Jun 10, 2021 | 6:14 AM
The Beausejour Family Crisis Resource Centre in Shediac is developing a trauma-specialized daycare at their facility – and it would be only the second one in North America.
CEO Kristal LeBlanc says as the Centre has expanded, gaps have been identified in services and supports for victims of domestic violence and their children.
LeBlanc says a survivor made her realize the needs of a child from a violent situation are much different compared to other children.
“(She told me), my child still sleeps with his mattress up against the front door in the apartment – he’s petrified. He can’t talk about that at a regular daycare.”
COVID-19 has made it more difficult for women living in a violent relationship to get help. Â
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Since more people are staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic, more victims are at risk of intimate partner violence. And it isn t usually physical. (Guy Leblanc/CBC)