North Shore Medical Center and HAWC A collaboration of the North Shore Medical Center and HAWC, Crossroads is designed to provide access to services for female patients and employees experiencing domestic violence. Crossroads services are free, voluntary and confidential.
Advocates are hospital-based.
If a woman wants to talk with an advocate she can do so while she is at a NSMC site or meet an advocate after she has been discharged. Hospital advocacy is a critical opportunity for intervention for many of our patients. A woman who might not identify herself as battered may respond to questions about her safety posed by health care providers. Prevalence rates are high 1 in 3 women experience abuse by an intimate partner in their lifetime. Some patients may not fit the stereotype of a battered woman Studies consistently indicate that women from all races, age groups and income levels are subject to domestic violence.