A Martinsburg, W.Va., woman's life was saved recently thanks to a nationwide domestic violence program offered by ADT Security Services Inc. The AWARE (Abused Women's Active Response Emergency) program, which provides free security systems and emergency necklace pendants to victims of domestic violence,was launched in the victim's community, Berkley County, W.Va., in April 1998.
The AWARE program was first launched in the United States in 1992, and has been credited with saving the lives of 30 domestic violence victims in the U.S.
The rescued victim, who has participated in the AWARE Program since 2004, had a court-issued protective order and was in the process of divorcing her husband. The victim used her ADT emergency necklace pendant to summon law enforcement after being threatend at knifepoint by her spouse who was out of prison on a criminal bond for previously attempting to strangle the victim.
After people who meet the necessary criteria are placed in the AWARE program, ADT installs security systems in each of their homes and provides them with emergency necklace pendants for as long as the need exists. The pendants can send a silent alarm, when activated, to ADT's customer monitoring center. Operators can then alert the appropriate law enforcement agency.
source: Security Beat May 17, 2005