A collaborative effort in resistance: Experiences and voices post-Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

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Abstract

This presentation discusses the process of an interdisciplinary collaborative effort that has reached out to communities devastated by the Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Bringing together the university and organizations against violence towards women and children, we implemented an integrative and comprehensive model that included a variety of needs such as acupuncture, health, legal, recreational, psychology, and social work services as well as violence prevention workshops. We will present how we served more than 700 people and assessed the needs of women in six different towns in resistance to the failed response from governmental efforts.

Presenters

• Hilda Rivera-Rodriguez, University of Puerto Rico

• Elithet Silva-Martinez, University of Puerto Rico

• Loraine Rodríguez-Vera, University of Puerto Rico

• Héctor Ramón Torres Zayas, University Of Puerto Rico

• Suzette Álvarez-Soto, Universidad de Puerto Rico

• Zulma Oliveras Vega, Independent Scholar