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.