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Where Community Grows: Stories of Volunteers Nurturing Care, Hope, and Possibility
REACH Volunteer Coordinator Maria Castañeda shares stories of how small acts of kindness from volunteers have a significant impact on the lives of survivors.
Last Call: How One Domestic Violence Survivor Found Healing Through Game Development
An interview with game developer Nina Freeman about how making her game, Last Call, helped her process the trauma of an abusive relationship.
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Why REACH Uses Art Therapy to Help Children Affected by Domestic Violence
July 21, 2017“We don’t even need words, we go straight to where the memory is stored.” A 10-year-old child drawing
Read MoreWhat Laura is Thinking: On Interdependence
July 10, 2017I am thinking about interdependence. I woke up on the 4th of July to beautiful weather and
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Who Cares for the Caregivers: Clinical Supervision and Why REACH Does It
June 30, 2017If you’re familiar with REACH, hopefully you know that we try to offer the best support possible to
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Past Performance
June 16, 2017“There is a stomach-turning predictability to it,” said Monica McLaughlin, deputy director of public policy at the National
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3 Things I Learned as a College Intern
June 8, 2017As the school year comes to a close, we are saying goodbye to Emily, who is a Brandeis
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REACH is Moving: Update One
June 2, 2017We are looking forward to sharing updates about our move project as it proceeds. It was fun to
Read MoreWhat Laura is Thinking: On Space
May 25, 2017I’m thinking about space. I’m sure that doesn’t come as a surprise. REACH is moving to new office
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What’s Changed since the Election for Immigrant Survivors?
May 18, 2017REACH’s work with immigrant survivors of domestic violence is nothing new. We have deep roots in Waltham, a
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The Psychological Toll of Hypervigilance
May 11, 2017For some people, the days and weeks since the new presidential administration took office have seemed to be
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