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From YouTube: Pittsburgh City Council Post-Agenda - 6/27/23
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Discussion on Domestic Violence
A
A
A
It's
just
an
agenda
for
the
discussion
on
domestic
violence
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
and
what
we're
doing
and
what's
organizations
and
the
mayor's
office
and
others
are
doing
to
address
the
situation
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh.
Please
I'm
just
going
to
give
you
a
chance
to
go
down
the
line,
introduce
yourselves
we'll
start
with
the
mayor's
office
and
then
we'll
work
our
way
down
and
then
I
know.
Colleen.
You
have
a
presentation
so.
A
B
The
social
work
manager
with
the
office
of
community
health
and
safety,
formerly
under
the
mayor's
office.
Now
we
work
under
Public
Safety,
and
so
we
work
with
the
three
bureaus
police,
Fire
EMS
on
various
programs,
so
we
have
worked
with
many
survivors
of
traumatic
experiences,
including
intimate
partner
violence
during
our
work.
In
my
background,
I've
worked
with
child
welfare,
so
I
worked
with
a
lot
of
families
that
are
involved
with
domestic
violence
and
so
very
passionate
and
glad
to
be
here.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
C
My
name
is
Kayla
Venezia
I'm,
a
community
social
worker
under
Beth
in
the
community
office
and
I
am
going
to
be
one
of
the
co-responders
that
respond
with
police,
fire
and
EMS,
and
my
background
is
also
in
domestic
violence.
So
I
worked
at
a
shelter
where
I
answered
the
helpline
the
24
hour
helpline
I
did
legal
advocacy
and
ran
empowerment
groups.
So,
oh.
D
Sexually
exploited
or
trafficked
so
that
falls
hand
in
hand
a
lot
with
domestic
violence,
because
a
lot
of
them
have
undergone
that
as
well.
We
are
newer
organization
to
Pittsburgh,
but
we
are
an
organization-
that's
been
around
since
2009
nationally,
so
bringing
our
resources
here
and
availability
to
work
with
a
lot
of
different
groups
here
to
provide
more
services
for
women.
Thank.
A
F
Hi,
my
name
is
Stephanie
Foxx
and
I
am
the
director
of
operations
for
the
center
for
victims.
My
background
is
in
domestic
violence,
trauma,
interpartner
violence
and
I'm,
currently
involved
in
numerous
different
projects
on
the
healing
end
I'm,
also,
the
project
Manor
and
soul,
funder
of
a
new
state-of-the-art
Domestic,
Violence
Shelter,
located
within
the
center
for
victims
that
I've
been
working
on
for
several
months.
Our
shelters
have
been
at
capacity
at
a
rate
that
we
haven't
seen
before.
A
G
My
name
is
Colleen
Bowers
I
do
not
work
in
all
the
different
Services,
except
for
I
am
one
that
raises
funds
and
promotes
domestic
violence,
awareness
which
I
have
done
since
my
daughter
was
murdered
in
2012
through
this
act
and
it's
one
of
my
goals
in
life
to
continue
and
I've
helped
Center
for
victims
big
time.
So
that's
where
I'm
at
right
now.
A
G
It's
very
heartfelt,
but
it's
direct.
Thank
you.
First
of
all,
I
would
like
to
thank
Teresa
council
president
Teresa
Gail
Smith
for
listening
to
me
and
my
mission,
these
past
11
years
and
three
months.
In
addition
for
inviting
me
to
share
the
story
of
the,
after
effect
of
a
homicide
through
domestic
violence
to
a
family
that
is
Left
Behind.
G
Second,
the
center
for
victims
and
assisting
me
in
keeping
the
conversation
alive
with
domestic
violence,
awareness
and
I
I
have
to
recognize
Amazon,
which
is
where
I
work
for
what
they
have
done
recently
and
I
had
purchased
seven
and
a
half
pallets
of
Pendleton
Shepherd
fleece
blankets,
which
I
have
sent
over
through
15
different
sites
throughout
the
state
of
Pennsylvania.
They
pick
them
up.
They
helped
me
pack
them
and
they
paid
for
the
shifting,
and
they
have
just
been
very
supportive
on
that
case.
G
But
anyway,
as
I
told
you,
I
am
calling
Bowers
I'm
the
mother
of
murdered
Daughter
by
domestic
violence.
Melissa
Byers
and
I
just
want
to
explain
each
part
of
the
journey
that
affects
a
person
that
is
left
over
first
I'm,
going
to
give
you
the
brief
story
who
my
daughter
was,
and
to
have
a
conversation
of
domestic
violence,
awareness
to
educate
you
briefly
about
the
center
for
victims,
which
is
a
National
Organization
also,
and
to
help
all
victims
of
violence.
Even
though
I
focus
on
domestic
violence,
awareness
is
domestic
violence.
G
Melissa
was
my
daughter
by
first
board
was
it
was
a
mother
of
two
children
Brittany
then
14
and
her
son
Brendan,
who
was
just
turned
six,
who
had
just
celebrated
his
sixth
birthday
eight
days
earlier
from
like
murder,
Melissa
also
had
a
sister
Butchy,
AKA
Richard
Bowers
Melissa
was
a
designer
of
the
St
Patrick's
Day
Parade
sponsor
button
for
10
years.
She
was
a
member
of
the
ladies
Ancient
Order
of
Hibernians
division,
11
for
18
years
and
variable
within
her
Irish
heritage.
G
G
I'm.
Sorry,
no,
please
thank
you
for
sharing
your
stories.
February
8th
I
have
not
really
shared
this
details
too
much
I
did
it
at
Duquesne
University
already,
but
you
were
the
first
person
and
people.
My
husband
doesn't
even
know
these
details
because
he
cannot
handle
it
approximately
3
30
to
4
a.m.
Melissa
was
brutally
murdered
by
an
ex-boyfriend
Jeff
Malloy.
G
She
was
stabbed
six
times
in
her
back.
Five
were
in
her
left
upper
back
with
a
length
of
a
stab
wound,
adapt
of
20
centimeters.
The
final
one
on
her
right,
mid-back
blade
was
19
centimeters
in
length
and
was
the
force
of
a
handle.
It
was
embedded
into
the
final
wound
and
straight
to
the
floor
in
the
end,
instead
of
first
degree,
murder
as
law
cause
for
six
dab
wounds.
His
alcohol
content
was
above
the
legal
limit,
so
we
had
to
go
to
third
degree
murder.
G
We
went
for
a
plea
bargain
of
20
to
40
years,
which
he
agreed
to.
He
has
so
far
served
six
and
a
half
years
well,
I'm,
sorry
I,
take
that
back
11
and
a
half
years
of
his
sentence
and
I
am
praying
that
God
will
keep
me
alive
long
enough
to
help
Melissa's
children
through
the
first
parole
hearing
process.
G
I
have
given
you
small
details
that
it
were
included
in
the
DA's
Coroner's
report.
I
asked
for
all
the
information
I
could
possibly
have
so
when
the
time
comes
from
Melissa's
children's
we'll
need
to
understand
in
life.
That
truly
happened
to
her
because
they
don't
know
yet
at
this
time
her
daughter
Brittany
is
still
not
able
to
handle
the
details
of
the
homicide.
I
hope
she
will
heal
enough
to
be
happy
and
a
strong
woman
as
life
moves
on
as
far
as
her
son.
G
He
knows
very
little
because
of
his
age
and
restrictions
per
his
father.
It
was
very
disheartening
in
the
beginning
because
he
wasn't
allowed
to
even
say
he
had
a
mother
who
died
per
his
father
trauma
and
tragedy
in
many
forms
has
affected
my
family.
If
my
Melissa
was
still
here,
I
believe
the
best
way
to
describe
what
she
would
say
is
to
put
into
words
as
her
speaking
so
I
just
want
to
personalize
this
one
more
time
as
a
Melissa
story,
and
this
would
be
her
voice
if
she
was
here
hello,
my
name
is
Melissa.
G
Bowers
I
was
murdered,
February
2012
by
domestic
violence.
This
has
affected
my
family
so
deeply.
It
brings
a
tear
to
my
eye
that
I
visited
Jeff
Malloy
one
more
time
and
that's
when
he
murdered
me.
I
am
a
mother
of
two
children
who
have
had
to
grow
up
without
me
nurturing
them
through
their
childhood.
G
Since
my
senseless
murder,
my
mother
has
become
my
voice,
warning
and
hoping
anyone
in
domestic
violence
relationship
will
hear
what
happened
to
me,
and
they
would
please
hear
my
message
leave
and
never
turn
back.
This
could
be
you
in
the
beginning.
I
was
a
strong
woman,
mother
daughter,
sister,
in
a
relationship
that
grew
intimate.
There
was
physical
and
mental
abuse
in
my
relationship
that
I
never
shared
until
five
days
before
I
was
murdered,
never
thinking
it
would
really
grow
to
my
murder.
G
This
is
how,
as
an
abreezer,
keeps
the
power
over
you,
but
you
are
not
alone,
and
there
is
help
for
anyone
out
there.
Please
reach
out
to
someone
to
help.
You
don't
end
up
like
me
and
never
be
able
to
kiss
your
children
tuck
them
in
bed.
Hug
any
of
your
loved
ones
again
sits
my
death.
My
mother's
memory
has
kept
my
memory
alive
to
help
spread
domestic
violence,
awareness
to
anyone
that
will
listen.
She
has
gone
on
to
a
life
mission
that
is
even
one
person
listens,
who
is
in
a
DB
relationship?
G
One
life
may
be
saved
in
another
family
that
couldn't
be
left
behind,
doesn't
have
to
go
through
what
my
family
and
every
day
lives
through
the
first
three
years
my
mother
had
vigils
always
including
the
center
for
victims,
politicians
Etc
to
remember
me
and
keep
domestic
violence
awareness
in
the
Forefront
after
the
third
year.
She
thought
it
was
time
to
pay
back
to
the
community
while
still
spreading
domestic
violence
awareness
raising
funds
for
the
center
for
victims
of
violence.
G
The
center
for
victims
has
always
provided
so
much
needed
services
to
my
family
and
continues
to
do
so.
My
mother
calls
it
paying
forward
because
domestic
violence
ends.
There
will
always
be
another
victim
of
this
horrible
act,
either
physically
mentally
wounded
or
their
life
ended
like
mine
through
homicide.
