Saturday, March 31, 2012: 11:25 AM-12:45 PM
Yerba Buena Salon 13-15 (San Francisco Marriott Marquis)
Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the challenges and innovations in the Indian health system in addressing domestic violence and sexual assault (DV/SA).
- Learn about the development and implementation of DV/SA programs targeting Tribal and urban Indian communities.
- Increase participant awareness of promising practices from those working in Indian Country.
This presentation will describe the Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative (DVPI), a national IHS program supporting 65 domestic violence and sexual assault (DV/SA) prevention and treatment projects in American Indian/Alaska Native communities. The pilot projects adhere to reporting requirements to help determine the most effective means for combating DV/SA in Tribal and Urban Indian communities. This demonstration initiative will be used to identify successful evidence-based and practice-based programs that can be replicated across the Indian health system.