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Librarians helping Abuse Victims especially in rural areas and during COVID19 times

Rural Librarians and Domestic Abuse in Domestic Violence Report

on Tue, 08/25/2020 - 14:07

Here is an abstract from the DVR, Domestic Violence Report (that's been covering key issues for 25 years) and is found at CivicResearchInstitute.com about how librarians can help abuse victims without 'illegally practicing law.' At first I thought it was about whether librarians were more at risk for harm in their relationships or due to isolation, but that's not it. The full report is $12. 

Here's another sample as well...

Suicide and the Danger Assessment: Links Between Suicide, IPV, and Homicide  

 

Author:  Jill Messing.; Jacquelyn Campbell.

 

Source: Volume 24, Number 06, August/September