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One day Maryland will be a state where families and relationships thrive on mutual trust and respect and where there is no place for violence.
Annual Report 2012-2013
AWARENESS AND EDUCATION to promote understanding of domestic violence
The MNADV promotes awareness and prevention of domestic violence through the dissemination of brochures for victims,by providing a statewide Helpline for victims, by offering domestic violence programs with access to a language interpreta-tion service for victims who do not speak English fluently, by maintaining an informational website, by disseminating e-newsletters, by participating on social media platforms, by tracking the loss of life caused by domestic violence in Marylandin a statewide fatality database, and by holding an Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon and an Annual Memorial Service.
Educational PublicationsIn FY 2013, MNADV made over 20,000 educational brochures available to victims and to the public by providing them to organizations and service providers. There were over 200 brochure requests. Many of the publications are in bothEnglish and Spanish. Visit mnadv.org under “What We Do” for a full list of publications.
Statewide HelplineBy calling the MNADV’s toll-free statewide Helpline, over 1,000 people received information about domesticviolence and referrals to local service providers in FY 2013.
Language InterpretationThe MNADV increased victims’ access to domestic violence services by offering domestic violence programs access to alanguage interpretation service at a reduced rate. Domestic violence programs made over 2,500 calls to the language lineso victims who have Limited English Proficiency (LEP) could access their services. Over 50,000 minutes of language inter-pretation were used. Calls for Spanish interpretation made up 75% of language line calls.
Digital MediaThe MNADV promoted awareness and prevention of domestic violence to professionals and the public through its website,e-newsletters, and social media. In fiscal year 2013, MNADV updated and maintained its informational website and sentseven e-newsletters to provide information and awareness about domestic violence to professionals. MNADV expandedsocial networking outlets to include Twitter. MNADV maintained its Facebook page and gained over 200 new likes, which isan 18% increase from the previous year.
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Annual Meeting & Awards LuncheonThe MNADV’s Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon was held on November 2, 2012 and recognized the exemplary serviceof several domestic violence professionals and community leaders in Maryland. Cheryl R. Kravitz, APR, CFRE, nationaldomestic violence expert, survivor, and Director of Communication at the American Red Cross, National Capital Region, wasthe keynote speaker, and awards were given to:
• Arelys Rodriguez, Special Victims Assistant, Prince George’s Office of the Sheriff
• Amy Jarkiewicz, Advocate, TurnAround, Inc.
• Judge Neil Axel, Howard County District Court
• Officer Darrin Kelly, DV Coordinator, Baltimore County Police Department
• Denise McCain, Talk Show Host, HUR-Voices on SiriusXM 141 and WHUR/WORLD
• Larry Feldman, Attorney at Law, Baltimore County
• Norma Pipkin, Educational Advocate, St. Mary’s County
The 6th Annual Lethality Assessment Program Award was presented to the Leonardtown Barrack,Maryland State Police.
Annual Memorial ServiceThe MNADV held its 25th Annual Memorial Service onFebruary 11, 2013 to honor the memory of Marylanderswho lost their lives due to domestic violence during theprevious year. Lt. Governor Anthony Brown andAttorney General Douglas Gansler gave remarks and a survivor and a poet spoke. The names of victimswhose lives were lost between July 1, 2011 and June 30,2012 were read by Captain Brian Reider of theMaryland State Police. MNADV’s Legislative Agenda was highlighted at the event.
Domestic Violence Fatality DatabaseThe MNADV promotes awareness and assesses changes in domestic violence fatalities in Maryland by tracking domesticviolence-related deaths each year. Using these statistics, between July 2007 and June 2012, Maryland experienced a 34%decrease in intimate-partner-related homicides.
Between July 2011 and June 2012, a total of 49 individuals died as aresult of domestic violence. For
detailed statistics, visit mnadv.org,under “About Domestic Violence.”
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TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE to improve services to domestic violence victims
The MNADV offers statewide and regional domestic violence workshops and provides training and technical assistance tohelp advocates, child welfare workers, counselors, social workers, health care providers, law enforcement officers, andother professionals gain new knowledge and skills to improve services to domestic violence victims. In FY 2013, MNADVprovided over 200 hours of training in over 90 training sessions, which resulted in over 1,400 professionals being trained.
