Domestic violence can happen to anyone.

It can be the soccer mom who wears long-sleeve shirts even when it is 80 degrees outside, or the man who keeps saying he can't go out when his friends ask to hang out."Domestic violence goes both ways," said Tammy Rodgers of the Domestic Violence Awareness Center on Thursday. "It has no boundaries."To help bring light to this, Carbon County officials have named October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the county.During the county commissioners' meeting on Thursday, the board adopted a proclamation in honor of raising awareness about domestic violence. Domestic violence is a serious problem all over the world and the Domestic Violence Service Center has worked diligently to offer support and help to women who have been victims of abuse.Commissioner Thomas J. Gerhard thanked Rodgers for all the work the center does to help victims."I have no respect for someone who physically abuses a woman or child and it's nice to know there are people like you out there to get the people the help they need," he said.The proclamation recognizes the Domestic Violence Service Center, which began as the Women Center task force in 1977.In June 1978, the task force was incorporated as the Domestic Violence Service Center, which serves Carbon County today. Since then, the purpose of the Domestic Violence Service Center has been to work toward the elimination of domestic violence.Rodgers thanked the commissioners for their continued support of the agency.She explained in Carbon County, the center receives a large volume of men calling and in need of services.The center provides services including legal advocacy to victims of domestic violence, court accompaniment to PFA hearings, community support groups, one-on-one counseling and more. All services are free and confidential.She said that the center is available at anytime to someone who needs help as a result of domestic violence.Anyone who is a victim of domestic violence and physical, mental and emotional abuse can call the center's 24-hour hotline at 800-424-5600.