Community Journal
Insights and helpful articles from the Saheli Boston team.
First-Hand Account of Domestic Violence and Abandonment From Bangalore to Boston
This article appeared on India New England News (Editor’s note: This article is written by a victim of domestic violence and abandonment, and reprinted here with the permission of the Support and Friendship for South Asian Women and Families, known as Saheli. The name...
Making the Invisible Visible: Bringing Intimate Partner Violence into Focus
Please support Dr. Bharti Khurana, an Indian born Harvard radiologist in her impactful project, "Making the Invisible Visible", which aims to identify domestic violence victims using radiology and machine learning. The award gives $100,000 research grant to support a...
Depression Test
Depression can often go unnoticed. Although anyone can be affected by depression, it is especially common among victims and survivors of domestic violence. Abuse by a person close to you can leave deep physical, as well as mental scars. It can even trigger clinical...
Domestic Homicides Can Be Prevented
In a thought provoking article, the Patriot Ledger presented two articles in October 2018 about homicide and domestic violence. In the second article, shown at this link, http://www.patriotledger.com/news/20180930/experts-domestic-homicides-can-be-prevented they...
Providing South Asian Families Greater Access to Legal Systems
The 2018-2019 Access to Justice (ATJ) Fellows Program welcomed Saheli, Inc. as a partner organization for the first time this summer. The Program is a collaboration of the Lawyers Clearinghouse and the Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission. ATJ Fellow, Attorney...
Transnational wife abandonment in South Asia
Priyanka Bhattacharya Transnational Abandonment More articles Transnational abandonment is on the rise in the UK and US “Transnational marriage abandonment lies at the intersection of immigration and patriarchal control, allowing abusers and states to enjoy...
Know Your Rights
In light of the current political climate, it is easy to feel confused about what one can and can’t do. Many immigrant women, not familiar with immigration law or who have been kept in the dark about their immigration status by their abusers, are afraid to...
Effects of Intimate Partner Violence on Children
Maya Ragavan, MD, BMC, pediatrician, spoke to Saheli DV advocates on Saturday April 8th about the Effects of Intimate Partner Violence on Children’s Health and Wellbeing at the monthly meeting in Burlington, MA. In a thorough review of the latest research Dr. Ragavan,...