Well, I think that victims have a great fear that they are going to lose their children if they even bring it up, so to have reinforcement as to the security and the safety that they would have of their children.... That's a big stopper for women's even coming to shelters because child protective services have to be informed, and they are afraid that their children are just going to be taken from them. There's a lot of misinformation there. I think that that, and actually having legal aid easily accessible, would be a great help to them.
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