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Opinion: Marking Domestic Violence Month

A purple ribbon flag flaps in the wind above the Lieutenant General John Archer Lejeune memorial circle representing the remembrance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. (USMC via Wikimedia Commons)

domestic violence awareness — A purple ribbon flag flaps in the wind above the Lieutenant General John Archer Lejeune memorial circle representing the remembrance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. (USMC via Wikimedia Commons)

In the most recent statistics, the Georgia Commission on Family Violence reported a 49% increase in domestic violence fatalities across Georgia from 2020 to 2021.