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Domestic Violence is defined by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) as the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another.  It includes physical violence, sexual violence, psychological violence, and emotional abuse.  The frequency and severity of domestic violence can vary dramatically; however, the one constant component of domestic violence is one partner’s consistent efforts to maintain power and control over the ot

Save the date for the 2nd Annual Lakes Area Auction benefitting the Lakes Crisis & Resource Center on Thursday evening, August 13th.  The event will again take place at the Kent Freeman Arena in Detroit Lakes with the professional leadership of Bachmann Auctioneers.

Mark your calendar and join us on Friday, April 10th at the Holiday Inn for LCRC’s 25th Annual Banquet & Auction!  The banquet committee has been hard at work curating auction items (let us know if you have an item to donate!) and planning the games and entertainment for the evening. 

Each quarter we highlight an LCRC Staff Member. This quarter, get to know Jesi Smith.

What is your role at LCRC? Positive Connections Program Dir.

What does that entail?  I oversee the visitation center. My job duties range from scheduling visitation/exchanges, invoices/billing, supervising visitation/exchanges.