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Hispanic victims of domestic abuse find emotional, legal support at CasaLuz

natashams@gmail.com (Natasha Senjanovic) — Fri, 4 Jun 2021 17:06:21 -0500

As the pandemic hobbles on, clients have filed a record number of orders of protection for situations that were “more violent than ever.”

Creating hope: New approaches seek to stem domestic violence

natashams@gmail.com (Natasha Senjanovic) — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 04:00:10 -0600

Novel therapy program is among new offender-focused interventions that seek to reduce domestic violence.

The pandemic within the pandemic: An explosion of domestic violence

natashams@gmail.com (Natasha Senjanovic) — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 14:01:35 -0600

Domestic violence has exploded this year locally and across the country since the novel coronavirus struck – a pandemic within a pandemic that’s filled police blotters with a spike in accounts of extreme brutality.

In post-COVID world, education officials hope to bridge local digital divide

natashams@gmail.com (Natasha Senjanovic) — Tue, 26 May 2020 14:21:16 -0500

Shelby County Schools' digital plan would provide every student and teacher with a laptop and training on how to use it. The more than 100,000 devices would cost roughly $53 million, half of which would come from federal coronavirus stimulus funds.

Unprepared for COVID-19: Did Memphis, state missteps early on cost us?

marc.perrusquia@memphis.edu (Marc Perrusquia) — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 08:51:17 -0500

Did we do enough – soon enough – to avert a catastrophe that could overwhelm our local hospitals?