Category Archives: Violence and Abuse

Don’t Get Help, Domestic Violence is Not in the Budget

No Room at the Inn for a Domestic Violence Victim Received an email yesterday that still has me reeling.  It was no ordinary communication, the fear and desperation were palpable.  Annabelle (not her real name) had been abused physically and emotionally by her husband for many years.  In April, 2009, upon returning home from running…

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New Maryland Domestic Violence Laws Signed Today by Governor

May 19, 2009 A Message from Lt. Governor Brown Dear Friends, Earlier today, Governor O’Malley signed legislation that will take guns out the hands of domestic abusers. For me, and far too many other Marylanders, this new law strikes a personal chord. My cousin Cathy was killed by her estranged boyfriend last summer.   She was…

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