LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Nevada has a few of the highest home violence charges within the nation and it would not appear to be slowing down. Sadly, various these instances finish in loss of life.
In latest months, 33-year-old Renise Wolfe was allegedly shot within the head by her boyfriend. One month later, in January, police stated Selene Perez’s physique was present in her boyfriend’s automotive.
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Liz Ortenburger, the CEO of home abuse therapy facilities like SafeNest, stated home violence is the primary reason for murder for ladies in Nevada.
“We’re the second highest rate of domestic violence with 43.5% of women being affected in our community. My staff responds to about 25 to 30 domestic violence 911 calls with Metro Police each week,” Ortenburger added.
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The numbers could possibly be even increased. Ortenburger stated some girls are afraid to report violence for worry they may be arrested.
“A large number of undocumented women are one of our marginalized populations who are the most at risk for being victims of abuse,” she stated.
SafeNest is getting assist from the state, and presumably quickly from the county which can vote on its March 4 agenda, so as to add a brand new campus adjoining to its current property. (The county is taking public feedback on One Protected Place at this e mail: [email protected]).
It is going to be known as, One Protected Place. It’s going to supply assets and a medical clinic to survivors.
Dr. Sid Khurana with Nevada Psychological Well being stated he’s seeing a rise in people who find themselves scuffling with violence involving their companions and their kids.
He stated that it is the intergenerational trauma of youngsters who had been subjected to their mother and father combating, who then are usually those to repeat the cycle with their companions.
“Stress is a real thing, economic stress, social political stress, intolerance in general that is brewing in society. All those factors contribute to an increased prevalence,” he stated.
The SafeNest Home Violence Hotline is (702) 646-4981. A listing of assets and providers might be discovered at this hyperlink.
