Women’s Resource Center highlights warning signs of domestic violence during awareness month

TRAVERSE CITY--Nationally, one in four women and one in ten men report experiencing domestic violence at some point in their lives according to the national coalition against domestic violence. In Michigan, state police recorded more than 91,000 domestic violence offenses in 2022. alone.

Women’s Resource Center executive director Juliette Schultz said while education has come a long way there are still myths that persist surrounding domestic violence .

“The biggest misunderstanding about domestic violence is that it’s easy to leave, or that somehow the person who is living in with the abuser is at fault,” said Schultz. “It’s hard for friends and family to understand that this is actually all about power and control, and that it’s very difficult for a person who’s living in a violent home