across the country, battered women’s advocates will join with government officials, corporations, unions, health care providers, faith-based groups and others to organize DVAM activities that raise public awareness about domestic violence. DVAM activities can be national, statewide or local in scope, ranging from national public awareness campaigns with million dollar budgets to local recognition ceremonies designed with very little funding. But the goals of most DVAM activities are similar: to raise awareness about the prevalence and cost of domestic violence, the need for prevention and the availability of services for victims of abuse.

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National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Activities
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FVPF's Top Ten List to End Abuse this October:

1. Work to End Domestic Violence Day on Oct. 1st
2. Talk to Your Son About Healthy Relationships
3. Unity Day on Oct 1st
4. Host FVPF “31 Questions” web banner
5. Shop ‘Til it Stops Day at Marshall’s on Oct. 3rd
6. Health Cares About Domestic Violence Day on Oct. 9th
7. YWCA Week Without Violence October 20th–26th
8. End Abuse by Volunteering in your neighborhood!
9. Give Out Safety Information at your office, school or neighborhood.
10. Call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) and Get Help!