G
G
So
with
all
that
saying,
I
say
all
this,
because
many
hours
of
working
with
the
center
for
victims
and
their
services
for
victims
of
violence
I've
started
a
fundraiser
memory
of
Melissa
virus,
which
is
what
I've
always
done,
and
that
is
too
filled.
The
first
one
is
to
pay
it
forward
to
the
Center
for
victims
for
all
the
services
my
family
is
still
receiving.
G
G
The
immediate
family
was
destroyed.
The
moment
we
found
out
of
Melissa's
murder
on
how
hard
it
still
is
for
her
children
to
move
forward
in
life.
My
husband
never
could
face
the
loss
of
her
daughter.
It
is
stuck
in
a
world
of
grief
which
I
call
he
lives
on
an
island.
I
wish
he
would
seek
help
but
the
center
for
victims,
but
he
believes
he
can't
do
that.
I
have
had
to
be
the
mother
grandmother
since
Melissa's
death,
the
center
for
victims
through
many
hours
of
conversations,
and
makes
me
move
one
foot
forward
every
day.
G
The
second
time
is
to
keep
my
daughter's
memory
and
the
murderer
alive
and
to
help
start
conversations
that
may
prevent
a
family
joining
the
club.
That
I
found
myself
in
this
is
a
club
parent
never
joins
by
choice.
It's
just
something
that
you
just
automatically
are
in
once
you
go
through
a
murder
of
your
child.
At
first
I
thought,
I
had
coined
the
phrase
phrase
but
found
out
through
many
discussions
whether
the
parents
of
murdered
children,
our
Mains,
all
our
minds
all
have
merged.
G
G
Domestic
violence
is
the
willful
intimidation,
physical
assault
battery
sexual
assault
and
or
abusive
Behavior,
as
part
of
a
systemic
pattern
of
power
and
control
preparated
by
one
intimate
partner
against
another.
It
includes
physical
violence,
sex
violence,
threats
and
emotional,
psychological
abuse.
The
frequency
and
severity
of
domestic
violence
varies
dramatically,
but
it
increases
with
time,
and
you
could
end
up,
like
my
daughter
with
this
I
just
want
to
tell
Teresa
I
I've
talked
to
you
where
actually
I
think
at
Melissa's
funeral
or
is
just
I
I
applaud
you
for
listening
to
me.
G
A
F
F
You
know
like
this
I've
seen
a
lot
of
different
burials,
but
I
am
a
victim
myself.
You
know,
I
was
brutally
beaten
for
years
shot.
You
know,
stabbed
my
kids
are
trauma.
Kids
I
do
know
Colleen's
family
really.
Well.
Not
only
does
she
attend
the
center
for
victims
with
others,
she
is
like
my
family.
I
know
her
daughter,
I
love,
her
daughter,
I
just
know
her
world
and
the
life
of
it
and
we've
been
working
together
for
several
years.
F
I
do
want
to
tell
a
bit
of
my
story
that
it
you
know
my
family's
lucky
to
have
me
here.
The
unfortunate
part
is
I
continue
to
battle.
You
know
blunt
force,
trauma,
gunshot
wounds,
the
the
scar
tissue
and
everything
else
has
to
go
somewhere.
I've
had
three
Strokes
I
had
my
22nd
surgery
about
a
month
ago.
Well,
where
I
had
to
have
a
dream
to
put
in
I.
Have
a
tumor
that
cannot
be
reached
over
scar
tissue
in
my
brain
and
I
had
the
second
tumor
removed
about
a
month
ago.
F
It
is
very
real
trauma
is
very
real.
Blunt
force
trauma
is
very
real.
Dv
is
very
real.
Voices
like
us
have
the
strength
to
get
out
there
and
do
this
and
fight
and
despite
any
any
other
motive
in
between
or
societies
that
don't
understand
in
judgment.
We
continue
to
sin
and
do
this.
Melissa
does
have
a
room,
I
dedicated
a
room,
the
art
and
music
room
to
her
at
the
center,
and
we
have
done
that.
F
Her
items
will
be
incorporated
throughout
the
shelter
project
as
long
as
other
victims
with
other
victims,
we
try
to
remember
everybody.
We
try
to
remember
everybody
as
we
can.
That
way.
You
know.
I
am
one
of
the
lucky
ones
and
I
used
my
voice
with
her.
We
have
been
together
a
long
time,
but
it's
very
very
hard
systematically
to
continue
to
speak
about
it
because
for
us
it
never
goes
away.
It's
always
Forefront.
In
our
mind,
it's
easy
for
us
to
get
out
and
Advocate,
because
it
happened
to
us.
F
Our
family
members
and
everything
else
I
do
apologize
for
my
low
voice.
They
had
to
go
in
through
my
mouth,
so
I've
lost
now
I'm,
half
blind
I'm,
almost
fully
deaf
in
this
air
I've
lost
all
feeling
that
I,
don't
know
will
ever
regain
from
my
tongue
down
and
I
just
got
my
drain
tube
and
stitches
out
a
couple
of
about
a
week
ago.
This
is
the
realities
of
it
and
I'm
17
years
out,
there's
times,
I
can't
feel
my
body
there's
times
I
can't
move.
F
This
is
domestic
violence.
It
is
very
real
DV
homicide,
ivp
homicide
is
a
very,
very
real
thing.
The
shelters
right
now
are
absolutely
at
capacity.
I
have
never
seen
it
probably
in
about
15
years,
then
the
numbers,
the
extreme
numbers
going
up
in
DV
and
ivp
world
in
the
city
and
and
County
right
now.
It
is
time
to
start
speaking
again.
It
is
time
to
start
opening
other
options.
It
is
time
to
start
coordinating
with
you
know
the
Health
Care
Systems
and
our
ERS.
F
Again,
we
used
to
be
able
to
do
that
and
it
kind
of
went
off
of
the
Wayside
I
back
Colleen
100.
She
has
been
a
strong
supporter,
I've
done
the
shelter
with
her.
If
I
did
not
have
her
by
my
side,
the
donations
we
received
would
have
been
very
minimal.
It
is
just
me
alone
doing
this
and
it's
been
very
hard.
Amongst
my
own
family
and
my
own
children-
and
you
know-
I
became
a
grandmother
this
year
in
my
own
health
and
everything
else.
F
D
Yes,
so
I
deal
specifically
with
sex
trafficking,
sexual
exploitation
cases.
But
when
you
look
at
the
big
picture,
it's
all
the
same.
It's
the
interpersonal
violence
a
lot
of
times
it
can
start
out
as
domestic
violence
and
then,
when
there's
more
desperation
than
it's
selling
that
person
and
forcing
them
to
sell
themselves,
but
it's
out
of
desperation
and
it's
out
of
a
lot
of
times,
even
just
alcohol
and
drug
related.
So
when
we
have
an
opioid
problem,
we
have
drug
problems.
D
We
have
violence
problems
because
they're,
desperate
and
people
are
acting
out
of
desperation
and
so
through
that
being
able
to
provide
resources
for
those
people
who
do
not
know
where
else
to
go
and
do
not
know
who
else
to
reach
out
to
and
having
people
who
will
fight
for
them
on
that
on
their
behalf
and
have
an
organizations
that
will
provide
resources
that
they
just
really
don't
know
where
to
go.
And
so
it
is
a
lifelong
battle.
A
lot
of
the
women
we
serve.
D
You
know
their
trauma
happened
as
a
child
or
happened
as
a
teenager
or
a
young
adult,
but
now
they're,
15,
60
years
old
and
still
trying
to
survive
life,
and
so
without
having
resources
of
the
these
organizations
and
people
who
can
speak
for
them.
You
know
they're
trapped
in
this
vicious
cycle
of
continued
abuse.
Continued
desperation
continued
to
survival
tactics
to
get
make
it
through
the
next
day.
So,
with
our
organization,
like
I,
said,
we
will
deal
with
more
of
the
sexual
exploitation
and
the
sexual
trauma
of
trafficking.
D
But
you
know
it's
all
about
helping
people
and
being
aware
of
the
community
being
aware
of
the
signs
because
they
will
not
disclose.
You
know
whether
it's
a
trafficking
situation,
a
domestic
violence
situation,
a
childhood
abuse.
They
don't
disclose
because
they're
trusting
a
lot
of
times.
The
people
that
are
abusing
them
are
family
members
or
our
relationships.
So
they
won't
say
anything.
D
So
it's
being
able
to
identify
what
you
see
when
you're
talking
to
someone
or
when
you're
out
in
the
community,
and
so
that's
a
big
part
of
it-
is
this
awareness,
and
so
we
do
appreciate.
You
know
all
of
the
people
in
Council
who
are
listening
and
we
will
help
fight
that
battle,
just
bringing
it
to
the
Forefront
of
awareness,
so
that
we
can
provide
resources
for
those
in
need.
A
And
just
for
the
public
we're
going
to
have
a
post
agenda
on
human
trafficking
and
we're
going
to
have
a
group
of
women
meet
with
you
after
Center
and
we're
going
to
talk
about
the
women's
caucus,
making
a
donation
to
the
center.
So
thank
you,
and
could
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
work
you're
doing
in
public
safety
and
what
you
think
there's
ways
that
city
council
I
know:
housing
is
a
big
issue.
Is
there
some
ways
that
we
can
help
with
some
of
the
things?
The
challenges
that
you
see.
B
H
B
Sharing
your
experiences
and
more
than
anything,
sharing
that
there's
post-traumatic
purpose
and
there's
post-traumatic
growth
and
coming
out
on
the
other
side.
There's
life
to
be
had
you
know,
I
think
if
people
take
away
anything
from
that
today,
I
hope
that
they
hear
their
stories
and
that
they
know
that
you
know
there
is
still
life
on
the
other
side.
B
You
know
there
still
is
purpose
and
you
using
your
voices,
is
so
important,
so
just
say
I'm
in
all
to
be
at
this
table
with
you,
but
I
think
you
know,
as
we
think,
about
violence
being
a
disease
and
it
being
contagious.
You
know
this
ties
into
all
the
problems
that
we
talk
about
in
the
city.
Now
you
know
children
who
witness
this
are
more
likely
to
either
be
in
those
relationships
or
perpetrate
violence
in
all
its
forms.
