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 She
answers calls for HELP
in Door County
Barb
Maskell ’91 is executive director of HELP of Door
County, the local non-profit that aids victims
of domestic abuse. Many might think of the Door
as an idyllic, postcard-pretty vacationland, but
real life keeps her agency’s crisis hotline ringing.
A boom-or-bust seasonal economy,
with tourism in summer and shipbuilding in winter,
puts stress on relationships. So does the influx
of retirees and a fast-growing elderly population,
as caregivers and families struggle with change.
A wildcard involves the million or more tourists
annually; the law of averages says at least a few
will be troubled couples hoping a week’s vacation
sets things right. When it doesn’t, and conflict
escalates, the police, hospitals and HELP get involved.
“I had no idea that domestic
abuse is as common as it is,” says Maskell, recalling
when she joined the agency nearly two decades ago.
“But most people who come into this line of work…
you learn to read the signs… to recognize it.”
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