“Domestic nexus incidents are different from domestic violence in the way they’re categorized, but they also require a different response from the police department, he said. The Chicago Police Department classifies incidents following internal and FBI crime reporting criteria. When it comes to domestic violence, the police department follows the Illinois Domestic Violence Act, which …

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“The Sarah’s Inn team and our partners at the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago will be gathering at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6 in Scoville Park, Lake Street and Oak Park Avenue to rally the community to take action against domestic violence, gun violence, and community violence. After the rally, Oak Park Bank, 151 N. …

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Listen to Chidori Lively, Sarah’s Inn Prevention Program Supervisor, on WBEZ’s Reset as she talks about the prevalence of teen dating violence and the importance of talking to teens about healthy relationships, boundaries, and ways to advocate for their friends.

Sarah’s Inn’s Executive Director, Carol Gall, spoke with Block Club Chicago about the recent expansion of Domestic Violence Court.

Maria Maxham from the Forest Park Review interviews Carol Gall, Sarah’s Inn’s Executive Director, and Alani Espinosa, one of the Youth Voice Award winners, about the inaugural Youth Voice Award for Sarah’s Inn.

Sarah’s Inn’s extends our deepest condolences to 13-year old Adam Toledo’s family, and to our neighbors and partners in Little Village and the LatinX community in Chicago. We recognize the chronic pain, anger, sadness and trauma they experience from systemic racism and the inequities that have led to the intolerable and senseless death of Adam and far …

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February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month.   Read more about the upcoming events in the Lawndale News.

Learn more about Sarah’s Inn’s upcoming Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month events. To sign up for Dating Download or learn more about Youth Voice Award, please visit sarahsinn.org

Tom Holmes from the Forest Park Review talks to Sarah’s Inn’s Executive Director, Carol Gall about the impact of the holidays on domestic violence.

Brittany Howard from Community Rec Magazine interviews Sarah’s Inn Carol Gall and Sarah’s Inn board member Siva Balu about Siva’s recent 100 mile treadmill run and ways to partner with local community organizations.