Safety and Accountability Audits – Transforming Communities to End Violence Against Women: Bellingham – Whatcom County, Washington Sue Parrott, DV Commission Program Supervisor, and Bruce Van Glubt, DV Commission member and Whatcom County District Court and Probation Supervisor, are presenting … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, education, events, recognition, staff, training, victims | Leave a commentDating and Domestic Violence: An Information and Resource Handbook Published January 2012 4th Edition This month, the Domestic Violence Commission released its fourth edition of Dating and Domestic Violence: An Information and Resource Handbook. This handbook contains information about domestic … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, children, dating violence, education, employers, legal, perpetrators, resources, schools, teens, training, victims | Leave a commentIn Memoriam: Ellen Pence April 15, 1948-January 6, 2012 “If you are living with a batterer, it is not cyclical.” – Ellen Pence Domestic violence survivors, advocates, and programs across the world are remembering one of the battered women’s movement’s … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, education, events, media, recognition, resources, training, victims | 1 CommentDomestic Violence and Communities of Color Recently, the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV) released a quick fact sheet on Domestic Violence and Communities of Color. This fact sheet provides information about how and why communities of color experience … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, education, fatalities, media, resources, training, victims | Leave a commentThe Bellingham-Whatcom County Commission Against Domestic Violence (BWCCADV) announced the release of a new Safety Audit report this week that identifies seven primary gaps in procedures and processes involving domestic violence protection orders. The 2011 Whatcom County Domestic Violence Protection … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, education, legal, training, victims | 1 CommentThe BWCCADV will present an educational forum on Elder Abuse and the Abuse of Vulnerable Populations on Tuesday, April 26th from 2:00 pm until 4:30 pm. The forum will be held at the Ferndale WECU (Whatcom Educational Credit Union) Community … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, education, events, fatalities, resources, training | Leave a commentCutting edge practices to ensure that victims have access to and safety throughout the order for protection process are being brought to Whatcom County. Sue Parrott, Program Supervisor for the Bellingham-Whatcom County Commission Against Domestic Violence (BWCCADV), traveled to Phoenix, … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, education, events, legal, recognition, staff, training, victims | Leave a commentWe are pleased and proud to announce that the DV Commission will be hosting the nation’s first full day conference on civil orders for protection – Improving the Domestic Violence Civil Protection Order Process: Safety, Access, Issuance, Service, and Enforcement. … Continue reading
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