ODVN News

Now available! ODVN's Spring Newsletter focusing on Truama, Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Passes Senate!

On April 26, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, S. 1925, passed the Senate by a 68 to 31 vote!

Both Senator Brown and Senator Portman voted for it! Please call and thank them for their support.

Now on to the House!

Prevention Trainings and Conferences

Statewide Prevention Conference 2012 - Renewing Prevention Energy: Climate Change for Healthy Relationships

June 20 & 21

Advocate's Corner Has Been Updated!

The advocate’s corner is a central location for information for domestic violence advocates. Here you will find articles, documents and protocols that are relevant to your work and will help you in your advocacy with domestic violence survivors. If you have recently attended an ODVN training where materials were referenced during the training, you will find those materials here. The information available here will be updated and changed regularly, so what you see today might not be there in the future.

CLICK HERE to go there now

How You Can Help Survivors of Domestic Violence

Can you help Ohio survivors access safety and justice? The Ohio Domestic Violence Network is asking for your support to do just that. You can help survivors two ways. Make a gift to our Survivor Emergency Assistance Fund or our Legal Assistance Fund. The Survivor Emergency Assistance Fund helps survivors with emergency needs related to safety such as gas cards or bus tickets to get to a safe place. Our Legal Assistance Fund provides legal assistance to survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence and stalking who cannot otherwise access an attorney, for assistance in protection orders, child custody cases, evictions, and other kinds of legal actions.

Please consider adding survivors to your year-end or holiday giving by making a gift to ODVN, designated to either the Survivor Emergency Assistance Fund or the Legal Assistance Fund. Your help will make a huge difference in the lives of survivors in Ohio trying to get safe and re-build their lives.

To donate online, click the name of the fund:

Survivor Emergency Assistance Fund

Legal Assistance Fund

Information for Teens

The Hunger Games

The Teen Advisory Council (TAC) of Knox County's DELTA Project want teens to think about Katniss, Gale, and Peeta and the choices Katniss must make. The TAC asks you to think about this: Is the relationship Real, Right, Responsible, and Respectful? Share this with your friends who are reading The Hunger Games or take this SCORE CARD to the movies and see if the TAC got it right! The card comes 4 to a page, print it front and back.

Juvenile Protection Order FAQ document now available: http://www.supremecourtofohio.gov/JCS/domesticViolence/protection_forms/juvenileForms/FAQ.pdf

*Teen Relationship Violence: A Resource Guide for Increasing Safety*

INFORMATION FOR TEENS EXPERIENCING RELATIONSHIP ABUSE

Teen relationship violence is more common than many people think:

1 in 5 teens who have been in a serious relationship report being hit, slapped or pushed by a partner.
1 in 3 girls who have been in a serious relationship say they've been concerned about being physically hurt by their partner.
In a study of gay, lesbian, and bisexual teens, youths in same-sex relationships are just as likely to experience dating violence as youths involved in opposite sex dating.

Ohio Department of Education webinars on Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Intervention

In February and March 2012, the Ohio Department of Education invited ODVN and Ohio Department of Health staff to provide training on Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Intervention. These webinars set forth best practice models for teachers and school administrators related to implementation of HB 19 which mandates schools provide teen dating violence prevention and awareness information to students in grades 7 - 12. Click Here for a link to a 45 minute webinar on Teen Dating Violence Prevention

In Harm's Way

In the spring of 2010, members of the Ohio Domestic Violence Network's Steering Committee on Domestic Violence and Animal Abuse surveyed Ohio domestic violence programs to assess the needs and resources available to victims of domestic violence who are concerned about the safety and wellbeing of their pets. To find out more about this important work please, Click Here.

Trauma-Informed Care Manual and Webinar Now Available!

ODVN is proud to provide you with an important new resource on incorporating trauma-informed care into your domestic violence advocacy. The manual, written by advocates for advocates, provides an easy-to-understand explanation of trauma and the ways in which trauma impacts a survivor’s behaviors, thoughts, feelings, and actions.