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It’s been almost 2 months since the video involving NFL player Ray Rice, and his then-fiancé, Janay Palmer surfaced. It captured the couple arguing in a hotel elevator and then words turned physical.

The disturbing images brought the issue of domestic violence to an all-time high.

“We’ve been really busy given all the business with the NFL. Which is really called attention to Domestic Violence. The number of calls we got to our crisis line increased dramatically during that time,” says Beth Hassett, Executive Director for WEAVE.

Hassett believes this case involving the NFL player has empowered victims to tell their stories and push others to intervene and do something to help a victim when they see the violence happening.

“One of the reasons people don’t intervene when they suspect that there’s Domestic Violence, is that they just don’t know what to do and they are afraid they are going to do the wrong thing,” Hassett said.

With that focus in mind, WEAVE has come up with a special program to work with local businesses and educate employers about domestic violence.

“Our Silence Doesn’t Work Here Program targets businesses of all sizes and we offer presentations to either the managers or the actual people working there, or we can help out the HR department and management, put policies in place that protect victims of Domestic Violence in the workplace,” Hassett said.

And why is the workplace so important?

“One thing we know is that when somebody is being abused there are most likely to tell a friend, or family member, and then the next person they would tell would be somebody at work long before they reach out to WEAVE or an agency like us, or call law enforcement,” Hassett said.

Although October is considered Domestic Violence Awareness Month, WEAVE hopes people continue to do something everyday to help a victim by donating, volunteering, or just speaking up for victims that are too afraid to speak up for themselves.

“We’ve seen with all of the NFL that people do want to make a difference, people want to help victims, and people are looking to holding people accountable, so I’m just hoping everybody gets a spark this month to do something the rest of the year that could keep our community safer,” Hassett said.

If you’d like to find out more about how you can help, you can check out their website http://www.weaveinc.org/.

Cristian Tapia contributed to this report.