The Domestic Assault Review Team or DART has released their 2020 snapshot.
The data collected highlights things like crisis response, child welfare, policing and justice, education, support, and gaps.
Another area is poverty and housing which is a challenge according to DART’s co-chair Kate Underwood.
The snapshot reveals that 13 percent of people in Huron County are living in poverty including 3.8 % of children.
The data also includes that there are only 415 housing units available through the County BUT there are 489 people on the waiting list, as well as 52 women and children in shelters and another 88 in second stage housing.
Underwood says domestic violence is an issue in Huron County
Last year there were 658 domestic violence calls, and 225 charges.
Underwood also added that in Canada a woman is killed almost every six days by their intimate partner.
