From: Carline Desire <cdesire@...>
Subject: FYI: MA Haitian DV forum addresses intersection of community/national trauma, DV, sexual violence, HIV
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Date: Friday, August 20, 2010, 6:39 PM

Congratulations on another successful forum, Carline. I’m sorry I missed it. I was reading The Banner on my way to work, so when I got here I just had to share what I found in it with others in the Department, right? You are doing amazing work, as always. THANK YOU.

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http://www.baystatebanner.com/local13-2010-08-19 for complete article about this recent forum in MA; Dr. Linda Marc was the keynote speaker and is extensively quoted in the article, along with Carline Desire of AFAB (a DPH-funded RISE program) and Jean Yamutumba of Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (a DPH-funded RCC and RISE program).

Haitian forum addresses trauma, domestic violence

Jean Yamutumba of the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center explains the impact of sexual violence in a workshop at the Domestic Violence Prevention Forum earlier this month. (Sandra Larson photo)

Marci Diamond, Director

Sexual Assault Prevention and Survivor Services

Massachusetts Department of Public Health

250 Washington Street, 4th floor

Boston, MA 02108-4619

Voice: 617-624-5457

TTY:     617-624-5992

Fax:     617-624-5075

Email:  marci.diamond@...

Web:    www.mass.gov/dph/sexualassaultservices

Blog:     http://publichealth.blog.state.ma.us

 
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Carline Desire
Executive Director
Association of Haitian Women
330 Fuller Street
Dorchester, MA  02124
T: 617-287-0096
F: 617-287-0170
www.afab-kafanm.org


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Carline Desire
Executive Director
Association of Haitian Women
330 Fuller Street
Dorchester, MA  02124
T: 617-287-0096
F: 617-287-0170
www.afab-kafanm.org


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