Project
Description
Domestic
Violence Awareness Month
The Alaska Family Violence Prevention Project (AFVPP) conducts
research, develops
domestic violence training curricula and provides multidisciplinary
training and technical assistance on family violence for health
and social service providers, public health professionals, and
communities across Alaska. AFVPP works closely with the Alaska
Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and the Alaska
Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault to increase
awareness about and community capacity to prevent and intervene
in family violence.
SERVICES
AFVPP provides training, training resources (handbooks,
posters, slides, buttons, magnets, etc.), and technical
assistance to a wide range of providers in Alaska and
is assisting other states in replicating Alaska's efforts
in family violence prevention. AFVPP maintains a family
violence Clearinghouse library that is accessible by a
toll-free phone number for Alaska (1-(800-799-7570). AFVPP's
online web pages offer access to Clearinghouse library
resources, training manuals, and links to additional in-state,
national, and international resources.
DELIVERY
AVFPP provides technical assistance, support and resources
to assist local teams and providers in organizing training
in their communities.
CLIENTS SERVED
AFVPP targets training to a wide range of community service
providers and public health professionals within Alaska. Training
is tailored to meet the needs of the provider/public health
group or community.
FUTURE TRENDS CHALLENGES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Children living in homes in which partner abuse is occurring
are more likely than other children to be victims of child
abuse. Early childhood brain development and mental health
can be negatively impacted through infant/toddler exposure
to family violence. AFVPP has developed a training module
on the effects of domestic violence on children. In collaboration
with the Alaska Council on Domestic Violence, AFVPP conducted
domestic violence/child abuse workshops in fifteen-communities
across the state. The workshops were held in rural communities;
every effort was made to include representatives from
small surrounding communities.
The AFVPP is currently developing resource materials
for an educational initiative on abuse during pregnancy,
including: 6 new posters, an information card, and video
and radio public service announcements (psa's). These
resources are expected to be available for distribution
during late Spring 2002.
The AFVPP continues to provide training to health care
and service providers, including public health professionals
and resources for domestic violence victims and survivors;
develops curriculum for impact of domestic violence on
children, collects data on screening for domestic violence
in the pediatric setting, publishes articles on domestic
violence as a health care issue for women and children,
and operates the AFVPP Clearinghouse lending library of
resources/training materials for health care and service
providers and domestic violence service providers. In
future, the AFVPP would like to develop an initiative
in Alaska that would target public health care professionals--to
provide customized information packets, training curricula,
and resources that make the connection between domestic
violence and their clientele and services. |
