Kari Voss-Drost

SWCC defines domestic violence, intimate, partner violence and coercive control
By Kari Voss-Drost, assistant director, Southwest Crisis Center
October 30, 2024
As we close out October and Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I would like to reflect on several terms and definitions surrounding domestic violence, intimate partner violence and coercive control. By defining something, we validate it and the reality it represents. The term coercive control encompasses a pattern of power, control, intimidation and oppression that one experiences at the hands…
It's no joke
By Kari Voss-Drost, Southwest Crisis Center assistant director
October 11, 2022
This past weekend I was in line at a concession stand when a guy standing behind me started harassing the woman at the front of the line. As he did so, he laughed and rhetorically asked, “If you can’t verbally abuse your neighbor, who can you?” The answer is, “No one.” Whether it is verbal, physical, sexual or psychological, violence and abuse is never OK. Now, I understand that the man thought…
Let's end the abuse
By Kari Voss-Drost, Southwest Crisis Center assistant director
October 19, 2021
Each year the Southwest Crisis Center joins advocates, survivors and supporters across the nation to recognize October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). More prevalent than most realize, one in four women and one in seven men will experience domestic violence in their lifetimes. Last year, the Southwest Crisis Center served over 500 individuals, families and children, providing nearly…

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