Since 1989, Domestic Violence Awareness Month has been observed throughout the month of October to unite advocates and acknowledge domestic violence survivors. The City of Seminole Police Department defined domestic violence as “An act by a member of a family or household against another member of the family or household that is intended to result in physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault or that is a threat that reasonably places the member in fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault, but does not include defensive measures to protect oneself.” “A family or household includes individuals related by blood or marriage or a unit composed of persons living together without having to be related.