Dianne Mooney, Founder, CUT IT OUT

http://www.cutitout.org

Christina Kauffman, Empire Education Group

10/25/08 - ONLY HER HAIRDRESSER KNOWS FOR SURE!

The majority of the victims of domestic violence are women and what professional do women usually see more often than any other-their hairstylist! And, it’s very common that women develop a close, trusted relationship with their stylist and even confide in them, instead of their family or friends, about abuse at home.

On today’s show, Crime Prevention Specialist Susan Bartelstone interviews Dianne Mooney, founder of CUT IT OUT, a national program that educates salon professionals to recognize signs of domestic abuse in their clients and safely refer those clients to local resources for help; and Christina Kauffman, an educator from the Empire Education Group, the nation’s largest system of cosmetology schools, which supports CUT IT OUT by teaching their more than 11,000 students how to respond to clients suffering from abuse. Tune in and learn how a haircut and a caring conversation could save a life! This show will blow you away (or maybe that’s blow dry?).

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