Samantha Lim

Samantha Lim is a digital journalist and radio broadcaster with KQED News in San Francisco. She's spent the last four years reporting on homelessness in the Bay Area and on police accountability and crime. Before working with KQED, Lim was a reporter and news editor with The Daily Californian at UC Berkeley. While there, she helped manage an award-winning student newsroom while also covering city news and local politics.

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Health Equity & Social Justice

Mental Health & Trauma

‘Shame Keeps Women Silent’: Bay Area Advocates Rethink Help for Domestic Violence Survivors

Across the Bay Area, advocates are meeting survivors where they are with trauma-informed care, culturally sensitive support and paths to healing that don’t rely on police or punitive systems.

Domestic Violence

Race and Equity

Mental Health & Trauma

In the Face of Abuse, She Chose Survival — and Now Helps Others Do the Same

Domestic violence often goes unspoken in Asian communities, where stigma, family dynamics, immigration status and lack of culturally responsive services make it difficult to seek help. But community groups can provide crucial networks of support.

Domestic Violence

Race and Equity

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Samantha Lim

Articles

‘Shame Keeps Women Silent’: Bay Area Advocates Rethink Help for Domestic Violence Survivors

In the Face of Abuse, She Chose Survival — and Now Helps Others Do the Same