How Trauma Impacts Cycles of Violence

On Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at 3 PM in the Community Meeting
Room of the Wayland Public Safety Building, The Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln
Domestic Violence Roundtable will host a program entitled “How Trauma Impacts
Cycles of Violence.”

The featured speaker will be Jessica Hollander, Director of Prevention
Programs at REACH Beyond Domestic Violence. This will be an interactive program
that deals with the emotional impact of trauma and the impact of trauma on the
nervous system.

Ms. Hollander will discuss how trauma happens in cycles and
how people who perpetuate violence are often dealing with unhealed trauma; they
may exhibit behavior that hurts others or themselves. The focus of the program
will be on how we can interrupt this cycle.

This program is designed for health professionals, youth
workers, educators, domestic violence advocates, clergy, public safety people,
and community members.

Please join the Roundtable on March 11th at 3 PM.
The program is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served.

The Roundtable is a community based nonprofit organization
dedicated to promoting safe and healthy relationships, raising public awareness
about controlling and abusive relationships whether exhibited through bullying,
teen dating violence, domestic violence, or elder abuse and ending relationship
violence in all its forms. We pursue these goals by educating our communities,
supporting agencies that provide services to victims of abuse, networking with
other concerned community groups, and mobilizing community leaders.