The Domestic Violence Coalition in Van Buren County has been seeing an increase in abuse cases recently as it nears 30 years of service to the community. Coalition Director Melanie Hooker tells us group statistics show that the organization provided free domestic violence and sexual assault services to 439 new clients with 1,276 contacts last year, a 27.8% increase from 2024. “A lot of our clients come from referrals from law enforcement, from t…
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