Statewide WorkshopsAlmost 300 advocates and service providers throughout Maryland improved and enhanced their response to domesticviolence victims at eight statewide workshops:
• He Said/She Said: Identifying the Predominant Aggressor• Domestic Violence Victims and Immigration• Building Boys Into Men• The Impact of Exposure to Violence on Children• Court Watch Webinar• Stages of Change• The Danger Assessment• LGBTQ Domestic Violence
Four Day Advocate TrainingDomestic violence program staff and their community partnersin Prince George’s and Baltimore counties gained new knowledge and built skills to improve their services to victimsand strengthened the coordinated community response todomestic violence by participating in the MNADV’s four dayadvocate training. A total of 50 professionals participated.
Regional WorkshopsOver 100 advocates and service providers in six regions in Maryland gained newskills to improve their response to victims of cyberstalking, high danger victims, andvictims who use substances at six regional workshops:
Cyberstalking: Western Maryland and the Eastern Shore
LAP Hotline Guidelines for Advocates:Southern Maryland and Western/Central Maryland
Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence: Central Maryland and DC Metropolitan Area
Law Enforcement TrainingOver 400 law enforcement officers inMaryland enhanced their knowledge and skills to improve their response to domestic
incidents, including their ability to accurately identify the primary aggressor, to identify and respond to incidences of strangulation, to encourage high danger victims to speak to a hotline worker, and to train other law enforcement officers on theLethality Assessment Program. Almost 40 training sessions were provided to lawenforcement officers in FY 2013. In conjunction with training, the MNADV also distributed 650 hard copies of the revised Domestic Violence Handbook forMaryland Law Enforcement Officers as well as an electronic version.
Child Welfare TrainingAlmost 80 child welfare workers gained new knowledge and skills for working with non-offending parents and domestic violence abusers who are involved with the child welfare system by attending three full-day regional trainings conducted by the MNADV and sponsored through the Child Welfare Training Academy.
Health Care TrainingTwo hundred fifty health care professionals, including health department and hospital staff, enhanced their knowledgeand awareness of domestic violence in a health care setting and improved their ability to safely assess, respond to, anddocument domestic violence for their patients at 14 health care trainings.
Training RequestsEleven groups benefited from customtraining developed and conducted by the MNADV to help improve theirresponse to domestic violence victims. Participants included advocates and hotline workers at domestic violence programs,counselors, employees, students, and criminal injuriescompensation staff.
Technical AssistanceIn FY 13, professionalsobtained resources,
materials, and expertise from MNADV staff to improve their individual and organizational responses to domestic violence.
Technical assistance was provided on issues including best practices,trauma-informed services, hiring information, and domestic violenceprogram redesign; Court Watch programs; the faith-based responseto domestic violence; strangulation and strangulation responseteams; hospital-based domestic violence programs; predominantaggressor; and resources such as training curricula, activities,and statistics.
PUBLIC POLICY AND SYSTEMS ADVOCACY to improve laws and policies for victims
The MNADV affects systemic change by monitoring state legislation through its Legislative Committee, by educating policymakers about the potential impact of proposed laws on victims, through involvement in state and national legislativeadvocacy, and through its coordination of the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams.
Legislative Committee The MNADV Legislative Committee reviews and discusses state legislation that may impact domestic violence victims. TheCommittee makes recommendations to the MNADV Board of Directors, which determines Network positions on legislation anddecides on MNADV priority bills each year. The Committee provides guidance and support to the Legislative Counsel, includinglegislative strategy and testimony. The Committee also provides expertise and collaborations with other stakeholders.
State AdvocacyMNADV’s Legislative Committee reviewed over 50 bills that may have impacteddomestic violence victims. The Committee monitored these bills and coordinatedefforts to support or oppose selected bills. These efforts contributed to the passage of five domestic violence bills on the MNADV Legislative Agendathat were passed by the 2013 Maryland General Assembly.
