When someone asks Jen Pardini about the night her ex-boyfriend brutally attacked her and nearly ended her life, she answers the questions openly and without a hint of hesitation. Nothing, the survivor-turned-advocate said, is off limits: not the night he fractured her skull with a hammer, ...

As Domestic Violence Awareness Month comes to a close, Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern Pennsylvania continues to encourage the southwestern Pennsylvania community to stand together in support of survivors. Domestic violence affects people from all backgrounds, and DVSSP said ...