B
Later
you
know
domestic
violence,
it
teaches
methods
of
violence
and
control
and
expression
just
but
by
observing
it
and
witnessing
it,
and
so
it
is
so
important
to
all
the
problems
that
we're
talking
about.
You
know
the
plan
for
peace,
violence,
prevention
that
we
talk
about
domestic
violence.
Being
you
know
a
piece
of
that,
especially
thinking
about
Youth
and
how
it
impacts
that
lifelong
trajectory
for
young
people,
and
also
we're
lucky
in
Pittsburgh
and
Allegheny
County,
to
have
so
many
wonderful
resources
and
resource
providers
here,
but
I
just
wanted
to
say
too
well.
B
You
know
we
have
the
post
agenda
and
and
have
folks
listening
that.
Sometimes
people
I
think
don't
want
to
reach
out
for
help
because
they
think
it's
all
or
nothing.
They
think
if
I'm
not
ready
to
leave,
then
these
resources
don't
want
to
help
me.
But
the
reality
is
these
resources
Center
for
victims,
Women's
Center
crisis
center
North.
They
will
help
safety
plan
for
folks.
They
will
help.
B
So
our
trauma
survivors
assistance
program
gets
referrals
from
detectives
and
we
follow
up
to
provide
grief,
support
for
the
families
for
the
folks
that
are
left
behind,
as
you
said,
to
help
people
in
that
immediate
aftermath,
get
connected
to
organizations
like
Center
for
victims
or
to
get
connected
to
therapy
grief
resources.
So
we
take
referrals
from
the
detectives
following
homicide,
suicide,
overdose
and
so
social
workers
will
make
contact
with
family
members
and
really
find
out.
Sometimes
it's
basic
needs.
B
First,
you
know
that
person
might
have
have
been
an
income-
that's
now
not
there,
so
it
might
be
before
we
can
think
about
therapy
or
things
like
that.
We
have
to
think
about.
How
are
we
going
to
pay
the
rent?
How
are
we
going
to
pay?
You
know
utilities,
and
so
social
workers
will
kind
of
work
from
the
bottom
up,
looking
at
basic
needs
and
then
getting
people
connected
long
term
to
services
for
support
around
trauma
and
therapy.
A
A
I
I
Domestic
violence
is
so
not
all
of
domestic
violence
that
fall
under
27-11
of
the
crimes
code
that
we
don't
cover.
All
of
those.
We
just
cover
the
intimate
partner
balance.
So
after
the
officer
had
filed
the
police
report,
we
go
over
and
review
those
police
reports
in
the
along
with
the
laps
that
came
in
with
those
the
Maryland
lethality
assessments.
I
I
What
we're
trying
to
ensure
is
that
all
victims
are
receiving
some
type
of
resources
through
the
Pittsburgh
Bureau
of
police,
even
if
it
comes
in
at
a
as
a
non-violent
domestic,
where
it's
an
argument,
but
we're
able
to
call
and
offer
a
victim
resources
to
before
it
begins
to
escalate
or
even
to
be
able
to
see.
Okay,
we
had
a
couple
calls
here
last
week
and
then
this
week
it's
another
call
to
see
if
they
need
to
get
resources
from
the
women's
center
short
shelter,
which
is
one
of
our
partners.
I
Our
detectives
do
make
phone
calls
out
to
those
victims
if
they're
not
able
to
reach
them,
we
do
what
we
do
home
visits,
well-being,
checks
and
go
knock
on
the
door.
We
have
a
domestic
violence
resource
guy.
It
is
available
also
on
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
website.
It
translates
into
20
different
languages,
and
it
tells
us
pretty
much
the
resources
that
we
know
about
that
are
available
throughout
Allegheny
County
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
and
they
also
do
their
additional
investigations
for
crimes
that
have
been
either
referred
by.
I
Maybe
the
District
Attorney's
office
or
the
victim
disclosed
that
there
are
other
crimes
that
have
occurred,
that
they
did
not
report
and
where
we
can
find
corroborating
evidence
to
substantiate
those
crimes,
and
that
is
reviewed
by
the
deputy
district
attorney
or
one
one
of
the
DA's
from
the
intimate
partner
domestic
violence
unit
to
see
if
they
could
pursue
charges.
Thank.
A
A
J
Just
thank
you
all
for
being
here.
Thank
you
for
sharing
your
story.
Thank
both
of
you.
Thank
you
for
sharing
your
stories.
It's
incredibly
powerful,
it's
incredibly
sobering!
You
know.
I
can
absolutely
appreciate
that
you
know
we're
busy
going
about
our
lives,
and
this
is
this
is
with
you
forever
and
them,
and
not
a
minute
goes
by
that
you're
not
impacted
by
what
has
happened
to
you
and
your
family
I.
J
The
the
steady
drum
beat
I
understand
that,
if
there's
more
sort
of
immediate
action
that
we
can
take,
we
want
to
know,
but
also,
if
I
can
just
step
aside
and
talk
about
a
presentation.
I
heard
about
youth
violence
recently
and
one
of
the
presenters
came
from
the
rant
from
Rand,
and
you
know,
as
was
mentioned
right
like
violence,
it
can
be
treated
as
as
contagious
as
a
disease
as
something
that
can
spread
from
from
person
to
person
to
community
to
community.
J
One
was
youth,
recreation,
opportunities
and
kind
of
you.
You
know,
and
the
other
was
fixing
up
vacant
and
abandoned
properties,
and
so
you
have
pride
in
your
neighborhood
and
it's
just.
That
was
something
I
think
we
all
know
needs
to
happen,
but
to
have
it
directly
correlated
to
a
reduction
in
youth
violence
was
amazing
to
me.
Is
there
something
like
that
that
has
to
do
with
domestic
violence?
G
Can
I
say
something
talking
about
that?
I
know
that
the
center
for
victims
has
respect
yourself
and
it
affects
where
that
they
have
a
few
of
the
schools
they
were
in,
but
I,
don't
think
they're
in
all
the
schools,
and
that
is
so
that
they
can
educate
the
youth
while
they're
in
school,
about
domestic
violence
and
it's
a
start
to
change
the
narrative
and
change
the
actions
as
they
mature
further
on.
G
Because
of
my
longevity
with
them,
you
have
men
out
there
that
okay,
they
may
be
mature
or
even
youth,
teenagers
that
have
you
know
past
the
age
of
18,
or
so
that
can
be
educated
through
the
men's
challenge
to
the
Center
for
victims
and
it's
taking
an
oath
for
them
to
actually
stand
up
and
speak
out
against
domestic
violence
or
stop
like
somebody.
They
know,
instead
of
just
letting
it
and
be
quiet
and
Silent.
These
are
two
things
that
I
have
noticed
in
almost
12
years.
G
That
I'm,
a
proponent
of
and
councilman
cockle
is
very
aware
of
how
adamant
I
am
and
persistent
on
these
measures
and
so
does
Stephanie
in
the
center
for
victims.
But
this
is
something
I,
don't
even
know.
If
the
council
is
aware
heavily
how
I
think
personally
as
a
victim
from
a
homicide
victim
of
you
know,
I
mean
as
far
as
the
after
effect
I
think
is
a
really
good
start
for
you
to
actually
make
that
more
of
a
pro
action
than
a
reaction,
and
that's
all
I
say.
D
Through
what
we
work
with
with
survivors
of
trafficking
and
exploitation,
what
we
have
found
over
the
last
years-
and
it
was
the
same
thing
like
it-
took
a
long
time
to
get
sex
ed
into
the
schools
so
to
be
able
to
get
the
awareness
and
stuff
into
the
schools.
We've
had
a
lot
of
pushback
from
education
departments
about
coming
into
the
schools
and
teaching
their
kids,
but
most
of
the
kids
that
fall
prey
to
these
situations
aren't
going
to
get
it
at
home.
D
They're
not
going
to
get
it
in
their
community
activities
because
they're
just
trying
to
survive
so
school
is
the
one
place
where
they're
going
to
be
able
to
hear
it
and
to
get
that
resource
and
what
we've
also
learned
is
it
used
to
be?
You
know,
14
15
16,
where
we
were
teaching
them
about
relationships.
D
What
a
healthy
relationship
looks
like
what
boundaries
look
like
working
with
our
child
trafficking
investigators,
it's
now
10
and
11
years
old,
when
we
need
to
start
to
have
those
conversations,
because
they
are
now
more
in
the
face
of
social
media
and
they're
in
that
awareness
at
such
a
younger
age.
So
being
able
to
tell
in
elementary
school,
we
need
to
come
in
and
talk
about
sex
trafficking.
D
It's
like
a
nope
kind
of
a
thing,
so
it's
being
able
to
have
that
barrier
removed
to
be
able
to
get
in
where
the
kids
can't
actually
hear
it,
and
do
it
in
an
age-appropriate
way
in
a
development
no
way
to
where
they
need
to
hear
what
they
are
dealing
with
right
now.
But
it
is
starting,
younger
and
younger,
and
so
that
barrier
has
been
a
big
problem.
F
I
will
speak
to
that
I'm
lucky
to
enough
to
have
the
background
of
trauma
as
well:
homicide,
DV,
ibp,
sexual
assault,
sex
trafficking.
We
deal
with
a
gamut
and
yes,
I
do
agree
with
the
youth
recreation.
You
know
it's.
It
starts
young,
it
trips,
their
brain
and
anyone
in
a
trauma
situation.
You
know
we
are.
F
We
have
an
entire
community
outreach
and
Trauma
Outreach
team
that
I
actually
oversee
now,
and
it's
always
a
staffing
issue
right
and
we
did
receive
some
funds
to
go
out
and
do
that
in
ground
game
it
we
have
teams
24
7
now
out
with
the
youth,
and
you
know,
they're
they're,
very
strong
team
members
that
have
been
there
done
that
seen
it
they've
seen
it
all.
So
we
all
deal
with
trauma
every
day,
but
youth
recreation
is
absolutely
a
stronger
relationships
with
the
schools.
F
Many
schools
do
let
us
in
the
speak,
and
we
have
found
positive
from
that
from
hitting
them
younger,
starting
them.
Younger
speaking
to
them,
younger
you
know,
purpose
is
always
greater
than
the
pain,
as
you
were
saying.
