Cases of elder abuse in Henrico have been on the rise in the last decade, but statewide efforts to stop them have recently increased. On June 16, Virginia organizations commemorated World Elder Abuse Awareness Day statewide for the first time. The Virginia Center on Aging and Virginia Commonwealth University Health Sciences held and an online
Over the last ten years, Virginia recorded 462 pregnancy-related deaths – one of the highest rates in the nation. In some cases, those deaths were caused by intimate partner violence, so Virginia Commonwealth University has started a program to protect people at risk.