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This week, Fox 5 Atlanta shared heartbreaking stories of two suspected domestic violence-related murders in metro Atlanta that took the lives of young women and left families and communities reeling. Watch on Fox 5 Atlanta In Gwinnett County, 21-year-old Elayjah Whitley was shot and killed outside her workplace by a former boyfriend. In Hall County, a Gainesville woman lost her life in what police believe was another murder-suicide witnessed by a nine-year-old child. These tr

We’re so grateful to CBS News Atlanta for shining a light on the ways WRCDV helps children heal and thrive after experiencing family violence. The story features Sherri Banks and her daughter Zhion, who first came to WRCDV in 2018 after leaving an abusive relationship. Sherri shared what it was like to start over with nothing but her daughters and the clothes on her back, and how, through WRCDV, she and her girls found safety, community, and hope. For Zhion, who was just six

Each October, during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, our community comes together to remember the lives lost and to recommit to building a safer future. This year’s Candlelight Vigil was both powerful and heartbreaking. We read the names of 170 Georgians killed in domestic violence homicides in 2024, an increase from the previous year. DeKalb County had the highest number of domestic violence homicides of any county in Georgia, underscoring the urgency of our work and the

On October 14, 2025, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners issued a proclamation declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Presiding Officer Michelle Long Spears read the proclamation into the record, lifting up a stark reality: in the U.S., a woman is beaten or assaulted every nine seconds. In 2024 alone, Georgia reported 42,184 incidents of family violence, and 170 people were killed in domestic violence homicides -19 of them in DeKalb County. These numbers

Each year, the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence acknowledges advocates who work directly on the front lines in their efforts...

Across Georgia, we are seeing a troubling rise in domestic violence fatalities. WRCDV’s Chief Program Officer, Barbara Gibson, told 11...