Does Caminar Latino counsel women that come alone and not with their husbands?
Except in very rare circumstances, CL does not provide individual counseling to women. We offer support and reflection groups for any Spanish-speaking woman who has been or is being affected by domestic violence, regardless of whether or not she lives with her partner, attends the weekly program with her partner or alone (or with her children), or has been in our program during a prior relationship in which violence was present. The focus is on what each individual survivor and her children need, so the program is set up to serve the wide range of realities of the families with whom we work. We have seen that, in many cases, families in which both parents and their children attend CL appear to benefit in a more substantial and sustained way, but we would never turn someone away (man or woman) because their partner does not participate.