The
purpose
so
we're
out
there
amongst
our
pain-
and
you
know,
dealing
with
youth-
is
not
always
easy.
As
for
you
know,
fixing
and
banning
properties,
and
such
yes
I
mean
that
goes
with
violence.
You
know
people
places
things
you
are
who
you
surround
yourself
with.
F
So
that's
what
we
try
to
teach
this
generation,
but
she
is
correct
in
the
fact
that
it
is
younger
and
younger
one
of
our
relationships
that
we're
trying
to
build
stronger.
Now
that
we
have
staff
is
what
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
school
districts
to,
let
us
in
more
to
do
more
things
with
them.
So
that
is
absolutely
our
goal,
but,
yes,
retraining.
The
brain
is
always
an
important
part
of
trauma
so,
of
course,
with
the
youth
being
around
normalcy,
letting
them
learn,
normalcy
and
and
being
surrounded
by
positive
peers.
F
Positive
mentors
is
very
strong
and
what
we
have
fought
for
for
years.
You
know
things
take
time
and
it's
not
always
easily
obtainable,
but
that
that
I
have
to
agree
with
many
of
the
points
that
everyone's
made
here.
It's
a
it's
a
different
Society
trauma
is
on
there.
So
we
hit
the
trauma
first
and
get
to
the
root
of
the
trauma.
Yeah.
B
Yeah
well
and
I
mean
connecting
what
you
said
when,
when
you're
healing
trauma
a
lot
of
it
starts
in
the
body
before
it
gets
to
the
mind,
and
so
things
like
sports
activities.
You
know
that,
are
we
talk
about
things
like
drumming
circles?
You
know
musical
instruments,
things
that
are
connecting
to
your
body.
First
are
usually
a
more
regulating
activity
so
for
young
people
they're
not
ready
to
sit
down
and
say.
B
Let
me
talk
about
what
happened,
but
having
those
positive
activities
that
they
can
kind
of,
engage
and
regulate
themselves
makes
a
huge
difference
to
what
you
were
kind
of
asking
about
one
of
the
things
just
for
something
surprising.
You
know
I
think
as
Teresa
was
saying
all
these
things
are
tied
up.
When
we
talk
about
economics,
when
we
talk
about,
you
know
stressors
on
people's
lives.
At
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
at
first
intimate
partner,
violence,
increased
I
was
reading
a
study
it
increased,
and
then
people
anticipated
that
it
would
continue
to
increase.
B
But
right
around
the
time
that
the
checks
went
out
for
unemployment
assistance
there
were.
There
was
a
decrease
because
that
stressor,
that
economic
stressor
people,
you
know
we're
less
primed
I,
don't
want
to
say
that
that's
a
reason
that
people
commit
intimate
partner,
violence,
but
anything
that's
increasing.
The
stress
decreases
safety
right
like
if
you,
if
you're
with
a
partner,
that's
angry
and
violent
and
unsafe
anything,
that's
raising
their
stress
level
makes
you
less
safe.
B
So
you
know
thinking
of
those
economic
stressors
as
we
we
talk
about,
you
know
helping
people
have
have
dignity
and
jobs.
You
know
that
they
can
support
themselves
and
not
have
to
think
about
utilities
and
rent,
and
that
kind
of
stuff
is
one
of
the
more
surprising
things
for
me
and
then
I
think
again,
just
looking
at
the
barriers
to
leaving
and
why,
for
so
many
people,
it
really
is
you
know
it's
safer
to
navigate
the
hell.
E
B
You
know
economics
is
a
huge
reason
that
people
can't
leave
trying
to
find
housing
trying
to
find
child
care
and
then
going
through
custody.
You
know,
but
one
of
the
things
I
wanted
to
bring
up
that
kind
of
ties
into
our
programs
is
often
abusers
will
also
weaponize
mental
health,
because,
if
you've
been
living
in
this
environment,
you
know
your
mental
health
starts
to
decrease,
and
you
know
it's
more
Depression,
more
anxiety
and
then
sometimes
abusers
will
take
that
and
weaponize
it
and
they
might
commit
somebody
to
involuntary.
B
You
know
hospital
treatment
or
something
like
that
and
it's
kind
of
another
Dynamic
of
control.
So
as
we
kind
of
do
this
co-response
work
and
get
out
with
police
for
some
of
these
calls,
I'm
excited
for
our
team
who's
trained
in
you
know
mental
health,
but
also
in
domestic
violence,
knowing
some
of
those
red
flags
to
be
able
to
have
some
of
those
conversations
and
and
kind
of
get
to
the
heart
of.
E
E
F
I
just
wanted
to
add
thank
you
for
that
Center
for
victims.
We
we
work
with
the
jail
release
program
as
well.
We
work
with
the
state,
parole
programs.
We
have
an
OVA
representative
right
in
our
office
so
as
they
monitor
weapons,
we
are
monitoring,
Bond
releases
releases
on
pfas
or
anything
else
to
notify
the
victim
as
soon
as
the
perpetrator
is
released,
both
County
and
State.
So
those
resources
are
in
place
and
when
they
work,
they
work
and
I.
F
Think
that
just
as
you've
got
up
to
speed
with
a
a
productive
system,
you
know
the
state
and
County
and
the
jail
programs
and
system
has
as
well.
So
that
seems
to
be
working
in
a
deterrent
on
the
minimal
end
that
we
can
at
least
get
a
hold
of
someone
and
let
them
know
their
perpetrators
out
or
about
to
be
out.
F
What
we've
also
found
is
it
what
your
work
is
very
important?
You
know
it
kind
of
lessens
the
barrier
of
intimidation
for
the
victim
and
they
feel
supported
and
know
that
you're
still
involved
and
that
there's
help
there.
So
we
that's
very
much
appreciative
I
know
even
in
other
cities
and
states
that
they
don't
have
that
so
we're
lucky
to
have
that
here.
We've
also
found
that
housing
socioeconomic
status
is
a
problem
even
when
they
come
into
our
shelter.
The
goal
is
self-sufficiency
and
getting
back
to
self-sufficiency.
F
We
do
have
a
rapid
rehousing
program,
however,
and
we're
grateful
enough
to
have
that
placing
a
victim
into
a
not
so
favorable
neighborhood,
just
as
they
got
out
of
a
DV
situation
and
we're
trying
to
retrain
their
brain
and
give
them
some.
You
know
strong
Beasts
for
trauma
therapy
and
tools
and
techniques
and
staying
with
them.
We
have
to
end
up
leaving
they
leave
the
shelter
to
go
to
a
not
so
favorable
area,
I'd,
say
nine
out
of
10
times
and
that's
a
barrier
that
we're
finding.
F
G
Can
I
ask
a
question
when
you
go
to
the
place
are
called
you
know
this
one
said
this
one
did
that
one
this
one
said
that
that
you
know
threw
me
down
the
desk
tax
steps
whatever
and
you
talk
to
the
victims
and
you
give
them
the
paf
flyer.
You
know
it's
some
kind
of
a
it's
a
it's
a
it's
like
a
flyer,
okay
to
contact,
you
know,
get
a
PFA
and
they
never
do,
and
then
they
end
up
as
a
homicide
victim
seven
days
later,
you
know,
is
there
anything
that
you
have
found?
G
E
At
the
hearing
that
we'll
be
there
at
the
hearing
that
you
know,
we
try
to
explain
the
process
to
them,
make
it
a
little
bit
a
little
bit
less
intimidating,
but
it
is
very
disheartening.
A
lot
of
times
when
you
talk
to
a
victim
they're,
very
overwhelmed,
you
try
to
explain
like
one
one
foot
in
front
of
the
other
one
step
at
a
time.
You
know
these
are
the
things
you
need
to
do.
Take
a
deep
breath.
E
We
try
to
walk
them
through
it
and
we
can't
hold
their
hand
on
everything,
but
we
with
those
phone
calls
that
we
make
following
up
with
every
victim.
It
does
help.
It
really
does
help
and
they
a
lot
of
times.
They
feel
a
little
bit
more
secure
or
are
willing
to
get
that
PFA
and
in
in
violent
situations
where
we
have
repeat
offenders,
we
follow
up
and
we
see
those
victims
on
a
regular
basis.
We
try
to
follow
up
and
do
a
second
or
third
phone
call
with
them
to
say:
hey.
E
G
I
I,
thank
you.
I
just
wanted
to
bring
that
up,
because
it's
sometimes
it's
very
difficult.
I
I
only
bring
it
up
because
I
know
January
17th
Melissa
was
involved
with
this
situation
with
her
murder
and
and
when
you
you
know,
you
find
out
your
daughter's
murdered
and
you
go
pick.
A
car
up
and
she's
got
the
PFA.
B
G
I
can
tell
you
that
I
know
that
just
from
the
observance
and
everything
that
I've
been
involved
with,
but
I
was
just
wanting
to
know
where
you
know
the
status
quo
is
now
coming
from
the
place,
for
you
know
perspective
on
how
you
handle
that,
but
I
do
think
everybody
I
mean
detective
Foley
I
can
thank
him
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart
for
all
his
assistants
that
he
has
done
for
my
family.
You
know
when
that
was
all
going
through
all
that
process,
but
I.
G
H
H
I
C
C
Have
a
bag
ready
and
packed
and
ready
to
go
just
take
care
of
themselves
that
kind
of
way,
even
if
they're,
not
ready
to
you,
know,
make
that
jump
and
also
connecting
them
to
resources
like
a
phone
or
a
computer.
If
they
don't
have
that
already
to
register
for
that
program
to
see
when
their
abuser
is
getting
out
and
and
get
the
appropriate
information
that
they
need.
J
So
I
wanted
to
go
back
to
the
conversation
around
schools
and
getting
into
schools,
because
that
does
seem
like
a
really
crucial
service,
and
so
thank
you
for
anyone,
who's
in
our
schools
and
educating
and
empowering
and
everything
that's
involved
there.
One
thought
that
I
had
was,
if
we
don't
already
have
the
appropriate
training
by
for
our
staff,
who
are
mostly
in
city
parks
and
mostly
in
our
I,
would
say:
rec
centers
or
you
know,
running
our
camps,
or
you
know
lifeguards
at
the
pools
or
anything
like
that.