• HB 294/SB 281 - Firearm Safety Act of 2013
• HB 687 - Commission on Child Custody Decision Making
• HB 713 - Criminal Procedure - Seizure and Forfeiture – Property Usedin Human Trafficking
• HB 838/SB 640 - Civil Cases - Maryland Legal Services CorporationFund – Surcharges - Extension of Termination Date
• HB 1303/SB 809 - Maryland Legal Services Corporation Funding –Abandoned Property Funds
National AdvocacyA team of Maryland advocates and service providers contributed to national legislative efforts related to increasing domestic violence and sexual assault program funding as well as mitigating the impact of sequestration cuts at theNational Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV)’s Annual DomesticViolence Advocacy Day, which was held on June 5, 2013. The "Maryland Team"met with legislative staff of our two Senators and eight Representatives. The Teamencouraged support for criminal background checks for firearm sales and comprehensive immigration reform. The MNADV also signed on to support immigration reform that would provide protection for victims of domestic violence.
Coordination of Fatality Review TeamsThe MNADV providesleadership and support
to local Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams (DVFRTs) thatreview domestic violence-related fatalities or near fatalities andmake recommendations to improve the system response in order to prevent future homicides. Currently, 19 out of 24 countiesin Maryland have active DVFRTs and are using MNADV’s model protocol. In FY 2013, two reports, Domestic ViolenceFatality Review Statewide Annual Report: Turning Tragedy IntoChange (2012 and 2013) were produced and disseminated.Recommendations included health care, children, public safetyand corrections, privacy and confidentiality, and public awareness.The MNADV coordinates the Maryland Domestic Violence FatalityReview Council (MDVFRC), comprised of the leadership of allDVFRTs. The Council met on September 19, 2013 to discuss new ways to engage local teams in creating systems change.
COLLABORATION to improve the coordinated community response
MNADV collaborates with dozens of local, state, and national organizations on an ongoing basis and created the DomesticViolence Services Committee and the Community Partners Committee to improve services, the systems response, and the coordinated community response to domestic violence in Maryland. MNADV collaborations promote coordination andpartnerships to improve services to domestic violence victims, enhance resource sharing, and promote legislation and policies that increase victim safety and abuser accountability.
Collaborative Partners• The MNADV provided leadership and support for the Maryland Health Care Coalition Against Domestic Violence.• The MNADV collaborated with the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault on trainings and legislation.• The MNADV participated actively on the Governor’s Family Violence Council and regularly attended meetings
of the State Board of Victim Services.• The MNADV worked with Maryland’s funding agency, the Governor’s
Office of Crime Control and Prevention, to coordinate on issues relatedto funding of domestic violence programs, expanding the LethalityAssessment Program, and on issues related to service provision.
• The MNADV provided leadership for the Maryland Legislative Agenda forWomen and the Women’s Legislative Briefing Planning Committee.
• The MNADV provided leadership, coordination, and support for thestatewide Domestic Violence Shelter Directors’ Group.
Domestic Violence Services CommitteeThe MNADV’s Domestic Violence Services Committee, made up of domestic violence service providers, began the process of improving the quality and consistency of domestic violence services across the state by developing programstandards. In FY 13, the Committee developed a structure for the standards, guidingprinciples, hotline standards, and began the development of shelter standards.
Community Partners CommitteeThe MNADV’s Community Partners Committee, made up of domestic violence professionals and community leaders, worked to improve the faith-based responseto domestic violence and to improve the system response to immigrant victims ofdomestic violence in the past fiscal year.
Faith-BasedThe Committee revised and began distribution of the booklet Opening Doors:When Faith-Based Communities Respond to Domestic Abuse and translated it into Spanish, provided support for the Interfaith Community Against DomesticViolence’s annual conference, provided assistance to the Baltimore City Interfaith Initiative, and began developing resources for faith communities toimprove their responseto domestic violence.
ImmigrationThe Committee improved its knowledge of immigration issues by obtaining technical assistance from national immigration legal experts. In December 2012, domestic violence and legal immigration service providers attended a training, Domestic Violence Victims and Immigration byCasa de Esperanza, which was coordinated through theCommittee. The Committee also developed A Tip Sheet forAdvocates: Language Access at the Commissioners’ Officesto provide accurate information on existing language accesspolicies relevant to victims who file for criminal charges or whofile for a peace or protective order after hours.
