Campaign focuses on domestic violence awareness

The Truth - 10/2/2022

Sep. 29—ELKHART — Domestic abuse can take many forms, from physical to financial.

That's how domestic violence affects a quarter of women and how all kinds of abuse impact one in three women and one in six men, according to Susan Tybon, president of YWCA North Central Indiana.

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