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Gabby and her 5 children called for
assistance from Gateway’s emergency shelter to escape an abusive
husband and father. The children were 3 to 12 years of age. Gabby had
moved from Mexico with her husband to the United States 14 years ago.
However, neither had established US citizenship. Together, they had 5
children. Her batterer was intensely abusive to both her and her 5 children.
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Mary called the crisis line very upset
requesting information on the cycle of violence. She stated she had
been married to Bob for 26 years and has a 16-year-old daughter. For
most of their marriage, Bob had been physically and emotionally
abusive. She described several severe physical abuse incidents that
resulted in broken ribs and a concussion.
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Sue is a 25 year old Latina woman who
arrived at the Shelter with her two children, ages 3 and 5 years old.
Sue had been living with the batterer for the past 7 months and had
married him four months ago.
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A metro area victim’s advocate
referred Suzanne to Gateway Battered Women’s Shelter. After 19 years in
a mentally and physically abusive marriage, she finally called 911 and
was arrested for domestic violence because her batterer had defensive
scratches on him. Suzanne pleaded not guilty by reason of self-defense.
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Maria was referred by a low-income housing
agency. She has been on their list for awhile and was still about one
month away from having her home. Her batterer was verbally, physically,
and monetarily abusive.
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Cindi was referred to Gateway Battered
Women’s Services by a victim advocate from a local police department
within Arapahoe County. Her husband, the batterer was mentally and
physically abusive. He also practiced controlling and isolating
behaviors.
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Julie called the Gateway Battered Women’s Services
24-hour crisis line. She had found the telephone number in the
directory. The batterer, her boyfriend of two years, had hit her for
the first time after months of verbal and mental abuse.
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Caroline, a
Spanish-speaking woman called the Gateway Battered Women’s Service
24-hour crisis line. A friend had given her the telephone number. Her
husband, the batterer, was verbally and very physically abusive.
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Staff from a shelter in a small Colorado town called the Gateway crisis line requesting assistance for Anita, a 28 year old Latina woman with 3 children. The woman had a 22-month old girl, and two boys, ages 6 and 7 years old. She had experienced 9 years of abuse including physical, emotional, and sexual.
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I chose to work in the domestic violence movement after I did a class
project. For the project I interviewed a Gateway counselor about the
services provided. I was so impressed with what Gateway did to help
women and children, that when it came time for my internship I chose
Gateway. I have been helping out ever since.
-Amber Garrison-Ahmed
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