Faces of those who suffered domestic abuse hang in Biddeford window fronts
The organization Finding Our Voices encourages victims to tell their stories.
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Banners were recently posted in Biddeford businesses to encourage domestic abuse victims to seek help and tell their story.
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BIDDEFORD On a recent day in Biddeford, a couple of women could be seen making the rounds at a number of the city’s downtown businesses, and asking for a visible space on a window front where they could place one of a number of banners they had with them banners featuring real women who had suffered domestic violence.
Two years ago, lawmakers provided $5 million for distribution to organizations that work with victims of domestic violence. The proposed state budget this
February 9, 2021 Outreach
The University of Maine Hutchinson Center, in partnership with New Hope for Women of Rockland, will offer two online sessions of intimate partner/domestic violence intervention training from 8:30 a.m.â4:30 p.m. Feb. 11â12 and March 9â10.
The 12-hour curriculum, delivered over two days, was developed by the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence and partners in the mental health field to meet domestic violence training requirements for psychologists, clinical social workers and licensed clinical counselors enacted by the Maine legislature in 2013.
These sessions of âIntimate Partner/Domestic Violence Intervention for Mental Health Professionals Certificationâ are designed for social workers, substance abuse counselors and other mental health professionals, as well as clergy, police officers and first responders. Four three-hour modules include information that prepares
Registration open for Intimate Partner/Domestic Violence Intervention trainings Mon, 02/08/2021 - 1:30pm
The University of Maine Hutchinson Center, in partnership with New Hope for Women of Rockland, will offer two online sessions of Intimate Partner/Domestic Violence Intervention Training for Mental Health Professionals on February 11 -12 and March 9 - 10.
These two-day programs, from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. each day, are designed for social workers, substance abuse counselors and other mental health professionals, as well as clergy, police officers and first responders. The fee is $150 per person; $60 per University of Maine student.
Each program provides 12 contact hours and includes the following topics: foundations of domestic abuse, addressing the lasting impact of domestic abuse, intervention strategies of domestic abuse, and trauma-informed and culturally competent responses to domestic abuse.