 The Appalachian Advantage Plan is the simpler, better way to get the phone you actually want instead of paying hundreds of dollars up front. Simply pay the taxes up front and a few extra dollars a month and get the phone you really want. It's called the Appalachian Advantage available at Appalachian Wireless. October, commonly known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, is also Domestic Violence Awareness Month. One in four women and one in nine men will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. We spoke with Health Department Director Tammy Riley about the resources available to those suffering from domestic abuse. It's a serious issue and we do have local resources to address and to assist. We have the Local Victims Advocacy Office that's located right here in downtown Pottsville. You can reach out to them. They assist with obtaining EPOs, guiding men and women through the legal process of dealing with domestic violence. They also can make referral to shelters and they work closely with the Commonwealth Attorney's Office, the County Attorney's Office and with local law enforcement. So they're a very valuable resource with a local phone number. On average nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year this equates to more than 10 million women and men. We want women and men that are in this situation to be able to reach out and before you know things escalate and become a very dangerous situation. Not only for the family but also for law enforcement and first responders who are responding to the situation. To contact the Victims Advocacy Group call 606-432-9794. You can also contact Turning Point Domestic Violence Services 24-7 at 1-800-646-6605. For Mountain Top News, I'm Brianna Robinson.