Domestic Violence Awareness

 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Safety, Health and Employee Welfare Division, have posted a Domestic Violence Awareness Handbook on their site. Be sure to check it out!!! Below is the blurb from their site....

Stop the Cycle of Violence!

All of you know how much needs to be done to take meaningful steps to end domestic violence and sexual assault. We need tough law enforcement, aggressive prosecutions, effective prevention programs and available shelters for families in distress. Most importantly, we need to insure that more people know and understand that domestic violence is not a private matter. It is a critical national problem that affects us all -- in every community, in every work place and in every school.

Each of us can do more -- and this handbook shows us how.

President Clinton recognized the seriousness of the problem when he signed the Violence Against Women Act as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. In the past year, the Department of Justice has sought to combine tough federal penalties along with substantial resources to the states to begin dealing with the problem of domestic violence in a comprehensive, multi-faceted way. States and local law enforcement agencies have been encouraged to begin programs that will enhance their ability to prevent domestic violence, to punish it and to stop the cycle of violence. The Act also established a:

National Domestic Violence Hotline, 1-800-799-SAFE.

President Clinton has called on all the Departments of the Federal government to develop employee awareness campaigns to help combat domestic violence. The Department of Justice, Violence Against Women Office, prepared this handbook as a resource guide for anyone seeking assistance or information on Domestic Violence. The following web site addresses are provided as additional resources:

• Department of Justice, Violence Against Women Office
• Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Women's Health
• Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Office of Personnel Management, Handling Traumatic Events: A Manager's Handbook
• NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund
• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• The National Center for Victims of Crime

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