Maryland advocates train health care providers to better respond to domestic violence

With the end of October, National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month draws to a close. But year round, Maryland advocates are working to improve how health care providers identify and support victims of domestic and intimate partner violence. “People who are in abusive relationships have higher overall health issues, so they’re coming into the health care setting more frequently,” said Audrey Bergin, operations manager for the Maryland Health Care Coalition Against Domestic Violence. (Photo by Joe Andrucyk/Maryland GovPics/Flickr Creative Commons)