Tag: domestic
Some Hispanic Crime Victims in Birmingham Face Language Barrier
By Alaina Bookman | abookman@al.com
Advocates working with the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama (HICA) often receive calls from people who want help from police, but...
Birmingham Housing: Breaking Silence Against Domestic Violence
By Sym Posey
The Birmingham Times
The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) hosted its Lifting Voices, Breaking Silence Domestic Violence Awareness Month on Friday...
In Birmingham, Many Homicides Appear Connected to Domestic Violence Complaints
Alaina Bookman
AL.com
This is another installment in The Birmingham Times/AL.com/CBS42 joint series, “Beyond the Violence.” Click here to sign up for the newsletter. Contribute to aid Alaina Bookman's violence prevention...
YWCA Central Alabama Celebrates 120 Years of Service
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Elected officials, community leaders, and residents gathered at the YWCA’s Central Alabama location Tuesday evening to begin the Y’s...
How Preventing Domestic Violence Can Reduce Historic Homicide Toll in Birmingham...
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
This is another installment in The Birmingham Times/AL.com joint series “Beyond the Violence: What can be done to address...
Birmingham Mayor Woodfin Outlines a ‘Pattern’ of Recent Homicides in City
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said this week that a number of recent homicides in the city have followed a “pattern”...
Mayor Woodfin Unveils AR-15, Other Weapons Seized on Birmingham Streets
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
After unveiling a table filled with an AR-15, an AKM, an SKS and an AK-47 pistol variant commonly referred to...
How to help victims recover after domestic abuse
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
With the dawning of a new season, we notice the leaves changing colors and leaving their summer tree limb homes; we update...
‘Enough is enough.’ YWCA Brings Awareness to Rash of Domestic...
By Ariel Worthy
Times staff reporter
October is usually Domestic Violence Awareness Month, but because of recent multiple killings in Birmingham, the YWCA decided waiting until...
City Leaders Addressing Teen Domestic Violence That Affects One in Four...
City Leaders Addressing Teen Domestic Violence That Affects One in Four Young People
It is “Teen Domestic Violence” month. Teen dating violence is real and...
