Angela Mastrovito writes, "Rebekah’s story is a stark reminder of the ongoing battle against domestic violence and the importance of continued vigilance and support for those affected."
Utah’s domestic violence shelters are seeing an unprecedented spike in referrals in the last year, prompting the Utah Domestic Violence Coalition to ask the governor for $8 million in this year’s budget to help with staffing shortages.
The Just Response program improves the response and services for victims in the criminal justice system who have been impacted by domestic and sexual violence, stalking, sex trafficking or child abuse.