West Plains Support Network meeting covers family violence

Seventy-two people have been victims of domestic violence homicides in Spokane County since 1997, the fourth-highest of any county in the state according to Washington State Domestic Violence Coalition research. Twenty-two of those have happened since 2015.

It’s those statistics the West Plains Support Network is trying to combat, tackling family violence at its May 1 meeting. The meeting included a panel discussion by local non-profit leaders and family violence prevention advocates from organizations all across the West Plains and beyond.

Representatives from the Spokane Fatherhood Initiativ...