Team AshLee

February 21, 2012
I met an amazing, beautiful, and incredibly strong woman tonight.

AshLee Bambrough.

She was nearly killed after her boyfriend beat and pushed her out of a moving vehicle going 65 m.p.h. Her story is shocking and almost unbelievable. You can read about it here and here. But the really scary thing is this happens all the time. I admit, until I started working in the Violence and Injury Prevention field and experienced domestic violence in my own family, I had no idea (or maybe just didn't want to admit it) so much evil existed in the world. So many homes, families, and neighborhoods torn apart by domestic violence and abuse. I could spout off statistic after statistic (if you're interested you can see our reports here) but numbers don't do justice to the heartache, turmoil, and pain of abuse or the strength, courage, and humility of its survivors.

Tonight AshLee was a speaker at a "Healthy Relationships" rock concert, planned by a fabulous coworker of mine. February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. Take the time to educate yourself. Talk to your teens. And join Team AshLee on Facebook and help spread the word that violence and abuse are never ok!