On Duty with Amy McGrath

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) provides law enforcement with better resources to investigate cases of rape; supplies colleges with effective tools to educate students about dating violence and sexual assault; and helps fund all of Kentucky’s rape crisis centers and domestic violence shelters. So why hasn’t it been reauthorized? In this episode, Amy discusses the impact of VAWA with a survivor and an advocate from Kentucky.

Episode show notes: 

• National Sexual Assault Hotline (800-656-4673) 
• https://www.rainn.org/
• National Domestic Violence Hotline (800-799-7233) 
• www.outrageus.org  
• www.workplacesrespond.org
• www.victimsofcrime.org  
• www.thehotline.org
• https://cultureofrespect.org/program/green-dot-etc/
• https://www.stalkingawareness.org/

Amy talks with two families facing hardships due to skyrocketing medical and prescription drug costs. Kentuckians pay the second-highest price for prescription drugs in the nation —- just over $2,100 annually. While the U.S. Senate has failed to pass any legislation to lower these costs, the COVID-19 pandemic has only escalated the problem.

An update to our first episode with information on VAWA and what a person can do if they are quarantined in this crisis with an abusive spouse or partner.

The coronavirus pandemic has upended our daily lives and left many vulnerable Kentuckians without access to food or other needs, but Kentuckians have stepped up to help their neighbors in need. In this episode, Amy talks to the mayor of a Kentucky town about her community’s response to COVID-19 and to a Commonwealth, Common Health volunteer who recently delivered distilled water to an eldery couple for their respiratory machine.

Episode show notes:

www.amymcgrath.com/commonhealth