Saturday, March 31, 2012: 9:50 AM-11:10 AM
Yerba Buena Salon 10-12 (San Francisco Marriott Marquis)
Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report
Learning Objectives:
- have an understanding of how DV advocates and Health Care Providers working together can build relationships that promote DV intervention in a Health Care setting.
- understand the important role of a Health Care setting in early recognition and intervention to significantly reduce morbidity and mortality that results from violence in the home.
- have access to strategies and action steps necessary to provide successful intervention in a Health Care setting.
The Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians Clinic was one of the original pilot project sites for the IHS-ACF Domestic Violence Demonstration Project. The purpose of this initiative was to work with American Indian/ Alaska Native health care facilities to improve their response to domestic violence. This session will address our approach in overcoming obstacles and successfully establishing policies and procedures. I will share lessons learned that every facility can use as they strive to build successful responses to Domestic Violence.