It was a very shaming experience. After one emergency room visit, a police officer who had been at the hospital came to her home and gave her a pamphlet from the women's shelter. The words she read gave her the strength to seek help. We want health care providers to recognize the problem. We would like to see the abuser get treatment to help them learn different ways of coping.
Abuse is really about control.
We need to identify relationships in which control is an issue, before it gets to the point of abuse. Brackley has taught at all levels and worked in psychiatric mental health. Picnic organizer Joe Ocampo, instrument services, said the annual picnic will honor Health Science Center employees who spend their free time volunteering and giving back to the San Antonio community. But we don't want to miss the people who are here every day. So the event also will highlight the contributions made each day by the many staff and faculty members at the Health Science Center.