OUR MISSION
"To provide support to those who have been directly impacted by domestic violence (DV) to discover, renew and H.E.A.L (holistic health, empower, establish, accomplish, accentuate, love and live) and become survivors of DV"
H. olistic health
E. mpower , educate , establish
A. ccomplish, accentuate, acquire
L .earn love and live
Mrs. Mary Jones - Clavell LCSW- R , MS
Co - Chair
With over 2 decades of service as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Registered. Mary has developed a strong stance as a provider : a belief in human rights and in the (inner) strengths everyone encompasses. Mary has been providing services to families, children, and adults for three decades. Services encompass mental health to adults with a focus on trauma, depression, and anxiety; preventive services preserving the nuclear family, psycho-education, reuniting children with parents, domestic violence group counseling, and more. Mary is a private practitioner providing Mental Health services to adults for the last decade.
Over 250 Domestic Violence related calls were made to the Erie County Sheriff's Office in 2021
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Anyone can be a victim of domestic violence, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, faith, or class.
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Victims of domestic abuse may also include a child or other relative, or any other household member.
Domestic abuse is typically manifested as a pattern of abusive behavior toward an intimate partner in a dating or family relationship, where the abuser exerts power and control over the victim.
Domestic abuse can be mental, physical, economic, or sexual in nature. Incidents are rarely isolated and usually escalate in frequency and severity.
Domestic abuse may culminate in serious physical injury or death.
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