Men, community members play a role in preventing intimate partner violence, experts say

Offering resources before domestic disputes escalate into intimate partner violence (IPV) is key, two experts say in wake of the deaths of four family members in Harrow, Ont., that police have linked to IPV.

“We talk about the fact that anger is something that is normal … But what we want to help the participants in the group to understand is the difference between when we’re having feelings of anger and then the difference when we act upon those feelings and … translate into violence,” Zuk told Windsor Morning host Amy Dodge. 

“We look at developing coping strategies and we explore some of the reasons why people may gravitate to violence.”

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