CBC: ‘Stop the violence’: Women’s group shining light on brain injuries among abuse victims
Warning: this story contains descriptions of intimate partner violence. Angie Smith hopes sharing her story of intimate partner violence (IPV) that left her with a brain injury will encourage other survivors to seek help. Smith is vice-president of the Canadian Royal Purple Society, a service organization that has taken on brain injuries as its primary […]
Times Colonist: Intimate partner violence is dangerous — and becoming more common
Photo by Hilla Kerner of a vigil held in Vancouver in 2022 to pay respects to 10 B.C. women killed as a result of domestic violence that year. Maybe things start as typical bickering among couples, or maybe the rage blows up out of nowhere. The aggressor slaps, pushes and punches before grabbing their partner […]