Federal Register - "Announcing the Award of a New Single-Source Award to the National Council on Family Violence in Austin, TX"

Title: Announcing the Award of a New Single-Source Award to the National Council on Family Violence in Austin, TX Source: Federal Register Data/Action: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (Notice) Date: 5/9/2013 Text Preview: ...Hurricane Sandy that are also victims of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence within the states of New Jersey and New York. The Hotline will conduct training for current disaster responders, provide training and technical assistance to local programs that run hotlines/crisis lines, and develop a public awareness campaign to publicize the various ways to contact the Hotline, the Teen Dating Abuse Helpline, state hotlines, and local program hotlines. Reports from the New York and New Jersey Disaster...

...disaster case managers and for state, regional, and federal staff involved with on-scene response. Front-line disaster relief staff and volunteers may be the first responders to observe domestic violence in families they are supporting; however, they may not be able to discern signs of domestic violence due to a lack of training. In fact, many responders may confuse the stresses of the disaster with the stresses of domestic violence on the victim and may overlook abusive behaviors on the part of the intimate partner as signs of stress from the disaster...

...disaster responders in New York and New Jersey. Training will concentrate on protocols and referral procedures, accessing domestic violence services, recognizing the warning signs of domestic violence, safety planning, and maintaining ongoing health and wellness initiatives during the crisis response and recovery phase. In this effort, the Hotline will partner with the New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women, the New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and national experts on domestic violence and disaster...