The systems hope encouraging a little empathy can go a long way in stemming the rise of violence in health care.

New protections for domestic violence victims in Illinois now in effect under Karina's Law Stey said she has seen domestic violence incidents grow significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic started ...

“These incidents are lowest where people have ... you can get help by calling the Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline at 877-863-6338.

Violent incidents in the ER often stem from ... Patients equally deserve to have health care environments free from violence. Ensuring that Illinois emergency rooms and hospitals are free from ...

SPRINGFIELD — A year and a half after the murder of Karina Gonzalez, Illinois ... violence deaths more than doubled in 2023 compared to 2022, up to 120 deaths in 94 separate incidents statewide.

Illinois law enforcement organizations also ... for three times as many gun deaths in 2023 as non-domestic violence incidents, Amanda Pyron from The Network, an anti-domestic violence organization ...

both with domestic violence and with sexual violence, is the majority of the time that these incidents are happening, it’s happening to someone in a shared residence,” Kolisetty said. “The more people ...

"We devote a lot of resources to the domestic violence calls." In the coalition's 2023 report on domestic homicides, Cook County had the highest rates in Illinois by far, with 37 incidents that ...

ADVOCACY GROUPS ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM ON THE SPIKE IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES. THE NEW REPORT FROM THE ILLINOIS COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEATHS IN ILLINOIS ROSE BY ...

The coalition found there were 94 incidents of domestic violence that led to 120 deaths ... a firearms safety package that has passed in the Illinois House but has failed to clear the Senate.