In conjunction with National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, Lancaster General Health, Domestic Violence Services of Lancaster County, and Lancaster County Victim/Witness Services will display the Silent Witness Exhibit at five locations in Lancaster County.
The exhibit of life-sized wooden figures represents the men, women, and children who died in Lancaster County as a result of domestic violence. Victims’ families created life stories to display on the figures. The goal of the exhibit is to promote the need and hope for change. Domestic violence impacts one in four women and one in seven men.
A kick-off event will be held October 1 at 9:30 a.m. at the Lancaster General Health Suburban Pavilion. Representatives from the medical, criminal justice, and victim services fields will offer remarks:
Michelle Schori, Executive Director Women & Pediatrics Service Line, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Christine Gilfillan, Director, Domestic Violence Services of Lancaster County
Craig Stedman, Lancaster County District Attorney
Jarrad Berkihiser, Chief, Lancaster City Bureau of Police
Survivors and Family Members
During the ceremony, the names and ages of the victims honored in the Silent Witness exhibit will be read aloud. The exhibit will be on display at the following locations: October 1-5 Lancaster General Health Suburban Pavilion 2100 Harrisburg Pike Lancaster, Pa 17601 October 9-12 Elizabethtown College High Library 1 Alpha Drive Elizabethtown, PA 17022 October 15-19 JP McCaskey High School 445 N Reservoir Street Lancaster, PA 17602 October 22-26 McCaskey East 1051 Lehigh Ave. Lancaster, PA 17602 October 20-November 2 Lancaster General Health Downtown Pavilion 540 N. Duke Street Lancaster, Pa 17602
If you are a victim of domestic violence or know someone who is, there are people who can help. Contact the Domestic Violence Services 24-hour hotline at 717-299-1249, for information and confidential counseling.
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