Where to go to learn how to help when a family member, a teen, neighbor, co-worker, or someone else close to us is struggling in a relationship with signs of abuse with money or technology control or destruction, physical or sexual reports, or verbally cruelty?
This week the Somerville Commission for Women will join with the Mayor of Somerville, Chief of Police, elected officials, anti-violence agencies, Somerville Fire and Cataldo, and commissioners to remember all the lives lost and impacted by domestic violence on Wednesday Oct 2 from 6-7:30 pm at the Public Safety Building (220 Washington Street, Union Square).
The Commission for Women's mission includes prevention and raising awareness of violence. Some key ways the commission raises awareness are the annual Candlelight Vigil, holding events like the upcoming Muslim & Arab Community Panel on Domestic Violence Data, and organizing resources for families to reach out to when they have someone in their family they are worried about or they have a partner or spouse who is abusive.
More events, resources and opportunities to join the effort at www.Facebook.com/SomervilleCommissions
www.somervillema.gov/departments/health/somerville-commissions/women
Online Resources for Our CommunityWe have different resources for people to use to help identify if they are in an abusive relationship and where to turn for help.
When you want to learn more, here are a few websites you can check out (and they have phone lines to call, too):
RESPOND
www.respondinc.org/programs-and-services
Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence
www.atask.org/site/our-programs.html
MA Alliance for Portuguese Speakers
www.maps-inc.org/services/domestic-violence-services
The Network/La Red
http://tnlr.org/get-support/hotline
Directory of Anti-Violence Service Providers
www.somervillema.gov/sites/default/files/AnitViolenceDirectory7-2012.pdf
Phone for Support or Questions
You can also call the agencies for emergency help, answering questions, finding out more information, or learning about signs of abuse. The below resources often offer in-office appointments too.
RESPOND Hotline
617-623-5900
SafeLink Hotline
1-877-785-2020
Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence Helpline
617-338-2355
MA Alliance for Portuguese Speakers
Program info available 617-864-7600
The Network/La Red Hotline
617-742-4911 (voice) or 617-227-4911 (TTY)
We encourage you to reach out for more information and support. The above support and emergency shelter agencies have a lot of experience, connections, and resources. Call them, look them up online, make an appointment to visit them. The list we provided is a place to start. Check out the Directory for more resources. We are lucky to have many places we can turn to.
Directory of Anti-Violence Service Providers
www.somervillema.gov/sites/default/files/AnitViolenceDirectory7-2012.pdf
www.somervillema.gov/sites/default/files/AnitViolenceDirectory7-2012.pdf
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