A look at some of the work being done in N.B. to prevent intimate partner violence – New Brunswick [Video]

Over the last month and a half, Global News has brought you six stories shedding light on intimate partner violence in New Brunswick.

We’re wrapping up the series by showcasing what some are doing to prevent the abuse from happening.

We first introduced Sarah Sherman, an intimate partner violence survivor, whose estranged husband’s attack made headlines.

She turned her own story of survival into advocacy and support for other survivors.

“It took me 55 years to find my voice and even though it doesn’t always go over well and sometimes I feel judged and sometimes I am self-critical, I still think it is important,” she said.

“If it just helps one person in that room, that’s worth it.”

Valerie McMurtry runs a foundation supporting children in Canada’s welfare systems. She says there are often generational cycles of abuse.

One way her organization, the Children’s Aid Foundation Canada, works to reduce …