Insights ~ February 2018
Can Marla Have a Healthy Relationship? Marla*, age 22, came to SHALVA after a succession of “bad relationships.” “I don’t know what a healthy relationship looks like,” she told her…
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Insights ~ March 2018
Passover Edition Prayer for Agunot When Liza* first met her husband, Jeffrey, he was friendly and charming. After a whirlwind courtship, they married and welcomed a child together. However, Jeffrey…
Insights ~ January 2018
A Message from Our President, Sara Block SHALVA envisions a world in which all people feel safe in their relationships and homes. With this vision in mind, the past few…
Insights ~ December 2017
Wishing you a Happy Chanukah! The story of Chanukah is not that different from the story of a SHALVA client. Both are stories of power and control. In one, the…
Insights ~ November 2017
Board President Honored Domestic abuse survivors who have to interact with the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS) are at greater risk of having their children removed from…
Mediation training gets great response
SHALVA hosted a group of family law attorneys, mediators and mental health professionals for the insightful program “Divorce Mediation in Domestic Abuse Cases: Is It a Good Option?”. One participant…
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