30Oct 2012
Success with Vertical Prosecution Unit: STOP in Action Massachussetts
Massachusetts Vertical Prosecution Unit Increases Victim Safety and Participation in Cases
The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office receives a STOP subgrant to support a bilingual domestic violence prosecutor and a bilingual advocate to maintain a vertical prosecution team assigned to Brockton District Court. The team has found that use of the vertical prosecution approach has increased ...
08Oct 2012
Legal Advocacy provides Safety: STOP in Action Maryland
Maryland Agency Assists Survivor of Domestic Violence Seeking Safety for Herself and Her Children
In June 2008, Lindsay* felt hopeful that the abuse she had experienced at the hands of her husband, Phil*, was all in the past and that they could reunite as a family. The one-year protective order that the court had granted her ...
17Sep 2012
A Caring and Coordinated Response: STOP in Action Maine
Multidisciplinary, Collaborative Effort Ensures One Family’s Safety in Maine
Caring Unlimited is the domestic violence program serving York County, Maine. In November, Mary, a social worker at a health clinic in a New Hampshire border town, made a phone call to the hotline operated by Caring Unlimited. Mary told the advocate who answered her call that ...
04Sep 2012
Finding A New Start: STOP in Action in Lousiana
VAWA Helps Bring Services to Victims in Rural Louisiana
(Martinville, LA). St. Martin Parish is a largely rural community in Louisiana, and is separated in many parts by water. Prior to July of 2000, services for domestic violence victims were very limited. With assistance from STOP VAWA funds, the New Start Center is now able to ...
20Aug 2012
Healing a Sore Heart: STOP in Action in Kentucky
This week VAWA-funded services at a Kentucky agency prove critical for an immigrant survivor:
Fatima was born in Turkey and moved to Russia as a child. Upon graduating high school, she found a job but soon married a man who was a family friend. Within the first month of her marriage, her husband began physically abusing ...