By Tori Mason October 2, 2019 DENVER (CBS4) — The Rose Andom Center has helped more than 4,000 victims of domestic violence reclaim their lives. The Downtown Denver facility opened in 2016, but the story of how it came to be began more than 50 years ago in Oklahoma. “I’ll never forget the night […]
Read MoreBy Dago Cordova October 28, 2019 DENVER (CBS4) – Denver Health opened a new clinic inside the Rose Andom Center to offer more help to domestic violence victims and their children. The clinic will provide primary care services to adults and children already getting help from the family justice center for domestic violence and abuse. Officials held […]
Read MoreWhat Does It Mean to Heal After Domestic Violence? Jenn Doe, Denver Domestic Violence Coordinating Council As service providers working with survivors of domestic violence, we often talk about healing — but what do we really mean by that? Bruises and broken bones can be treated, but they are only one piece of the […]
Read Moreby Jenny Garnica, Bilingual Legal Advocate with Project Safeguard To learn more about Project Safeguards services, please visit their website. Safety planning is such an important tool when preparing our clients for real life situations. Creating a plan helps the client to use their own thinking skills and challenges them to take action of their […]
Read Moreby Leanna Stoufer, Legal Advocate with Project Safeguard To learn more about Project Safeguards services, please visit their website. TW: descriptions of violence When David started arguing about dinner not being ready, and Mariann knew this was going to get bad…again…she remembered to start backing out of the kitchen, and into the living room. When […]
Read More(Fact Sheet from Futures Without Violence) Like all women, immigrant women are at high risk for domestic violence, but due to their immigration status, they may face a more difficult time escaping abuse. Immigrant women often feel trapped in abusive relationships because of immigration laws, language barriers, social isolation, and lack of financial resources. Despite […]
Read MoreWhat is Domestic Violence? (Article by National Coalition Against Domestic Violence – Learn More) Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another. It includes physical violence, sexual violence, psychological violence, and emotional abuse. […]
Read MoreRose Andom Center is thrilled to announce the opening of the Rose Andom Health Center! This clinic is a partnership between Rose Andom Center, Denver Health and MotherWise funded through a generous two year grant from the Colorado Health Foundation. This ground-breaking program is one of only a handful of family justice centers in the country […]
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