Their buildings can serve as food distribution centers, job training centers, or provide counseling around
domestic violence issues that
often skyrocket with the stresses
of poverty.
Former adjunct lecturer Betsy Groves, a licensed social worker and founding director
of Boston Medical Center's Child Witness to
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Violence — a program that helps children, parents, and educators in violent communities or
domestic violence situations — often hears how adults feel uncomfortable discussing the issue, thereby reinforcing the notion that we shouldn't talk about v
violence situations —
often hears how adults feel uncomfortable discussing the
issue, thereby reinforcing the notion that we shouldn't talk about
violenceviolence.
Survivors
of domestic violence or sexual assault
often have complex legal needs involving protective orders, family law cases, the Department
of Child Services, and a variety
of other
issues.