It's not deja vu it's Christmas Eve reality. I've just spent 10 minutes talking with a woman at my office who's friend fled for the safety of a shelter. What should she as a friend do to help? What are the danger signals? When will her friend be safe from her abuser? These questions are all too common for those of us working with DV victims and they are different for every victim and for every friend.
Last year, I spent an hour on Christmas eve talking with a couple. They both have filed DV charges against the other at different times in their relationship. Worse, they have a child. Now, they are in separate jails (unrelated to DV) and the child is in State's custody.
The road this woman's friend is on is a long one filled with many obstacles. Still she has a friend, a job and people who care. With that, she just might make it.
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