More Western Mass Families Turn to Domestic Violence Shelters

Date: 
01/07/2009

The Massachusetts House and Senate have given final approval to a bill establishing criminal penalties for assault and battery on a family member. This comes at time when some domestic-violence shelters in western Massachusetts are reporting an increase in the number of families they're housing... As WFCR's Tina Antolini reports, the increase could be a result of the the economic downturn.

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