Fredericton non-profit aims to help children caught in intimate partner violence situations – New Brunswick [Video]

EDITOR’S NOTE: As part of our series looking at the issue of intimate partner violence in the province, we spoke with a New Brunswick advocate and survivor who shared her story.

We also spoke with Lyne Chantal Boudreau, the provincial minister responsible for women’s equality, about how the province is addressing the issue.

 Here is a look at what support workers in the province are noticing in terms of trends, and how they cope with the field.

Children are some of the invisible victims of intimate partner violence in Canada, and a Fredericton non-profit is aiming to help them feel safe while working through difficult feelings.

Liberty Lane houses and supports intimate partner violence survivors. In the last few years, it has also implemented a program for the children of survivors.

“When we’re looking at the whole family, we’re seeing the influence of domestic violence isn’t just on the protective parent, on the mom, the children also are experiencing some negative …