HOMICIDE PREVENTION: MARYLAND to prevent domestic violence homicides
Through its innovative, evidence-based assessment tool and protocol, MNADV’s Lethality Assessment Program — The Maryland Model (LAP) continues to be used by Maryland law enforcement agencies, and domestic violence programs,as well as several state’s attorney’s offices and hospitals.
LAP in MarylandIn calendar year 2012, the LAP was used to screen 12,139 domestic violence victims in Maryland. This is almost a 9% increase from 2011. All of the law enforcement agencies that respond to calls for service and all of the comprehensivedomestic violence programs in Maryland participate in the Lethality Assessment Program. In FY 2013, MNADV brought all 30 of the law enforcement agencies in Prince George’s County on board, which brought the participation of lawenforcement agencies up to 100% in Maryland.
Expansion of the LAP into Maryland State DepartmentsThe MNADV began expanding the LAP into several Maryland StateDepartments to ensure appropriate domestic violence policies and procedureswithin department programs to improve victim safety and abuser accountability,provide information and resources to staff and abuse victims, and promoteimplementation of the LAP to identify and refer high risk victims to services.Implementing agencies include the Department of Human Resources (DHR),Department of Juvenile Services (DJS), and the Department of Public Safetyand Correctional Services (DPSCS).
Expansion of the LAP into Maryland HospitalsThe LAP was implemented in three additional hospitals, Peninsula RegionalMedical Center, Bon Secours Baltimore Health System and Western MarylandRegional Medical Center. The LAP is being used in four other hospitals:Northwest Hospital, Frederick Memorial Hospital, Atlantic General Hospital, and Prince George’s Hospital Center.
(above) Jennifer Morton presents the 6th AnnualLethality Assessment Program Award to the
Leonardtown Barrack, Maryland State Police.
THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS/SYSTEMSare implementing the Lethality Assessment Program and referringvictims to the local domestic violence program in their county:
COMPREHENSIVEDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PROGRAMS
Law EnforcementAgencies
Department ofHuman Resources
(DHR)
Department ofJuvenile Services
(DJS)
Hospitals
State’s Attorney’s
Offices
Faith-BasedOrganizations
Department of Public Safety and Correctional
Services (DPSCS)
HOMICIDE PREVENTION: NATIONALLY to prevent domestic violence homicides
The Lethality Assessment Program—The Maryland Model (LAP) has been implemented in 32 states across the country. This is more than double the number of states which had jurisdictions implementing the LAP in the previous year. It hasbeen identified by the Office for Violence Against Women (OVW) as one of two promising practices in homicide prevention.
Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Demonstration InitiativeThe MNADV, in partnership with the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center (JGCC) of Massachusetts and Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell ofThe Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, has received a Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention DemonstrationInitiative (DVHP Initiative) award from OVW.
This award, the first of its kind, will replicate the LAP and the JGCC’s Domestic Violence High Risk Team (DVHRT) model in communities throughout the country. The DVHP Initiative seeks to identify the key components of homicide reductionstrategies and determine how to adapt as well as reproduce those strategies nationwide. Both models are leading promising practices in homicide prevention and are based on the foundational research of Dr. Campbell’s DangerAssessment. OVW is also working with the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to rigorously evaluate the implementation and outcomes of the DVHP Initiative.
OVW selected 12 communities to participate inPhase I of this project: Cuyahoga County, OH;Brooklyn, NY; Pitt County, NC; Palm BeachCounty, FL; Rockdale County, GA; WestchesterCounty, NY; Winnebago County, IL; Miami-Dade County, FL; Contra Costa County, CA;North Charleston, SC; Rutland, VT; Boston, MA
The Maryland Team (L-R): Alicia Bickoff, Dave Sargent, Amy Johnson,
Jennifer Morton, and Michaele Cohen
National LAP Training and Technical Assistance Under a Technical Assistance award from OVW, the MNADV provided training and technical assistance to communities acrossthe country to promote or enhance strategies to address homicide prevention and reduce violence against women. Under thisprogram, the MNADV provided cost-free train-the-trainer instruction and technical assistance to community-based domesticviolence victim services programs and their partnering law enforcement agencies to implement the LAP in their jurisdictions.
