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Commission prioritizes domestic-violence awareness; plans partnerships and outreach
Summary
Commissioners named domestic violence an outreach priority and discussed partnering with the DVCC, Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence and local chamber members on awareness campaigns, a calendar of activities and a possible window-display campaign for Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Commissioners identified domestic violence as a priority issue and discussed a two-track approach: legislative advocacy by the legislative committee and public-awareness and partnership work led by the outreach committee.
Commission member Chantal urged a focus on violence, saying “there’s a big group of women suffering… They’re ashamed. They’re embarrassed. They don’t even want to disclose it to doctors.” Commissioners generally agreed to use a nonbinary, inclusive language and to begin with “domestic violence” as a working term, noting it…
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