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Domestic violence in a pandemic: First of a two-part series – ‘Really hard to know what to do’

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Photo by Ken Farver | Rachelle Barmann, coordinator of the Children’s Domestic Violence Program at Turning Point, is also an art therapist. In the year ending June 30, Turning Point sheltered 41 children overnight, 28 of them under the age of 5. On the tree trunk behind Barmann are the words: “We can do hard things.” Entwined in the branches is the message: “Adversity produces seeds of greatness.”

Novel coronavirus draws another veil over incidence of domestic violence

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Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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Picture of Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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