J
I
know
that
our
crossing
guards
a
while
back
did
receive
mentorship
training
but
like
I'm,
just
thinking
of
all
the
different
places
where
our
staff
at
the
city
come
into
contact
with
youth,
they
should
be
trained.
They
should
be
trained
on
all
of
us
right
like
like
how
to
how
to
interrupt
trauma,
how
to
interrupt
violence.
How
to
be
that
person
and
the
light
in
their
life
that
could
they
can
be
a
a
stable
adult
how
to
recognize.
J
You
know
a
red
flag
in
a
situation
all
those
types
of
things,
so
it
seems
that
seems
like
an
opportunity
that
we
can
take
advantage
of,
even
though
we
don't
have
control
over
the
schools.
We
do
interact
with
with
young
people
all
over
the
city
and
then
sorry,
if
there's
a
response
to
that,
I'm
happy.
F
I
guess
I,
like
wear
many
hats,
we
actually
train
a
lot
of
the
city
employees
great
under
former
mayor
paduto.
He
actually
came
himself
and
brought
stuff
with
him
and
training.
We
do
train
a
lot
of
the
city
of
police.
We
train
a
lot
of
the
Medics.
We
train
State
parole,
we
just
developed
and
started
and
got
funding
for
a
grant
through
a
program
to
start
training,
huge
Co,
youth
coaches.
G
H
F
H
F
H
J
And
for
those
kind
of
parents
and
Mom
groups
and
AD
groups,
like
is
there
connection
between?
Do
you
know
of
connection
between
the
work
that
you're
all
doing
and
and
some
of
those
groups,
even
as
informal
or
sort
of
dispersed
as
they
might
be
or
can
I
help
make
some
of
those
connections
which
would
not
be
like
at
all
would
not
be
at
all
complete,
but
it
would
be
maybe
a
start
where
it
would
be.
You
know
the
next
stepping
stone,
I.
F
C
F
D
Is
you
never
know
who
can
who
starts
that
group
and
it
could
potentially
be
like
in
like
in
our
case
it
could
be
a
trafficker,
who's,
saying
I'm,
you
know
I'm
helping,
because
my
daughter
was
traffic,
but
he's
actually
looking
for
teenagers
or
looking
for
someone
to
pray
on,
so
it's
being
really
diligent
about
investigating
what
groups
you're
joining
and
what
the
real
picture
and
idea
behind
it
is
right.
Yeah
great
point.
E
G
F
E
K
K
E
K
That
and
and
that
that's
frightening
right
for
you
know
this
idea
that
well
I
have
to
basically
turn
my
life
upside
down
or
or
the
notion
that.
Well,
you
know
it's
not
that
bad
or
or
situate
you
know,
and
everything
has
obviously
different
shades.
So
I'm
I'm
curious
about
resources,
I
I,
we're
hearing
a
lot
about
resources
for
when
things
have
just
got,
I
mean
where
it's
you
know
it
you're
in
a
place
where
you
have
to
get
out
and
get
safe
right,
but
I'm
wondering
about
resources.
B
Yeah
absolutely
I
just
wanted
to
say:
there's
a
really
great
I
want
to
say
before
I
forgot,
Women's,
Center
and
shelter
worked
on
an
app
called.
Are
you
safe
that
you
can
download
on
your
phone
and
it
helps
you
go
through
screening
questions
for
yourself
or
a
loved
one,
so
it
can
help.
Even
if
you
have
somebody
who's,
not
understanding
those
red
flags,
they
can
answer
some
questions
and
it
will
help
educate
them
along
the
way
about
those
Dynamics.
B
I
E
K
F
I
have
to
say
the
at
the
center
we
do
receive
calls
on
how
to
handle
through
our
heart
line
and
various
other
sources.
You
know
my
daughter's
in
this
situation.
More
scared.
We
don't
know
what
to
do
and
we
advise
them
on.
It's
always
safety.
First
right
always
safety.
First,
especially
with
children
involved
lives
involved.
Are
they
safe
first
and
we
will
We'll
advise
them
on
to
handle
the
situation.
F
Family
members
are
often
the
one
that
call
9-1-1
it's
very
hard
for
a
victim
to
call
a
9-1-1
family
members
do
often
call,
but
as
for
a
proactive
educational
chain
or
group
or
Outreach
on
that,
or
to
bring
that
to
a
Forefront
of
what
to
do.
If
you
see
the
signs
that
is
not
prominent,
we
don't
have
that
I,
don't
really
know.
F
If
anybody
has
a
Forefront
program
that
educates
right
off
the
bat
it's
usually
someone
would
have
to
look
for
it
to
get
an
answer
or
make
a
call
on
what
to
do
and
I
do
understand
that
being
as
a
victim.
You
know
my
family
ended
up
with
you,
know,
PTSD
and
such
from
just
watching
what
I
went
through
in
all
my
Hospital
trip
trips
and
anything
like
that.
K
In
my
in
my
work,
we're
kind
of
planning
some
some
listening
sessions
around
the
district
with
with
some
of
the
youth,
so
you
know
violence
and
then
also
not
just
gun
miles,
but
also
you
know
domestic
violence
or
interpersonal
relationship.
Violence
is
something
that
that
we
want
to
be
talking
about
and
the
signs
and
how
to
how
to
support
friends
and
and
loved
ones
and
and
I'm,
also
curious
too.
K
It
seems,
like
you
know,
as
with
with
so
many
so
many
issues
of
marginalized
communities
right,
we
always
put
it
on
the
community
members
themselves
to
sort
of
do
their
own
advocacy,
but
I
think
that
there's
certainly
it
sounds
like
there
are
certain
room.
You
know
if
I
think
someone
mentioned
at
the
table
before
you
know,
if
you
have
a
group
of
young
men
and
empowering
friend,
you
know
friends,
to
say.
K
H
D
So
that's
basically
how
refuge
for
women
got
started
in
2009
was.
It
was
a
group
of
women
who
were
working
in
a
strip
club
who
you
know
some
women
from
a
church
were
taken
in
more
meals
once
a
week,
just
to
give
them
a
warm
meal
and
to
build
relationships,
and
they
came
to
those
women
said
we
want
out.
You
know.
D
So
it
was
childhood
trauma
or
was
abuse
that
happened
later
on,
but
they
really
had
never
recovered
enough
from
it
to
sustain
a
different
type
of
paying
job
or
had
never
got
the
education
to
be
able
to
move
further,
and
so
they,
you
know.
The
reason
they
didn't
leave
was
the
lack
of
resources.
You
know
so
most
of
our
women
come
from
that
type
of
area.
They
may
not
actually
be
in
a
trafficking
situation
currently,
but
they
are
living
that
survival
life.
This
is
anything
I've
been
told.
D
I'm
good
at
this
is
anything
I've
been
told.
I
can
do.
This
is
the
best
way
I
can
feed
my
you
know,
kids,
that
they
maybe
had
had
during
that
time
when
they
were
being
trafficked,
and
so
it's
providing
those
resources,
and
so
it's
meeting
them
where
they're
at
in
whatever
situation
they
are
in
and
finding
out
what
it
is
that
can
help
them,
move
that
to
that
next
step
of
regaining
their
dignity
and
regaining
their
life
back.
K
E
K
E
K
L
The
work
you
do
is
incredible:
it
really
is
across
the
board
and
it's
so
important.
Very
complex
I
mean
really
when,
as
you
were
saying
earlier,
you
know
for
a
person
to
take
that
leap
to
protect
themselves.
There
are
children,
there
are
incomes
they're,
they
still
love
the
person.
You
know
so
so
it's
very
complex
I
always
have
been
taking
it
for
granted.
I
know
that
there's
help
out
there
and
services
and
Stephanie
you
and
I
have
talked
many
times.
I
know
the
work
you
do
Colleen.
L
Obviously
your
passion
comes
from
your
personal
experience,
which
I
feel
helps.
You
Advocate
no
question
about
it,
but
but
it's
really
great
to
hear
from
you
in
person
in
the
work
that
you
do
and,
as
we
know,
domestic
violence
for
a
police
officer,
it's
a
number
one
call
you
do
not
want
to
go
on
right,
I
mean
my
brother's.
A
police
chief
he's
lost
one
officer
and
one's
maimed
for
life.
It's
just
a
simple
domestic.
H
L
And
people
do
crazy
things
when
they're
arguing
with
their
spouse
or
whatever
it
may
be
so
I
just
really
wanted
to.
Thank
you,
I'm
really
here
just
to
listen,
and
you
know
hear
about
what
you
did
in
just
the
15
minutes.
I've
been
here,
I've
learned
a
lot
and
again
I've
learned
that
it's
very
complex,
I'm,
very
thankful
for
our
city
of
Pittsburgh
in
the
job
and
the
work
that
you
do
is
great
I
didn't
know
you
followed
up
with
every
person.
That's
incredible!
It
really
really
is
just
a
couple
questions
for
me.
L
We
know:
what's
reported,
what
do
you
think
the
percentages
and
I'm
sure
we
have
data
on
how
many
domestic
violent
domestic
incidents
we
have
reported
to
9-1-1
every
year?
I
got
to
imagine
the
number.
That's
not
reported
probably
far
outweighs
the
number
that
is
reported.
Do
we
have
any
data
on
that
or.
F
We
do
get
data
on
that,
that's
hard
to
gauge
in
our
industry.
It's
not
just
physical,
it's
emotional,
Financial
sexual!
You
know
it
comes
in
all
gamix.
Emotional
abuse
can
be
sometimes
more
traumatizing
than
physical
abuse,
so
it
just
depends
and
consistently.
It
comes
in
about
60
percent
in
the
60s
unreported
yeah.
H
E
F
Leave
and
give
that
up.
You
have
to
almost
hit
that
breaking
point
at
times,
and
it's
very
sad.
It
also
is
twofold,
because
it's
a
mental
health
issue,
so
victims
are
not
just
you
know,
I
was
hit
and
it
was
physical.
It's
an
actual.
You
know.
Pfas
are
a
mental
health
issue.
Anything
like
it's
mental
health,
so
there's
always
usually
going
to
be
something
behind
that
coming
with
it.
You
know,
trauma,
bonds,
PTS,
depression,
anxiety,
it's
it's
always
very
complex.
Yeah.
L
L
D
Just
along
the
statistics
piece,
you
know
we
get
asked.
