When a Maryland domestic violence shelter launched a new hotline last year, staffer Lashell Mack found it “a bit jarring” at first. She and her co-workers had been initially skeptical of the idea. “We all had concerns,” Mack said. That’s because this hotline isn’t for survivors of domestic violence — it’s for their partners, who use violence in their relationships. When House of Ruth…
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