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You may know him as the anti-poverty activist who camped out to raise food for the foodbank, or as one of the many candidates in the recent Ward 12 by-election. But now, Dan Johnstone, also known as ‘Can Man Dan,’ wants to be known as something else: An abuse survivor.

This eNewsletter highlights new and notable resources and initiatives that NRCDV was proud to be part of and that remind us about the power of partnerships in achieving our common goals.

Maybe he doesn’t hit you, but he makes passive aggressive remarks and labels you as the “crazy one” for reacting to the bait. Maybe he doesn’t hit you, but he threatens suicide if you want to leave him.

New figures, released by New Zealand Police, show officers attended a family violence incident somewhere in the country once every five and a half minutes last year. They attended, on average, 279 calls for help every day and about 105,000 domestic violence incidents overall.

This May, let’s bring our attention to the importance of building and sustaining partnerships between domestic violence programs and anti-poverty organizations, as we celebrate and promote National Community Action Month. This observance was created by the Community Action Partnership (CAP) to reinforce the critical role of Community Action Agencies (CAAs) in helping low-income families achieve economic stability.

In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito [Massachusetts] today announced new policies to target human trafficking in the Commonwealth led by the Massachusetts State Police and Department of Children and Families (DCF).