Domestic vio­lence is often treat­ed as a pri­vate cri­sis, but Kentucky data and recent leg­is­la­tion show its effects reach far beyond a sin­gle house­hold. In this essay, Valerie Frost explains how abuse can include coer­cive con­trol, stalk­ing, dig­i­tal mon­i­tor­ing, and emo­tion­al harm, not only phys­i­cal vio­lence. She con­nects statewide and Southern Bluegrass data with three new Kentucky laws and a grow­ing local response in Clark County. The piece argues that safer…