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Douglas County proclaims October 2025 Domestic Violence Awareness Month, cites new safe house capacity
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution recognizing October 2025 as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and discussed a newly opened safe house and service partners in the county.
The Douglas County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday recognizing October 2025 as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and highlighted recent county investments in shelter and supportive services for survivors.
Steven Dodgill, Community Programs Administrator with the Department of Community Services, presented the resolution and read its findings to the board. He told commissioners that Congress designated October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in 1989 and that local partners had opened a remodeled domestic violence safe house; county staff said the…
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