Dr. Dana Hardy is leading our Mental Health outreach efforts for the Safe Tennessee Project. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. According to the Violence Policy Center, Tennessee is 9th in the nation for women murdered by men, most often with a firearm. Sadly, our state has consistently been in the top 10 states for women murdered by men. Dr
Read moreThe article posted below is from a new report published by The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Firearm relinquishment, or dispossession, is an issue that we have been working to address. Earlier this summer, we convened a statewide task group of domestic violence advocates, law enforcement, prosecutors, and judges to discuss loopholes that make it easy for those convicted
Read moreThis has been a very deadly week for Tennessee women and the week isn’t over yet. Tennessee is Sixth in the Nation for Women Murdered by Men On Sunday in Putnam County, Angela Dell Harville was shot and killed by her husband Daniel Paul Harville, who then turned the gun on himself. Police records show a history of domestic violence
Read moreViolence Policy Center Ranks Tennessee Sixth in the Nation for Women Murdered by Men in annual report: “When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2013 Homicide Data” Sometimes moving up in rankings is a good thing. However, when the criteria is the number of women murdered by men in your state, being in the top 10 is not where you
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