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Jul 21, 2021 / 11:11 PM EDT
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – A 1-year-old girl dead after a domestic violence incident in Columbus.
Mary O’Doherty, executive director of the Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN), said it’s a heartbreaking situation.
“Unfortunately, if you’re in our line of work, you’re all too aware that it happens a lot more often than people would like to believe,” she said.
O’Doherty wants people to know there are 57 shelters statewide and hotlines for immediate help.
ODVN’s latest yearly report said in fiscal year 2020, 109 people died in cases of domestic violence, a 35 percent increase over 2019.
“We also have non-residential programs, culturally specific programs, and those programs exist to be a resource for survivors,” O’Doherty said. “A place for them to go, to seek refuge, or if they’re not ready to go, just to get information and support.”