Asosiyasyon Fanm Ayisyen nan Boston (AFAB)
Mental Health: Breaking the Silence
The Haitian Roundtable on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault presents its annual Domestic Violence Prevention Forum
Saturday, August 8, 2009
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Codman Square Health Center
637 Washington Street
Dorchester, MA 02124
The forum aims to raise awareness, enhance services and strengthen collaborative initiatives to keep homes free from domestic violence in the community. Please come and talk to representatives from the Haitian community based organizations, churches, courts, Police Department, Health centers, law offices, and survivors about the plague of domestic violence in our society.
Speakers include:
Olivia Apollon, LICSW, MSW
Anthony J. Keber, Esq.
Lunine Pierre Jerome, Ed.D
Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. We require a minimum donation of $5. There will be free parking available. For public transportation use MBTA bus 22, 23, or 26. For further information about the Forum, please call: Carmelle Bonhometre at the Association of Haitian Women (AFAB) at (617) 287-0096.
A partial list of members includes:
- Chair: Association of Haitian Women in Boston (AFAB)
- Haitian Public Health Initiatives (HAPHI)
- Haitian Multi Service Center (HMSC)
- Mass. Community Health Services (MCHS)
- Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC)
- Boston Police Department
- Mass. Department of Children and Families (DCF)
- Family Justice Center (FJC)
- Codman Square Health Center
- Battered Women Shelters
- Haitian Churches