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Clermont County proclaims October 2025 Domestic Violence Awareness Month as local providers report rise in stalking cases
Summary
The Clermont County Board of Commissioners issued a proclamation recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month and heard from local victim-service providers that stalking and service demand have increased this year.
The Clermont County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 1 proclaimed October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Clermont County and presented the proclamation to county victim-service partners.
The proclamation, signed by Commissioners David Painter, Bonnie Bachelor and Claire Corcoran, cites the widespread impacts of domestic violence and calls on residents to support survivors and local programs. A representative of local victim-service providers said the county’s organizations — including shelters and court-based advocates — remain in continual demand.
The board’s declaration frames the month as an opportunity to “educate the public, support victims, and promote programs and policies aimed at eliminating domestic violence,” and highlighted collaboration among the YWCA of Greater Cincinnati, local victim-service providers, law enforcement and legal professionals to deliver services in the county.
At the meeting a provider gave program statistics for Clermont County: in 2024 the provider served 180 new clients and 87 stalking victims (compared with six in 2022 and 51 in 2023). Through three quarters of 2025 the provider reported serving 115 people and said stalking incidents appear to be increasing, attributing some of that rise to modern tracking technologies used by abusers. The speaker said services include shelter at the House of Peace, help accessing civil protection orders through domestic relations court and coordination with the prosecutor’s office.
“We’re gonna stand tall and fight with survivors to do what’s right, get the services that they need, and get them to safety,” the representative said.
Commissioners and providers emphasized that services are available to people of any gender identity and encouraged residents to use local resources. The board did not take further formal action beyond issuing the proclamation.
The proclamation text referenced the YWCA of Greater Cincinnati’s leadership in local observances and urged residents to raise awareness and support survivors during October.
The board accepted the proclamation during the public portion of its Oct. 1 meeting and took a group photograph with providers and survivors who attended.
Ending: The county’s providers advised residents seeking help to contact local law enforcement or the listed victim-service organizations for immediate assistance; the board said it will continue to coordinate with partner agencies to maintain those services.
