Posts by nhm

By Joan LeMole, Development Director “Human relations were laid bare and the strengths and weaknesses in relationships came more sharply into focus. Thus, socially isolated women became more isolated, domestic…

By Hilary Waterman, Community Prevention Educator Income inequality and domestic abuse are often treated as completely separate issues—one a commonly issued social critique, the other a private concern about individual…

By Joan LeMole, Development Director Domestic violence among immigrants in the U.S. is a serious, underrecognized and complex problem. The Alliance for Immigrant Survivors suggests fear of deportation, lack of…

By Lori Rodriguez, Education and Outreach Director  Abusers often seek to control the health choices of their partners, even when they are pregnant. Reproductive coercion, when an abuser tries to…