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USING WHAT YOU KNOW

You’re working for a medium-sized corporation and have become friendly with one of your coworkers, Susan. One day she shows up at work with some bruises on the right side of her face. She looks upset, and when you ask her what happened, Susan replies that she slipped on the stairs at home and took a nasty fall. You suspect that her husband hit her and that she’s not telling the truth about how she got hurt. What, if anything, do you say or do?

WHAT YOU CAN DO

To help deal with the family problems discussed in this chapter, you may wish to do any of the following:

1. 
   Volunteer at a day-care center.
   
2. 
   Volunteer at a battered women’s shelter.
   
3. 
   Start or join a group on your campus that addresses dating violence.