36 YOU ARE WORTHYof a healthy relationship. That may seem like an obvious statement, but thousands of women stay in relationships where they are subject to verbal, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. Domestic violence isan epidemic in Canada — and violent incidents are even more prevalent in rural areas than urban centres. Once in an unhealthy relationship, it is often difficult to leave. Domestic violence in rural Ontario SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES Rachel Telford “There are ‘traps’ for women that are unique to rural areas, such as the physical isolation and the lack of transportation,” says Keely Horan, who works as a counsellor with Family Transition Place’s Rural Response Rural living
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