The result of these cuts is all too clear – reductions of staff, accessibility, quality of service, and ability to successfully assist people in need. At the moment when these services are most needed, they are unable to provide essential, and often life-saving, help. Indeed, “Domestic violence is up, and while the poor economy that helps drive the violence is still not rebounded, states are drastically slashing funding for domestic violence services,” said Sheryl Cates, Chief Executive of the federally financed National Domestic Violence Hotline.
