Tagged: domestic abuse

E-mail could keep domestic abuse survivors connected with shelters

Battered women’s shelters, which historically experienced difficulty maintaining contact with abuse survivors after they leave, should consider using e-mail to stay in touch, according to Emily Rothman, assistant professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the School of Public Health.  She led a study of abuse survivors in 11 Massachusetts domestic violence shelters and found that the abusers never hacked into their […]