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The Bahamas Crisis Centre is a private, non-profit organization located in Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas that is dedicated to treating victims of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. ==History== It was founded by Dr. Sandra Patterson in 1982 with the assistance of several people, including Dr. Sue Fairclough and Salomie Gibson. It was originally called the Women’s Crisis Centre and was initially created to address the increasing need to provide intervention and preventative treatment and advocacy to women and children who were victims of domestic and/or sexual violence. The Centre has grown to address issues affecting men and victims of physical, sexual and emotional abuse in any form. It is maintained through the contributions of volunteers and a paid administrator. The Women’s Crisis Centre was co-sponsored by the Psychiatric Social Work Department and the Community Mental Health Centre and was given a single room in the Community Mental Health Centre, Knowles House adjacent to Princess Margaret Hospital in 1982. In this facility, clients had the opportunity to attend afternoon sessions twice a week and an evening clinic once a week. The free services provided both then and now include marital therapy, family therapy, walk-in crisis counseling, support groups and legal advice After the Centre initially opened on a six-month trial period, the project was permanently extended, and, in 1988, the Lyford Cay Foundation donated funds to provide extra office space at the Knowles House, office supplies and educational materials. In 1995, at the behest of the volunteers, the Women’s Crisis Centre officially changed its name to the Crisis Centre. This was done to reflect the need to include men in the process of eliminating violence against women and children. It also acknowledged the fact that both men and boys were coming to the Crisis Centre either as victims of domestic and/or sexual violence or as aggressors with the desire to end their abusive behavior. The name change also initiated a change in the overall focus of the Crisis Centre. Volunteers began directing part of their attention towards preventative strategies, with the hope of addressing violence in the youthful population so that there are less cases of violence in adults. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bahamas Crisis Centre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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