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Action Steps:
1.
Provide education on domestic
violence and sexual assault for other helping professionals
(social workers, counselors, nurses, parole and probation
officers, therapists, etc.)
a.
Infuse curricula on domestic
violence and sexual assault into college curricula.
Mechanism
for Implementation:
WEAV college
curriculum infusion
Agency
Responsible:
CAWS/CASAND,
CVP/WEAV, ND Board of Higher Education
b.
Partner with local crisis
intervention programs and state coalition to provide
in-service/training for seasoned professionals on victims’
issues and resource/referral material for their communities.
Mechanism
for Implementation:
Partnership
with certification boards to create and include questions
pertaining to intimate partner violence in certification and
re-certification process.
Agency
Responsible:
CAWS/CASAND,
Certification Boards and associations of helping
profession.
2.
Educate employers on the signs
and symptoms of domestic violence and sexual assault by
encouraging them to:
a.
Recognize warning signs that
victims of domestic violence and sexual assault may exhibit.
Mechanism
for Implementation:
In-service
and cross trainings
Agency
Responsible:
CAWS/CASAND,
Domestic Violence Programs, Employee Assistance Program
(EAP)
b.
Have knowledge of services and
refer victims to crisis intervention agencies
Mechanism
for Implementation:
ND State
Plan Resource Directory, Task Force Inclusion, and Poster
with information for victims in employee lounges
Agency
Responsible:
CAWS/CASAND,
Local Community Programs and Employers
c.
Provide educational materials
and referral information in new employee packets and make
the information available in break rooms for current
employees.
Mechanism
for Implementation:
Mailings of
sample packets to employers
Agency
Responsible:
CAWS/CASAND,
Local Programs, EAP, and Equal Opportunity Employers
3.
Provide education on domestic
violence and sexual assault to law enforcement officers.
a.
Research and develop law
enforcement promoted public education/awareness campaign on
domestic violence and sexual assault
Mechanism
for Implementation:
Local Law
Enforcement Agencies
Agency
Responsible:
CAWS/CASAND,
Law Enforcement Agencies, and Law Enforcement Training
Centers
b.
Provide updated training for
police, state’s attorneys, and judges to increase
collaboration on domestic violence and sexual assault cases.
Mechanism
for Implementation:
Formalized
community task force and response teams statewide.
These task forces will enhance and provide training in
uniform protocol, cross training for advocates and law
enforcement to facilitate communication and collaboration in
cases involving intimate partner violence.
Agency
Responsible:
CAWS/CASAND,
Law Enforcement Agencies, and Law Enforcement Training
Centers, State Bar Association, Court System
c.
Provide updated training for
police on sexual assault investigations and evidence
collection to ensure the appropriate and accurate response
by law enforcement.
Mechanism
for Implementation:
Cross
training on uniform and statewide protocol for sexual
assault evidence collection for current and new officers
Agency
Responsible:
State Crime
Lab, CAWS/CASAND, Law Enforcement Training Centers, and
Statewide Law Enforcement Agencies
d.
Promote law enforcement
inclusion of advocates (where available) in all domestic
violence and sexual assault investigations.
Mechanism
for Implementation:
Formalized
community task force and response teams statewide.
These task forces will enhance and provide training in
uniform protocol, cross training for advocates and law
enforcement.
Agency
Responsible:
CAWS/CASAND,
Law Enforcement Agencies, and Domestic Violence and Sexual
Assault Programs
e.
Research, develop and
facilitate trainings to Fire Departments, EMT’s, and First
Responders regarding cases involving domestic violence and
sexual assault.
Mechanism
for Implementation:
Cross trainings through Train-the Trainer models, and
community task forces.
Agency
Responsible:
CAWS/CASAND,
Associations of Fire Fighters, EMS Workers, and other First
Responders
4.
Provide education/training to
providers on appropriate screening for domestic and sexual
violence and provide resource and referral information for
women receiving services in the following programs:
a.
WIC (Women, Infants and
Children nutrition program)
b.
TANF (Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families)
c.
Family Planning/Public Health
Agencies
Mechanism
for Implementation:
Cross
training and community task forces
Agency
Responsible:
Domestic
Violence and Sexual Assault Programs, WIC, Family
Planning/Public Health Providers statewide
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