Thank you for joining Alternative House in raising awareness about domestic violence (DV) and remembering the victims of DV homicide in Massachusetts over the past year during

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2020

Remembering those who died as a result of domestic violence in MA 

between October 2019-2020

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Deidre Zaccardi and her 3 children

Alexis, Nathaniel, and Kathryn

Abington

Jennifer Vazquez-Rivera

Worcester

Jason Swedburg

Worcester

Mary Fairbairn

Groton

Jamee Ammons-Maddrey

Framingham

Shanike Roidan

Springfield

Charli Cook

North Adams 

Karla Rodriguez

Hudson

Sandra L. Kumar

Mashpee

Mardiette Deboyes

Wareham

Kathleen McLean

Dover

Amber Periera

Somerset

Migdalia Perez

Gardner

Megan McNeil

Worcester

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Did you know...

 

Domestic violence is the number 1 cause of injury for women aged 15-44.

 

1 out of 4 women and 1 out of 7 men have been the victim of severe physical violence in an intimate relationship

 

On a typical day, there are more than 20,000 calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide

 

ncadv.org/statistics