Center for Prevention of Abuse

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The Center for Prevention of Abuse will experience a $600,000 loss in funding next year after federally approved financial support falls short.

The Center for the Prevention of Abuse supports survivors of sexual assault by providing free, confidential support services year-round; it will be hosting the sixth annual I Run With Survivors 5k on April 8.

The Center for Prevention of Abuse has collaborated with two local businesses to promote awareness and educate residents about identifiers related to human trafficking situations.

A high level of violence within the City of Peoria is the catalyst for a new billboard campaign aimed at bringing awareness to the issue of childhood trauma — and a free therapeutic program that could help.

Peoria County is funding the creation of a new long-term care ombudsman position.

Every 15 seconds, five people are abused by an intimate partner. That’s a staggering number of 40 people who have been abused in just a two-minute time period. This is the reality that CEO of the Center for Prevention of Abuse Carol Merna wants people to be aware of, and she says this is exactly why the center was founded nearly 50 years ago.

Carol Merna is the CEO of the Center for Prevention of Abuse in Peoria. Merna tells Joe Deacon why it's important to shed light on domestic violence as a way to aid victims and work toward reducing the abuse.

Carol Merna is the CEO of the Center for Prevention of Abuse in Peoria. Merna tells Joe Deacon why it's important to shed light on domestic violence as a way to aid victims and work toward reducing the abuse.

The Center for Prevention of Abuse in Peoria will install energy efficient lighting and continue a violence prevention education program for Tri-County students, thanks to financial gifts from Ameren Illinois.