Cover story
When home is the most dangerous place
Missouri nonprofits provide shelter and hope for rural victims of abuse
By Julia M. Johnson
Direct link: http://ruralroadsonline.com/When home is the most dangerous place


Karen Scott, a specially trained sexual assault nurse examiner in Joplin, Mo., helps abused women make the first steps toward recovery. Photo courtesy of Freeman Health System. 		   If you’re the target of domestic abuse, there’s no such concept as “safe at home.”
   Instead of providing refuge and security, the confines of home can trap a woman in a cycle of physical and psychological violence that seems unbreakable.
   Four walls become a cloak for the abuser, a place where violent secrets are hidden from the rest of the world. Sometimes the only way a victim can break the web of suffering is to turn to a shelter for help.
   But that’s not always an option for many wives, girlfriends, mothers and daughters who need it most.
Winter 2012

Contents

When home is the most dangerous place
Missouri nonprofits provide shelter and hope for rural victims of abuse

Hunger pains
Rural food deserts leave residents hungry for nutritious options

Rural vets benefit from new local services


White House outlines progress plans
of its rural council

Beginnings: Dustin Summers
NRHA shows doctor-to-be real scope of rural practice

Passages: Rob McVay
Typewriter tales: CFO reminisces on 25 years at NRHA

Side trip: Discover Denver
with NRHA member Cari Fouts

Members on the move: Angeline Bushy
NRHA member co-authors rural nursing book

Members on the move: Sandra Pope
Pope credits NRHA for new appointments

Members on the move: Ryan Kelly
Kelly hopeful about new rural role, university partnership

News briefs: Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius to headline NRHA event

News briefs: Sandra Durick
NRHA elects new leadership

News briefs: HIT task force
HIT task force tackles new issues

News briefs: 2012 rural health awards
Deadline approaches for 2012 rural health awards

Accelerating advocacy: RHC safety net
Fight for rural health care safety net continues

Letters: Lance Keilers, 2012 NRHA Vice President
Stand together for rural health


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