Letter: To The GPD

As we have just ended Teen Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Greenwich, I wanted to make sure to get a loud and public thank you out to the incredible Greenwich Police Department, who have been such an ally to my family, as well as this community, when it comes to sensitively dealing with one of the top crimes in our town – domestic violence.

1 in 3 women, and 1 in 7 men will find themselves in an abusive relationship, and such was the case with me. For years, I had no real understanding of the insidious nature of domestic violence. It was only 2 years after my ex-husband had left the house and stalking us that I was led to the Greenwich YWCA Domestic Violence Center, and my entire world opened up.

Learning how widespread and serious an epidemic this is inspired us to launch BeenThereGotOut.com.

In our network, we talk to people all over the world connected to issues involving intimate partner violence. No one comes close to having the supportive resources that we do in this town, which include not only the Greenwich Police Department (especially retired officer Rick Cochran, Chief Heavey, and officers Tom Huestis, Sean Beattie and J. Tar), but also the Greenwich YWCA Domestic Violence Center and its incredible services, which include a special group called YNET, formed to educate and empower our teenagers to recognize the warning signs of toxic relationships.

Thank you to all of these wonderful people for their tremendous contribution to our community.

Publisher’s Note: A number of letters, including this letter, were lost in cyberspace and just discovered. We are publishing them now although they were sent to us some time ago.

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