This support group provides a safe, confidential space for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault to share experiences, connect with others and access resources.
Kaitlyn Gonzales, Cheshire Medical Center’s medical forensic care program managerCheshire Medical Center, a member of Dartmouth Health, will start offering a support group for survivors of domestic and sexual violence in late October, aligning with Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
The Domestic and Sexual Violence Support Group is a free and confidential space for healing and personal growth among survivors and others affected by domestic and sexual violence.
The in-person, peer-based group will be held at Cheshire’s main Court Street campus in Central Conference Room 6 every Tuesday from 12:15 to 1:15 pm starting October 21. The group is open to all genders, 18 or older, including Cheshire employees and the general public. Registration is not required.
“This support group provides a safe, confidential space for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault to share experiences, connect with others and access resources,” said Kaitlyn Gonzales, Cheshire’s medical forensic care program manager. “Participants will gain understanding, encouragement and a sense of community to support their healing.”
Cheshire is offering this group as part of its Compassionate Care Project, a three-year grant-funded initiative in collaboration with the Monadnock Center for Violence Prevention. The project will expand trauma-informed support for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.
The support group is hosted in collaboration with Antioch University, facilitated by Lizbeth Duran Oden, a clinical psychology doctoral candidate.
For more information, contact Kaitlyn Gonzales at kgonsales@cheshire-med.com.
About Cheshire Medical Center
Cheshire Medical Center (Cheshire) is a Dartmouth Health member providing the communities in the Greater Monadnock Region a continuum of care spanning primary care and specialty medicine, to surgical services and acute inpatient care. For more than 130 years, Cheshire has been a key contributor to the health and vitality of the Monadnock Region. As a not-for-profit community medical center, Cheshire is deeply committed to delivering excellent care in a safe and welcoming environment. Cheshire is dedicated to being a great neighbor and serves as an integral community resource. Cheshire is the area's largest healthcare provider and leading employer. Along with the services delivered on their Keene campus and satellite locations, the Medical Center partners with local organizations to provide vital services and programs throughout the region. To learn more, call 603-354-5400 or visit the Cheshire Medical Center website.
About Dartmouth Health
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s only academic health system and the state’s largest private employer, serves patients across northern New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,000 providers in almost every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH, as well as across its wide network of hospitals, clinics and care facilities. DHMC is consistently named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and is recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, one of only 57 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation, and the only such center in northern New England; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital and multiple locations around the region; member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, Claremont and New London, NH, and Windsor and Bennington, VT; Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire; and more than 24 clinics that provide ambulatory and specialty services across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its historical partnership with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually, and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials recognized across the globe with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT. Dartmouth Health and its more than 13,000 employees are deeply committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in our communities, and to providing each of our patients with exceptional, personal care.