Community Roundtable Examines Domestic Violence |
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The Dorchester Community Roundtable held its fifth annual Conference on Domestic Violence on June 22 in the Snowden Auditorium. This year the conference focused on the topic Enhancing the Safety and Access to Services Related to Domestic Violence, which included two keynote speakers and various workshops throughout the day. Former Interim Chancellor David MacKenzie opened the conference and addressed the important work accomplished by the Dorchester Community Roundtable. Keynote speakers were Sergeant Detective Gladys Aquino Gaines of the Boston Police Department and Carole Sousa of the Massachusetts Governors Commission on Domestic Violence. They discussed their recent trip to Russia and Ukraine, where they gave expert testimony on strategies for combating the universal problem of family violence. Organized by UMass Boston Detective Kathleen Potter, this years conference included workshops on Teen Dating Violence, Batterers Intervention, and Safety in Domestic Violence Work. A final panel discussion on International Perspectives on Domestic Violence included representatives from Somalia, Panama, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. The Dorchester Community Roundtable is a collection of agencies coordinating
their efforts to assist victims of domestic violence. Agencies involved
with the Roundtable included the Dorchester District Court, Suffolk
County District Attorneys Office, Boston Police (Areas C-11 and B-3),
Boston Medical Center, and many more. |
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