October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Kentucky, a program designed to help domestic abuse survivors, has seen its enrollment double since a new law went into effect.

State Senator Julie Rocky Adams of Louisville sponsored Senate Bill 79, which became law in June.

It created the safe at Home program, which allows victims to participate and the Secretary of State's address confidentiality program without having a protective order.

Secretary of State Michael Adams put out a short video explaining the program.

The Safe at Home program has three main functions.

First is address substitution.

Participants use the Secretary of State's designated address on all public records in lieu of their own.

This allows their real address to be masked on all local and state public records.

Second is mail forwarding.

The Secretary of State's Office receives participants mail and then forwards it to the confidential address.

Third is voter registration.

Participants can safely exercise their right to vote by having their address hidden and publicly available voter records.

Secretary Adams office says there are now 50 participants in Kentucky's Safe at Home program.