A
lot
like
you
know
is
human
trafficking.
Even
around
here
is
sex
trafficking
even
around
here
and
so
part
of
that
is,
you
know
the
call
A
lot
of
times
the
charges
get
pled
down.
You
know.
So
when
you
really
look
at
the
statistics,
it
comes
out
to
be
it.
E
D
Prostitution
case
it
was
a
drug
case.
It
was
a
mental
health
issue
because
they've
pled
down
from
that
human
trafficking
charge
or
that
sex
trafficking
charge,
so
to
really
get
an
accurate
picture
of
what
that
percentage.
Is
it's
so
hard
because
you
know
so
many
other
cases
are
truly
trafficking
cases,
but
when
you're
reporting,
the
numbers
and
statistics
they've
already
been
pled
down
to
a
lesser
charge
or
to
something
different.
F
So
after
in
our
industry,
it's
really
hard
for
anyone
that
maybe
just
isn't
familiar
with
it
to
understand.
You
know
we're
taking
we're
trying
to
help
someone,
that's
ill
that
doesn't
know
their
L,
sometimes
and
and
I
know
the
place,
and
we
all
do
it
right.
So
it's
it's
very,
very
hard
and
I
think
that's
really
hard
for
people
to
call
and
make
that
call
and
just
want
to
be
done
because
then
they
the
system
is
very
judging.
It
still
is
very
judging
we
battle
against
it
every
day.
F
It's
very
hard
to
admit:
I
need
help.
I'm
Ill,
you
know
her
and
I
were
just
talking.
Sometimes
victims,
don't
even
realize
they're
victims
for
months
they
just
it's
become
such
a
normal
part
of
their
brain.
You
know
and
I'm
not
just
talking
physical
and
it
takes
a
lot.
So
sometimes
they
don't
even
know.
So,
that's
not
even
in
that
60
percent.
E
L
Know
I
mean
you
want
to
believe
them
because
other,
if
you
don't,
if
you
try
to
get
the
help
that
you
need
you're,
uprooting
your
family
really
in
many
ways
right
when
you
get
the
police
involved,
it's
you
know,
I
think
it's
even
it's
very
complicated,
but
it's
the
right
thing
to
do
so.
I'm
glad
that
folks,
like
you,
are
out
there
encouraging
people.
Let
me
ask
you
obvious
question:
since
postcovid
has
domestics
gone
up.
H
F
Ups
and
Peaks,
but
as
I
stated
I've
been
doing
this
a
long
time
in
our
shelter
alone
has
been
at
capacity
for
two
years
straight.
I
know
it's
a
gamut
across
the
state
and
it's
again
across
the
country
there
are
just
Peak
Seasons,
but,
yes,
the
impact
is
great.
Yes,
it
has
and
it's
a
trend
with
violence
and
Trauma
all
around
and.
L
G
Raise
the
funds-
yes,
there's
grants
out
there
and
so
on,
but
it's
to
help
these
services
and
as
I
stated,
this
is
my
way
of
paying
forward
to
what
my
family
has
still
is
receiving
from
the
center
for
victims.
But
I
I
mean
I,
I,
never
say
no
and
I,
don't
let
people
say
no
I'm,
passionate
and
consistent,
but
that's
where
the
extra
funding
comes
from.
Unless
you
can
get
grants
and
that
has
to
be
written
grants
and
then
you
know
so
on.
G
D
Giving
has
gone
down
tremendously,
so
all
of
our
locations
across
the
United
States
have
had
a
decrease
in
the
funding
that
they
get,
but
it
is
all
through
private
individuals,
through
churches,
through
monthly
donors,
I'm
doing
fundraisers.
You
know,
however,
many
times
which
takes
a
lot
of
Staff
power
which
takes
a
lot
of
volunteers,
and
it
takes
a
lot
of
effort
to
a
lot
of
non-profits.
Just
don't
have
the
manpower
to
really
put
into
it.
So
it's
doing
those
fundraisers
and
the
grants
are
so
competitive.
D
You
know
when
you're
a
newer
organization
or
you're
a
smaller
organization.
You
know
to
be
able
to
get
significant
money
and
our
staff
is
licensed.
We
have
licensed
nurses
licensed
therapists
licensed
social
workers,
so
our
salary
budget
is
higher
than
normal,
but
we
want
to
provide
that
quality
care
to
the
women
who
stay
with
us.
A
lot
of
Grants
and
Foundations
won't
pay
salary.
They
won't
pay
operating
costs,
they
want
a
project
to
fund.
So
it's
really
hard
to
find
a
funding
source.
That's
going
to
pay
to
have
the
appropriate
staff.
There.
D
You
do
because
you
re-traumatize
them
if
you
don't
care
for
them
the
right
way,
and
so
it
just
takes
a
lot
of
building
relationships.
It
takes
a
long
time
and
the
awareness
is
the
piece
and
that's
why
we
come
to.
You
know
the
council
and
things
like
that.
They
don't
understand
that.
There's
a
problem
you
know
and
if
they're
not
seeing
it
or
they've
not
personally
been
affected
by
it,
it's
not
something
that's
important
to
them,
and
so,
when
you're
going
to
them
saying
I
need
funding
for
a
house
for
10
women.
D
You
know
to
be
able
to
recover
they're
like
well.
Why
do
we
need
that?
You
know:
we've
already
got
homeless,
shelters
or
we've
already
got
different
services,
but
you
know
you
need
to
specialize
based
on
each
a
different
area,
because
you
treat
the
trauma
in
a
different
way,
depending
on
what
the
trauma
is
and
so
being
able
to
bring
that
awareness
to
them
so
that
when
we
do
go
to
them
and
ask
for
funding
they're
like
you
know
what
yeah
we
do
have
that
problem
or
we
do
need
to
help
support
that.
D
B
And
to
just
to
connect
both
of
your
questions
in
terms
of
Dynamics
with
covid
I
think
it's
also
worth
noting
that
Nationwide,
like
our
social
services,
are
ipv
resources
have
all
taken.
Staffing
hits
because
you
know
we've
lost
a
lot
of
people
because
for
folks
that
do
this
work
every
day,
it's
heavy
work.
H
E
L
L
L
I
E
Did
you
want
to
say
something?
Well,
every
every
victim
should
be
asked.
The,
lethality
assessment
questions,
there's
11
questions
and
then
then
those
questions
are
then
given
to
the
Women's,
Center
and
shelter
the
the
victim
is
offered
at
that
time
to
speak
to
a
counselor
directly
and
also
offered
a
media
shelter
if
necessary,
we'll
transport
the
person
to
the
shelter.
So
one
of
those
three
main
questions
is,
you
know,
has:
has
the
offender
ever
tried
to
kill
you?
Do
you
believe
that
he
might?
Is
there
a
firearm
in
the
home?
H
L
Another
person
that
could
escalate
to
grabbing
their
firearm
and
but
you're
right,
there's
there's
so
many
weapons.
I
mean
a
candle
stick
holder
could
be
a
weapon
right,
so
so
okay
I
get
that's,
but
but
I
am
incredibly
impressed
that
you
all
follow
up
with
people.
I
knew
the
good
works
that
you
did.
I
didn't
know
exactly
what
but
I
knew
you
were
doing.
Good
works
out
there,
but
I
didn't
know.
Our
city
was
so
responsive
to
that.
That's
wonderful!.
I
I
Going
on
throughout
the
city,
in
your
districts
and
in
particular
locations,
we
try
to
use
that
to
try
to
get
additional
resources
into
communities
or
to
see
if
there's
a
higher
call
level.
We
have
a
great
crime
analysis.
Her
name
is
Aaron
she's
not
with
us
today,
but,
and
she
also
tracks
the
time
of
day
and
the
days
that
those
domestic
violences
are
coming
in,
what
type
of
calls,
especially
those
calls
under
27-11
aggravated
assaults
or
simple
assaults,
terroristic
threats.
L
B
Might
see
different
interaction
levels
too,
with
officers
you
know,
officers
might
be
called
in
by
other
neighbors
family
members.
Whatever
you
can
imagine
you
know
folks
are
in
apartment
buildings.
They
might
hear
something
through
the
walls
that
kind
of
thing
versus,
if
you're,
in
a
neighborhood,
where
you
know
okay,
you're,
just
thinking
about
not
to
say
that
I
think
it
is
equally
distributed
among
the
demographics
as
a
social
problem,
but
I
think
maybe
how
it's
reported
might
be
skewed
one
way
or
another.
It's
just
my
thought.
I.
L
A
L
A
J
H
J
F
Theresa
did
ask
me
to
do
that
so,
but
they
can
be
very
varied
signs.
For
instance,
it's
not
always
anxiety
and
depression.
It
is
weight,
loss
victims
might
not
eat
it.
All
eating
disorders
go
hand
in
hand
with
trauma
by
the
way,
because
when
you
can't
control
what's
going
on
around
you,
the
only
thing
you
can
control
is
what
you
put
in
your
mouth
right
so,
and
that
seems
to
be
a
lot
more
prevalent.
Not
everybody.
I
want
to
say
that
comes
into
a
shelter
has
foul
charges.
F
Either
we
get
victims
that
don't
file
charges
at
all
but
visible.
You
know
obviously
visible
marks
on
their
body
perpetrators
often
hit
in
the
head
in
the
stomach.
They
often
cover
the
mouth.
Sometimes
there
are
no
marks
reservation
at
school
if,
if
someone's
children
start
talking,
that
is
always
to
be
taken,
serious
of
someone's
child
starts
mentioning
to
anybody
in
the
schools.
My
mom
was
scared.
You
know,
I
saw
this
or
I
thought.
I
saw
that
when
somebody
doesn't
have
any
money,
but
yet
they
have
a
good
job
and
a
good
income.
F
We
see
that
a
lot
too,
that
they
don't
have
any
access
to
their
money
when
someone
tends
to
reserve
and
pull
back
from
everybody.
Big
big
sign
that
something's
going
on,
you
know
traumatically
in
their
life,
so
it's
runs
the
gamut
of
it's
just
not
always
looking
for
someone
physically.
Are
you
okay
or
such
powerful
words
to
anybody
and
I
want
to
stress
that
to
anybody?
If
you
suspect
it
ask
it,
are
you
okay
and
keep
asking?
