Social movements in Statia shared messages against domestic violence

The Department of Prevention of Domestic Violence and Child Abuse and the Social Domain Department of Social Work came together to share a message against domestic violence with the Seventh-day Adventist women’s ministry. The presentation was part of the women’s ministry program “End it Now”.

The team discussed the different forms of domestic violence, including child abuse, the signs and the impact on the victim. They explained the cycle of abuse, whereby the victim is sometimes trapped in an abusive relationship, peer pressure and with friends and family members sometimes encouraging the abuser to abuse their partner.

From left: Monica Smith, pedagogical counselor; Vernon Illige, social worker at the Social Counseling Unit and Ereina Hunt-Gorden, coordinator of family support for domestic violence and child abuse participated in this forum.