Tonight, the Stowe Center will present
"Can We End Domestic Violence?", a Salon on domestic violence in Greater Hartford and the effects of domestic violence on children and families. The Salon is presented with the
Aurora Foundation for Women and Girls in Greater Hartford.
Meet the featured guests for the Salon below!
Karen Jarmoc is the
Chief Executive Officer of the
Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Karen has previously worked as
the executive director for the Network Against Domestic Abuse, Inc. in Enfield,
Connecticut where she oversaw shelter, hotline, court and community-based
supports and services to victims of domestic violence in the region. As a former
member of the House of Representatives in Connecticut, Karen helped spearhead
legislation to improve the state’s response to victims of domestic violence and
worked with others to successfully secure funding for 24/7 coverage within the
state’s domestic violence shelters.
Garry Lapidus, PA-C, MPH, is the
Director of the Injury Prevention Center at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center/Hartford Hospital
and Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health at the University of
Connecticut School of Medicine. Mr. Lapidus is a Board of Director member for
the Hartford Interval House, the largest of CT’s battered women’s shelters and
a member of Men Make a Difference, Men against Domestic Violence. In 2015, he
was appointed by the Connecticut legislature to co-chair the Task Force to
study the state-wide response to family violence and its impact on
children.
What will you ask the featured guests? "Can We End Domestic Violence?" will begin at 5:00 pm with a social half-hour. Discussion will begin at 5:30 pm. The Salon will be held in the Stowe Visitor Center. See you there!
