Testimonies from women who have been raped stress the need to improve training and resources in health centers and legal institutions, as they must also endure obstacles in accessing essential tests and treatments.
She became her neighborhood’s Alderwoman thanks to organized groups of workers, immigrants, and the most vulnerable residents in her area, and by positioning herself against the power of developers. Her affordable housing proposals go hand in hand with violence prevention and public health initiatives.
The Department of Education has been unable to recruit school psychologists in 10% of schools. The Humacao school district has 16 unfilled positions. Meanwhile, the psychologists already hired expose poor working conditions.
In a considerable amount of cases where use of force was reported, the incident involved people experiencing a mental health crisis.
