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States are beginning to adopt a measure that would allow them to screen for domestic violence and help victims get out of immediate danger.
This month, Andreae Lloyd’s family will mark the second anniversary of her death. Just after midnight on Dec. 7, 2021, police say, Xavier Johnson, Lloyd’s boyfriend, knocked on the door
For help, call 800-799-7233, or text “START” to 88788 for the 24/7 National Domestic Violence Hotline.
More than a third of the 4,970 female murder victims in 2021 were killed by an intimate partner, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
The alarming rates reflect a grave nationwide public health concern, experts say.