Are
you
okay?
F
It's
actually
the
number
one
thing
that
I
put
on
social
media
and
every
time
I
put
that
on
there
I'm
telling
you
I
get
a
slew
of
people.
That
message
me.
You
know,
and
it's
not
just
the
normal
population.
It
could
be.
You
know,
I
have
a
big
Network,
Executives,
anything
hey
Steph.
Can
you
meet
up
real
quick?
Do
you
want
to
have
dinner
real
quick?
Are
you
okay
or
very
powerful
words?
F
You
know
when
I
walked
in
I've
been
homeless
twice
by
the
way
with
my
children,
I've
come
out
of
a
shelter
and
I
had
to
go
into
hiding
in
a
different
state
for
two
years,
so
I've
I've
run
the
gamut
of
it.
We
do
take
transports
into
our
shelter
from
different
states,
holding
them
for
trial
and
I
had
to
do
that
same
thing.
It's
not
always
easy.
Transplanting
like
that.
Some
you
just
have
to
look
for
personality
changes
is
probably
the
biggest
thing
besides
physical
family
members,
and
that's
where
we
need
the
skulls.
F
I
mean
kids
talk
right,
kids
are
innocent,
kids
talk
and
Kids.
When
kids
are
getting
hurt,
you
know
they
will
talk
less,
but
when
their
mom
Mama's
mom
dad
is
Dad
right
when
one
of
them
is
getting
hurt,
kids
talk
and
that's
what
we
found
that
that
will
rattle
them
inside
enough
to
talk
and
that's
why
we
want
to
form
stronger
relations
with
Community,
with
sports
teams,
with
the
skulls
and
and
situations
like
that,
but
it's
very
important
to
look
for
signs
in
anybody.
A
F
Calling
right
9-1-1,
you
know
the
center
for
victims,
always
911
safety,
safety,
safety,
first,
any
other
resources.
If
they
don't
want
to
call
that
you
can
call
the
center
for
victims,
we
can
be
reached.
We
have
hotlines
posted
on
our
website,
the
Women's,
Center
and
shelter.
We
all
have
Partnerships
with
the
city
of
police
department
and
police.
They
absolutely.
We
have
hotline
numbers
that
are
confident
and
you
will
get
immediately
assistant
and
an
advocate
on
the
other
end
of
the
phone.
We
also
have
the
ability
to
patch
a
9-1-1
if
needed.
F
F
Those
are
the
two
centers
we
deal
with
Ali
as
Ali
kiske
area,
hope
and
then
there's
the
National
Domestic
Violence
Hotline.
That
will
Pat
you
right
through
to
a
center
closest
to
the
area
that
you
come
from
and
there
are
a
slew
of
them
on
you
know.
Pcc
pccd
has
some
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
has
them
on
their
website.
The
city
of
Pittsburgh,
Public
Safety,
has
them
listed.
The
District
Attorney's
office
has
some
listed
all
the
various
numbers.
F
F
Yes,
absolutely
the
problem
we
do
here.
I
couldn't
find
the
number
right,
because,
when
you're
in
a
situation,
you're
in
fight
or
flight
right,
you
don't
know
who's
talking
to
you.
What's
going
on
your
body
enters
kind
of
a
a
State
of
Shock
many
times,
especially
if
you've
been
physically
assaulted,
you
just
go
into
that
Fear
Factor.
So
when
somebody's
trying
to
find
a
number,
you
know
they
always
can't.
There's
always
resolve
crisis
team.
F
A
F
B
Even
if
somebody
just
wants
to
call
and
have
a
safe
person
to
listen,
they
can
call
you
don't
have
to
call,
because
you
want
to
go
to
the
shelter
you
don't
have
to
call,
because
you
want
to
get
therapy.
Even
if
you
just
want
to
talk
to
someone
and
say
this
doesn't
feel
right,
you
know
to
talk
to
an
expert
to
say
you
know
you
can
even
ask
like
is
this
abuse?
Is
this
you
know?
Are
these
safety
concerns,
even
if
it's
just
calling
to
talk?
There's
those
people
there
who
are
ready
to
listen?
B
A
Also
want
to
have
that
we're
joined
by
director
Schmidt
director
did
you
want
to
add
anything
to
say
just
showing
your
support
for
the
women.
Thank
you
and
and
survivors
of
domestic
violence
in
general.
Thank
you.
There's
a
couple
other
things:
the
centers,
the
Resource
Centers
that
we're
opening
for
kids.
Is
that
a
place
that
where
you
would
have
might
have
some
resources
for
domestic
violence?
And
those
do
you
know
anything
about
those?
Yet
no
director
Schmidt
do
you
know
you'll.
Take
that
back.
Councilwoman
strasburger
is
on
the
committee.
She'll.
Take
that
back
I.
A
Just
think
that
might
be
one
way
to
reach
the
kids
and
they
might
be
there
because
of
a
situation
like
this,
that
they,
maybe
they
don't
want
to
go
home
or
or
can't,
go
home
or
whatever
so
it'd
be
good
to
use
the
mayor's
getting
ready
to
make
some
announcements.
So
I
don't
want
to
say
too
much,
but
that
I
think
that
it
will
have
more
resources
available
from
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
to
address
some
of
the
things
going
on
in
the
city.
I.
I
Yeah
and
again,
our
resource
guide
for
the
City
of
Pittsburgh
list,
all
the
numbers
that
you
just
spoke
of
so
they're
all
there
in
one
place
and
we
do
get
juveniles
in
as
victims
of
intimate
partner
violence.
So
I'm
not
aware
of
the
new
shelter
that
you're
going
to
open
up,
but
we
we
do
get
victims
that
are
or
minors
that
are
involved
in
intimate
partner.
I
A
You
know
Public
Safety,
so
I
want
to
thank
him
for
that,
and
there
was
a
person
that
used
to
work
here
and
she
actually
was
recognized
Tamiko
Stanley,
who
used
to
do
a
lot
of
work
with
domestic
violence
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
and
now
she's
on
I,
think
she's
in
Maryland.
Doing
a
lot
of
work
there.
So
I
just
want
to
just
want
to
acknowledge
that
there
are
people
that
did
some
groundwork
here.
You
know
get
us
to
where
we
are
today
in
terms
of
resources
and
awareness.
A
A
My
concern
is
that,
then
they
continue
to
stay
in
that
situation
and
I
wondered
if
there's
something
city
council
can
do
to
legislatively
I'd
like
to
encourage
help
to
encourage
somebody
to
get
some
some
resources
into
that
Community
or
is
there
something
in
place
now
that
if
you
go
to
a
colonist
domestic
violence,
and
they
don't
want
to
get
help,
what
do
you
I
mean?
What
do
you
do?
Is
there
some
some?
Some
steps
are
taken
because
there's
sometimes
kids.
B
A
Issue
like
that
here
where
people
didn't
want
to
call
to
reports
that
they
were
in
a
domestic
violence
situation,
because
they
were
afraid
their
spouse
would
lose
their
job
and
then
they
would
be
homeless
anyway.
You
know
so
I
I
just
feel
like
sometimes
our
efforts
to
stop
to
stop
or
to
address
things.
A
Sometimes
we
don't
think
of
all
the
scenarios
and-
and
you
know
we're
just
so
quick
to
do
things
that
are
politically.
You
know
expedient
or
or
right
at
the
moment,
so
I
just
think
that
would
I'd
like
for
us
to
think
more
through
of
what
happens
to
somebody
who's
terrified
now
to
make
a
phone
call
because
they're
terrified
their
kids
there,
their
kids
are
going
to
be
homeless.
A
F
Agreed
preventative
measures,
proactive
major,
is
always
important.
You
know
a
lot
of
other.
Another
condition
is
women
are
afraid
to
lose
their
kids.
There
was
a
time
because
they
already
know
they're
in
a
bad
way.
Their
kids
are
watching
them
beat.
There
was
a
time
and
we
work
with
the
courts
diligently
on
keep
incurring
an
update
on
this.
That
cyf
would
step
in
so
to
try
to
be,
and
sometimes
that
is
the
best
move.
F
When
a
mother
is
not
cognizant
or
in
the
right
frame
of
mind
and
in
a
DV
trauma
situation,
it
can
be
good
and
bad,
and
we
battle
that
too.
So
we're
always
we.
We
have
a
partnership
with
them,
but
we're
trying
to
work
with
the
county
to
improve
how
cyf
also
looks
at
and
relates
with
domestic
violence.
F
It
used
to
be
that
if
we
take
their
children,
they'll,
heal
and
they'll
fight
right,
that's
traumatizing,
very
traumatizing.
When
I
was
in
situations,
it
happened
to
me
so
and
I
know
many
and
I'm
a
really
good
mom.
You
know
my
grandmother
now
mind-blowing
to
me,
but
at
the
time-
and
you
will
talk
to
judges
and
the
court
system
about
this-
they
thought
they
were
helping
me,
although
they
choked
them
and
I
I
was
forced
to
get
help.
F
F
You
know,
I
I
got
a
very
long
sentence
on
mine,
but
I
also
paid
the
you
know
life
penalty
for
that,
so
we
try
to
reach
those
relationships
to
be
proactive
as
well,
and
one
of
the
things
we
are
working
on
right
now
is
you
know,
please,
let's
heal.
First,
there's
no
reason
to
take
the
children,
so
it's
systematic
if
the
children
aren't
harmed.
You
know
it
is
very.
F
It
needs
to
be
it's
a
very
diligent
process
with
the
many
moving
parts
that
there's
a
big
reason
that
women
won't
call
because
they're
afraid
their
cyf
is
going
to
take
their
kids
right
it
because
it's
so
prevalent
around
here
and
when
you're,
going
through
it
and
you're
talking
to
other
people
that
might
have
been
in
the
situation
where
we
have
the
problem
where
other
women
or
survivors
will
say.
They'll.
Take
your
kids.
I
I
have
a
case
now
that
that
happened
with
and
I,
and
you
know
she's.
F
H
E
A
F
F
I
want
them
to
know.
Yes,
it
may
be
worth
a
little
struggle
yeah
for
the
end
right.
It
is
a
it's
it's
a
fight,
but
you
know
it's.
You
have
to
surround
yourself
with
the
right
people.
You
know.
