Friends,
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a topic deeply personal to me and my work.
When I graduated law school, our state was number one in the nation for women who are murdered by men in intimate partner relationships.
As the state’s first Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Director, my challenge was to develop collaborative, multidisciplinary domestic violence protocols and curricula for law enforcement, solicitors, judges, and victim advocates…a new, innovative approach to a crime that has traditionally been viewed by some as a private family matter.
Working closely with Republicans and Democrats, I developed a framework infused with compassion, transparency, and accountability, that still supports domestic violence survivors today. Thanks to a Republican SC Attorney General and Democratic U.S. Senator, my team and I were empowered through the Violence Against Women Act to take the burden of prosecution off the victim and put it back on the state where it belongs.
Protocols we developed are still keeping women in South Carolina safe from domestic violence and other forms of harm. But this crisis has not been eradicated, which means our work is far from over.
Domestic Violence, although not a partisan or political issue, remains one of SC’s most pervasive and least reported violent crimes.
I need you to stand with me, in this fight and every fight. Domestic violence will not end with one person or one initiative. It’s about all of us not only speaking up to say “NO MORE,” but actually putting in the work to prevent this violence before it happens and make South Carolina safer for women. This movement is stronger because of you, and I look forward to the work still ahead of us.
In solidarity,
— Mia
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