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Maine Voices: Open your eyes: Domestic abuse is all around us

Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion October 06, 2022

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When statistics on domestic abuse are rattled off, and there will be a lot of that in October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I zone out. Why? Because domestic abuse is a crime that is almost never reported (misplaced shame; misguided loyalty, love and guilt; justifiable fear, etc.). So how can anyone say or know how often and where and to whom it occurs? The Scarborough Public Library and University of Maine Hutchinson Center are... + full article



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