I
was
lucky
that
I
had
great
officers
that
help
me
in
the
end.
I
had
great
officers
that
protected
me
and
fought
for
me
that
I
didn't
have
when
I
started
the
journey
right
and
then
they
finally
stopped
the
systems.
You
know
I
had
a
battle
system
and
that's
where
I
got
to
this
day.
F
I
lost
some
in
that
system
and
I
gained
some
in
that
system
and
I
and
I
stay
current
in
the
systems
Nation
nationally.
Because
of
that
reason
we
are
at
a
Forefront
on
domestic
violence.
We
have
a
lot
of
improvements,
but
a
lot
of
cities
look
to
us
and
seeing
it
in
our
County
and
our
state.
What
we
do
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
is
one
of
the
most
proactive
cities
and
we
should
stay
on
top
of
that.
F
A
G
A
G
The
other
thing,
though,
it's
a
form
of
therapy
for
me
to
be
on
this
Mission
and
be
try
to
be
proactive
and
try
to
get
that,
and
my
mission
with
even
Melissa
is
You
Are,
Not
Alone
and
that's
how
I
always
promote
it
is
you
are
not
alone,
so,
hopefully
they
will
listen
to
my
words.
Melissa's
words
anytime
I
speak
or
you
know,
corner
you
councilman
coghill,
but
and.
G
G
Yeah
I,
maybe
Terry
here
you
know
what
I
mean
when
I'm
talking
about
certain
things,
but
I've
always
had
to
be
as
a
mother
the
strength
in
my
home
to
keep
my
family
together
and
in
the
pieces
the
right
way
and
I
had
counseling,
but
I
was
always
on
five
different
thousand
Pages
at
the
same
time.
But
this
is
my
therapy
so
and
I.
Thank
all
of
you
for
listening
to
my
therapy.
A
A
A
G
E
G
J
F
We
would
back
her
on
that
because
we
have
so
much.
We
deal
with
the
homicide
cases
that
we
get
the
homicide,
families
and
victims
all
of
them.
We
have
talked
about
that
before
I
loved,
when
you
put
into
that
I
talked
I
was
involved
with
peduto
and
all
that
it
I
victims
lose
so
many
jobs
that
happen
to
me.
So
it's
a
financial
insecurity,
but
the
same
thing
happens
in
the
homicide
world
with
families.
F
L
Well,
first
I
want
to
tell
you
your
stories.
Inspired
me
to
get
involved.
I
will
tell
you
so
yeah.
Thank
you
for
sharing
them.
As
the
council
president
said
just
two
quick
questions:
it
breaks
my
heart
that
a
child
has
to
live
in
that
environment
and
then
go
to
school.
Do
the
statistics
say
when
that
child
grows
up
they're
more
likely
to
be
a
victim
or
abuser
that
are
in
that
environment?.
G
D
F
G
G
H
L
So
I
think
it's
natural
to
assume
that
they're
numb
to
it
and
may
think
it's
even
normal,
so
it's,
but
that
really
breaks
my
heart
to
think
of
children
being
in
the
environment.
The
other
question
I
had
was,
if
and
I
love
how
you
talk
about
getting
into
the
schools
getting
into
it
in
front
of
younger
people,
whether
it
be
you
know,
Sports
schools,
you
name
it.
However,
wherever
you
can
do,
it
is
a
minor
if
a
minor
reports
abuse
or
says
something
to
a
teacher
or
you
at
the
school
does
that
hold
water?
I
Parents
to
sue
the
school,
probably
because
those
calls
or
reports
normally
go
into
the
Pennsylvania
child
line
so
for
us
and
we're
connected
with
the
Special
Victims
Unit.
So
the
the
see
they're
assigned
to
a
victim
I
mean
a
detective
In,
a
Special
Victims
Unit
or
in
the
domestic
violence
unit.
So.
L
E
F
B
B
That's
why
it's
so
important
to
make
sure
that
our
child
welfare
system
has
working
knowledge
and
resources
for
intimate
partner
violence
because
it
anybody
who's
mandated
reporter
has
to
send
it
that
way,
and
so
we
want
to
make
sure
I
know
you
know.
Cyf
has
been
embedding
victims
Advocates,
you
know
into
their
programs
to
have
those
resources
there,
but
that's
why
it's
so
important.
Yeah.
L
A
So
I
just
want
to
say:
I
really
wasn't
going
to
talk
about
this,
because
my
I
think
a
lot
of
people
know
my
cousin's
been
missing
for
10
years
from
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
but
my
and
I
don't
know
we
don't
know
what
the
status
is
of
that,
but
my
sister
raised
her
sister-in-law
was
stabbed
four
times
by
her
husband
and
their
two
little
kids,
the
one
the
youngest
little
boy
tried
it.
They
took
the
knife
out
of
his
mother's
chest
and
he
was
a
psychologist.
A
She
was
a
nurse,
so
it
happens
in
all
demographics
I
mean
it
happens
everywhere.
She
died.
My
sister
raised
the
two
little
kids
and
two
years
ago
he
committed
suicide.
The
one
who
took
the
knife
out
of
the
mom's
show
so
I
think
it's
terrible
the
effect
it
has
on
kids
and
families
as
a
whole,
and
it's
just
I
just
think
that
I
wish
we
could
do
more
to
help
the
help.
The
kids,
because
I
think
a
lot
of
times.
E
F
F
None
are
abusers,
one,
my
oldest
ended
up
a
victim
and
followed.
My
footsteps
did
try
to
commit
suicide.
It's
very
real.
It
is
systematic
right,
and
that
is
my
story
as
an
open
book.
I,
don't
and
I.
Do
that
purposely
that
so
people
see
that
this
is
life.
This
is
the
process
the
whole
way
through,
and
this
is
what.
F
This
is
the
resources
out
there,
but
a
giant
push
for
trauma
mental
health
intervention
right
off
the
bat.
It's
very
hard
for
me.
Personally,
it's
hard
to
get
mental
health
help
out
there
without
a
waiting
list.
We
do
it
at
the
center.
We
have
to
prioritize
cases.
You
know
in
mental
health
risk
it's
just
so
hard
right
now
that
there
needs
to
be
a
big
big
push
for
more
resources,
instant
resources.
D
And
the
thing
to
remember
is
that
it
is
a
lifelong
trauma,
so
even
though
they
may
have
gotten
help-
and
it
seems
like
they've
been
on
this
really,
you
know
great
pathway
of
healing
and
they've
got
a
successful
job.
They've
built
a
beautiful
family.
That
trauma
is
still
there
and
there's
still
triggers
and
there's
still
things
that
can
flip
a
switch
to
where
then
they
again
start
that
re
living
that
trauma
again.
That
leads
them
to
more
of
the
mental
health
issues.
A
B
I
would
just
want
to
again
reiterate
for
folks
like
standing
here
listening
to
these
stories,
there's
post-traumatic
stress
and
there's
post-traumatic
growth
and
there's
resilience
and
there's
life
on
the
other
side.
You
know
and
there's
help
on
the
other
side
for
people
and
I
think
the
more
we
talk
about
this
because
it's
such
a
hidden
secret.
You
know
that
people
try
to,
but
most
of
us
know
somebody
affected
by
this.
B
Most
of
us
have
in
some
way
been
involved
and
I
think
the
more
we
can
have
those
conversations
and
also
just
be
a
listening
ear
for
people,
because
ipv
is
so
isolating
people
step
back
people.
Other
people
don't
want
to
hear
about
it.
You
know
they
don't
hear
about
that
in
the
workplace.
They
don't
hear
about
that
from
their
friends.
So
I
think
the
more
that
we
can
have
these
conversations
and
be
knowledgeable
and
be
listeners
and
supporters
to
get
people
to
that
other
side
and
to
get
them
to
that
post-traumatic
growth.
C
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
sharing
I,
think
that
the
courage
it
takes
to
really
share
your
story
is,
is
so
difficult,
even
coming
from
me,
I'm,
a
Survivor
and
I
just
sat
here
and
listened
and
I.
It
helps
you
know
just
to
hear
other
people
have
the
courage
to
do
it,
because
in
that
mind
space
you
kind
of
learn
not
to
right.
It's
it's
stigmatized
and
it's
not
something.
That's
normally
talked
about,
and
I
actually
wasn't
supposed
to
be
here
today.
A
E
A
Some
things,
I
didn't
even
know,
were
domestic
violence.
So
to
hear
you
and
to
learn
more
I
think
you
know
you're
educating,
so
many
people,
including
myself,
someone.
Thank
you
very
much
for
everything.
You
do
I'm,
just
sorry
that
you
had
to
suffer
such
a
tremendous
loss
to
do
it
and
I.
You
know,
I
know
that
I
know
that
someday
somebody's
going
to
tell
you
how
much
you
meant
to
them
and
how
much
you've
turned
into
their
lives
around
and
and
I
know
you
did
it
in
your
daughter's
name.
G
I
I
can't
thank
hints
enough,
especially
the
domestic
violence
unit,
because
I
know
that
they
were
on
my
daughter's
case
during
the
court
session.
There
was
domestic
flight,
they
weren't
the
place,
but
they
were
Counseling
in
that.
Thank
you
for
what
you.
Women
are
doing:
excellent
program
that
you're
bringing
to
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
for
trafficking.
H
G
It,
for
you
know
the
kind
of
council's
already
in
so
you
gotta,
you
know,
stand
up
for
it,
but
I
can't.
Thank
you
enough.
It's
been
a
heartfelt.
This
is
part
of
my
step.
I
have
a
I,
have
a
plan
because
I
will
be
moving
across
the
state
with
my
message.
I
have
one
more
year
to
work
yet
so
it's
a
little
tough
working
full
time
and
doing
what
I.
G
G
E
G
So
periodically
it's
important
to
bring
them
back
to
the
Forefront
in
the
public
View
and
bring
that
back
into
awareness,
and
then
my
next
goal
and
my
final
goal
of
my
life
is
to
get
Congress
and
to
Senate
to
have
them
do
the
same
thing.
That
is
my
mission
and
I
am
very
consistent
on
what
I've
done
so
far
in
the
different
stages
and
I've
hit
every
goal
and
to
me
then
I'm
doing
what
I'm
trying
to
do,
but
I
thank
all
of
you
for
even
listening
to
me.