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FLASHBACK 1989: Social worker Debra Daniels teaches empowerment to victims of domestic abuse.
A social worker of the first order ("committed since day one"), Debra is quick to point out that, although alcohol is the number one factor in male and female domestic violence, "it is not the cause, but only a symptom. Even if the abuser stops drinking, the abuse doesn't stop if a person is predisposed to act violently."
Debra Daniels In commemoration of City Weekly's 40th anniversary, we are digging into our archives to celebrate. Each week, we FLASHBACK to a story or column from our past in honor of four decades of local alt-journalism. Whether the names and issues are familiar or new, we are grateful to have this unique newspaper to contain them all.
Title: A Better Way for Battered Women Author: John Saltas Date: Dec. 15, 1989 Debra Daniels sits at her desk in a small, deprived office buried deep within the catacombs of the YWCA Building at 322 East 300 South.
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