Abuse Study Launched

A study is underway to look at the needs of victims of abuse in the Rainy River district.

Donna Kroocmo of the Rainy River District Shelter of Hope says they hope to better understand the extent of abuse and the issues behind it.

"we know there's problems of drug abuse, domestic violence and dating violence," says Kroocmo. "Those are the things we traditionally deal with women's abuse issues. But we've expanded now because we know each generational cycle of abuse could also result in drug addiction, alcohol addition and violence in the home and we want to address of of it."

The findings are to be released at the end of March.