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States where The Lethality Assessment Program—The Maryland Model (LAP) has been implemented
Communities participating in Phase I of theDomestic Violence Homicide PreventionDemonstration Initiative (DVHP Initiative)
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DEVELOPMENT to build coalition resourcesFiscal Year 2012
Unrestricted Revenue – $651,561 Expenses – $676,534*
Government Grants - $502,087
Lethality Assessment, Fatality Review, and Law Enforcement Program - $224,856
Language Line - $43,085
FVPSA Coalition - $147,124
In-Kind Contributions -$29,629
Training Revenue -$26,866
Management andGeneral - $111,089
VAWA / Coalition Set-Aside - $67,092
BiennialConference andAnnual Meeting -$17,345
Language Line Services -
$43,140
Net AssetsReleased fromRestriction -$17,131
Training &Education Activities -
$41,707
Dues and Contributions -$11,331
Other Revenue - $4,087
Other Programs - $27,548
Biennial Conference/AnnualMeeting - $12,285
Fundraising - $1,693
*Includes budgeted expenses covered by funding from the multi-year Wireless Settlement Grant
AnonymousKimberly AllredAmerica’s CharitiesKathryn BarakatStuart BarrMona BaumgartenJanet BlackburnErin BoguskiOrsietta Boykin-DerrillDoreen BragonierAnthony BrownMarcus BrownCasualty and Surety Club of BaltimoreAdam ChaikinMichaele CohenCombined Federal CampaignMiracle-Josette CreightonJames DecourceyMarilyn DreaJohn EggbeerRenee FellerGrace FendlayTerrell FrankBernard FreilandDavid GaleKaren Goldman
GoodsearchChristine GorskiLois HagstromBrian HepburnAdda HutchisonJodi JacobsonInga JamesJump Start GrowthTovah KasdinJoAnne KenneyNancy KoppCheryl KravitzDavid LetierVivian LeviCynthia LifsonMarc LowenLisa LunghoferLarnzell MartinSusan MartinMaryland Charity CampaignMaryland Health Care Human
Resources AssociationMargaret MillerDarlene MitchellS. Monica MitzelEugene Morris
Karalyn MulliganElizabeth NicolasLouis OertlyJoAnn OrlinskyMichelle PentonyTonya PrinceRosemary RaimanAngel RiveraLisa RodriguezSherry SanabriaCrystal SehlkeAllan ShaivitzLauren ShaivitzMichelle SmithVirginia SmithLucile SoperGary SpurrierJoan StineJoy TalibCherie ThomasMargaret TurnerVerizon FoundationSandra WalshWPG Solutions, Inc. Laura Yeomans
Donors 2012 - 2013
Board of Directors 2012-2013
PRESIDENTTovah KasdinThe Domestic Violence Consulting Group
VICE PRESIDENTInga JamesIjay Consulting
SECRETARYLauren ShaivitzCHANA, Baltimore City & County
TREASURERJoan StineCommunity Advocate
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kathryn BarakatCecil County Domestic Violence/Rape Crisis Center
Janet BlackburnCommunity Advocate
Luisa Caiazzo-NutterSARC Harford County
Michele CorleyCenter for Abused PersonsCharles County
David GaleCrisis Intervention Center Calvert County
Roberta GeidnerHeartly House, Inc. Frederick County
Sarah KaiserFamily Crisis Resource Center, Inc.Allegany County
Karalyn MulliganDomestic Violence/Sexual Assault Centerat Dimensions HealthcarePrince George’s County
Vivian LeviBetty Ann Krahnke CenterMontgomery County
Jessica LiAsian/Pacific Islander Domestic ViolenceResource Project
L-R: Luanne McKenna, Inga James, David Gale,
Joan Stine, Kathryn Barakat, Janet Blackburn, Connie Sgarlata,
Michele Corley, andKaralyn Mulligan
Luanne McKennaDomestic Violence Center of Howard County
Roxanne MelgarTurnAround, Inc. Baltimore City & County
Robin RoseHeartly House, Inc. Frederick County
Connie SgarlataFamily & Children’s Services of Central Maryland – Carroll County
Michelle SmithAnne Arundel County State’s Attorney’s Office
Staff & Consultants 2012-2013
This list includes all individuals who werestaff and consultants during 2012-2013.
