Chatham Township Committee to Hold Domestic Violence Presentation

CHATHAM, NJ — The Chatham Township Committee is holding a community-wide presentation called “Creating a Responsive Community: What You Can Do to Prevent Domestic Violence” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18 at the Chatham Township Municipal Building.

The Chatham Township Committee is working with the Jersey Battered Women's Service (JBWS) to put on the presentation, in correlation with National Domestic Violence Awareness Month this Oct. The presentation will help raise awareness of domestic violence, and will outline how to prevent this kind of abuse.

Regina Braham, the director of community relations for JBWS, will speak at the event.

“To prevent domestic violence, we need to create a community-wide culture that does not tolerate family or partner violence," Braham said, according to the Chatham Courier.

Braham will discuss how Chatham residents can help deter domestic violence. So far, Chatham Police Department has established a Crisis Response Team to help domestic violence issues, and JBWS has started a No2DatingAbuse program at the Chatham High school.

Approximately 65,000 domestic violence cases are reported each year in New Jersey, and more than 2,000 of them occur in Morris County.

“This community presentation is designed to shine a light on this important issue as we look to increase awareness of domestic violence in our communities," Chatham Township Mayor Curt Ritter said, according to the Chatham Courier. "I encourage all residents to join us for this important discussion.”

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