Helping Victims From Domestic Violence - 1306 Words

In the USA, there are some organization that are trying to help victims from domestic violence. For example, â€Å"Women’s Law Organization† is one of the organization that was created by Elizabeth Martin a native of North Carolina, who found her way into domestic violence advocacy when she worked at a shelter in Washington State after completing her undergraduate degree. She had help from her team to put this organization on point. Her interest for this organization was to help survivor of domestic violence to overcome the tragedy they are in. Meanwhile Haiti doesn’t have any types of organizations. So the government or the people responsible for women’s right, needs to stand up, go out there, ask for help everywhere, and do research that can†¦show more content†¦In America there are strategies to create comfortable meeting environments. According to Mariska Hargitay, in her organization they, â€Å"deliver mission through three program areas: h ealing, education and advocacy.† Through these programs they help women to open up about how they feel, so they can try to heal, and reclaim their lives not as a first response to trauma, but as a next response to address the ways trauma continues to live on in the mind, body and spirit long after the immediate crisis has passed. Throughout these meetings they also provided Snacks and there is also a monthly food give-away for participants. When necessary, local transportation is provided. According to Susan Schechter â€Å"shelters offered the supportive framework through which thousands of women turned â€Å"personal† problems into political ones, relieved themselves of self-blame and called attention to the sexism that left millions of women victimized† (Schechter 2). Having an open shelter environment means having a place where people are comfortable to talk and not afraid to express themselves. Most of the people in there are just like the other abused women and are there to support them and let them know that they are not alone. They can see how they feel. Even if women are afraid, being there helps them to open up and talk to most of the people who are in there. A lot of times women who are victims think