The list includes all individuals who were elected and/or
served on the Board of Directors during 2012-2013.
STAFF
Executive DirectorMichaele Cohen
Director of ProgramsAmy Johnson
Director of Training and ServicesErin Boguski
Program ManagerJennifer Morton
Coordinator/TrainerPhyllis Poole
Training SpecialistDina Recor
Program Manager, HPDIAlicia Bickoff
Office ManagerRebecca Gibson
Administrative Assistant (temporary)Tara Pavao
CONSULTANTS
LAP/DVFRT Coordinator/TrainerDavid Sargent
Legislative CounselCynthia Lifson
AccountantBarbara Kilby
Law Enforcement TrainerJonas “Iggy” Ignatavicius
LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM TRAINERS
Alexis ArbuthnotFatima BurnsMolly GaleJonas “Iggy” IgnataviciusStephanie McAteeMichelle PentonyRhonda Pick
Comprehensive Domestic Violence Programs in Maryland
Allegany County
Family Crisis Resource CenterHotline: 301-759-9244Office: 301-759-9246
Anne Arundel County
YWCA Domestic Violence ServicesHotline: 410-222-6800Office: 410-626-7800
Baltimore City
House of Ruth MarylandHotline: 410-889-7884Office: 410-889-0840Legal: 410-554-8463 TTY: 410-889-0047
TurnAround, Inc.Helpline: 443-279-0379Office: 410-837-7000
Baltimore County
Hotline: 410-828-6390
Family and Children’s Services ofCentral MarylandOffice: 410-281-1334
Family Crisis Center of Balt. Co., Inc.Office: 410-285-4357Shelter: 410-285-7496
TurnAround, Inc.Office: 410-377-8111
Calvert County
Crisis Intervention CenterHotline: 410-535-1121Metro Hotline: 301-855-1075
Carroll County
Family and Children’s Services ofCentral MarylandHotline: 410-857-0077Office: 410-876-1233
Caroline, Kent, Dorchester,Queen Anne’s, and Talbot Counties
Mid-Shore Council on Family ViolenceHotline: 1-800-927-4673Office: 410-479-1149
Cecil County
Cecil Co. Domestic Violence/Rape Crisis CenterHotline / Office: 410-996-0333Fax: 410-996-0820
Charles County
Center for Abused PersonsHotline: 301-645-3336Metro Hotline: 301-843-1110Office: 301-645-8994
Frederick County
Heartly HouseHotline / Office: 301-662-8800TTY: 301-662-1565
Garrett County
The Dove CenterHotline: 301-334-9000Oakland Office: 301-334-6255Grantsville: 301-895-4300
Harford County
Sexual Assault/Spouse AbuseResource CenterHotline: 410-836-8430Main Office: 410-836-8431Baltimore Office: 410-879-3486
Howard County
HopeWorks of Howard County, Inc.Hotline: 410-997-2272Toll-Free: 1-800-752-0191Office: 410-997-0304
Montgomery County
Abused Persons ProgramHotline: 240-777-4673Office: 240-777-4210
Prince George’s County
Family Crisis Center, Inc.Hotline: 301-731-1203Office: 301-779-2100
House of Ruth MarylandOffice: 240-450-3270
St. Mary’s County
Walden / Sierra, Inc.Hotline: 301-863-6661Office: 301-997-1300
Somerset, Wicomico & Worcester Counties
Life Crisis CenterHotline: 410-749-4357 / 410-641-4357Office: 410-749-0771
Washington County
Citizens Assisting and Sheltering the Abused (CASA)Hotline: 301-739-8975Office: 301-739-4990
The Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (MNADV) is the state domestic violence coalition that brings together
victim service providers, allied professionals, and concerned individuals for the common purpose of reducing intimate partner
and family violence and its harmful effects on our citizens.
The Network accomplishes this goal by providing education, training, resources, and advocacy to
advance victim safety and abuser accountability.
4601 Presidents Drive • Suite 370 • Lanham, MD 20706Statewide Helpline: 1-800-MD-HELPS • Telephone: 301-429-3601 • Fax: 301-429-3605
Website: www.mnadv.org • Email: [email protected]