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‘Our systems are not appropriate’: Advocates call for increased domestic violence supports
the organization is renovating, adding more beds, in an effort to keep up.Advocates say more gender-based violence, or domestic violence, resources are needed, especially with winter weather around the corner.“Right now, we’re seeing an increase in demand for services, and the thing that scares me about that, and… what triggered the expansion, is that the winter months are coming,” Crossroads for Women Executive Director Chantal Poirier tells Global News.Depending on donations and furniture layout, they’ll add 10-14 more beds.