"[Homelessness] puts women at particularly high risk for sexual assault and abuse," she says.
" It's not violence the average passerby needs to be aware of," says Enman. "We don't have to fear for ourselves."
Nonetheless, it is not a problem the man on the street should ignore.
"We should be empathic towards the people who are beating each other," she says.
CASPAR, working with several other social service agencies and city departments, has implemented a variety of programs aimed at reducing homeless violence.
"It's helped that we've had increased street outreach," Enman says. "We try to see people where they are. If they're at the Y, we're at the Y."
The increases in outreach programs followed a presentation last November on the status of homelessness in Cambridge.
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