By Alexis R. Santos-Lozada The Conversation “If you don’t get away from those areas, you are going to die.” That phrase concluded Puerto Rico Secretary of Public Safety Héctor Pesquera’s press conference before Hurricane Maria. Three months after the…
By Sheena Rice Futurity When disasters like Hurricane Harvey strike, victims of domestic violence are often particularly vulnerable. “Disasters can cause significant emotional trauma or stress, injure or kill individuals, and threaten basic human needs such as access to…