Exploring Solutions for Domestic Violence and Poverty in Wyoming
Domestic violence and poverty are interwoven. Significant numbers of low-income women in Wyoming are battered, and the violence they experience can make the climb out of poverty impossible. Poverty, in turn, makes it more difficult to end domestic violence and heal its effects. Without long-term financial stability, reducing the risk of physical violence does not make battered women and their children safe. While focusing on physically separating the battered woman and her children from the abusive partner, most criminal justice interventions overlook basic needs, a roof over their heads, food on their table or available health care.This workshop provides an opportunity to examine how poverty makes it difficult to deal with domestic violence, how domestic violence undermines financial stability and possible strategies for effective change.
