Across Wisconsin
a record number
of people died
as a result of
domestic violence in 2024
according to
an annual report
released this month.
Any time there is
an economic downturn
there is domestic violence
because of
life stressors.
And so we know that
we have been in this
I don't know
if you call it
a recession
or whatever, but
food prices are rising
prices are rising in general
unemployment is rising
and that causes
a lot of stress
in the family.
Sometimes
it's also the fact that
programs are underfunded
and we are trying to
serve as many people
as we can and sometimes
there are waitlists
or people decide
not to pursue
the services.
So it's
a matter of access
to services as well
as economics
that play
an important role
in why these numbers
are rising.
This is the worst yet.