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During the month of October, we observe Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Originally intended to help connect advocates across the nation who work to end violence against women and their children, the observance now focuses on mourning those who have died because of interpersonal violence, celebrating those who have survived interpersonal violence and connecting those who work to end interpersonal violence.
I know someone who is struggling with interpersonal violence. How can I help?
Jessica Loftus, LICSW, is the Passageway Community Program Manager at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital. She says, “It can be hard to know what to do when you think someone you know might be struggling with these issues, but there are things we can do to support of our patients, co-workers and friends and family members who need help.”
Below she outlines some ideas:
How to help your patients
How to help your co-workers
How to help friends and loved ones
More ways to help stop interpersonal violence
For more information on interpersonal violence and how you can help, contact Jessica Loftus, LICSW, Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital’s Passageway Community Program Manager at 617-983-7854.
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