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Norfolk General Hospital (SNGH) that trained andcertified six emergency room nurses as Sexual AssaultNurse Examiners (SANE). Using VSDVVF funds, SNGHalso plans to establish a mobile sexual assault program thatwould eliminate excess travel to victims of sexual assaultand domestic violence and allow SANE nurses immediateaccess to victims.In 2007-2008, programs supported by VSDVVF fundsalso continued to increase and enhance community supportfor domestic and sexual violence efforts. In Octoberof 2008, The James House in Hopewell was selected toreceive the Cleveland A. Wright Award for OutstandingCommunity Service, which recognizes nonprofit programsfor their commitment to caring and generosity ofspirit, as well as its openness and accessibility.In addition to funding, DCJS provided technical assistanceto aid local programs in achieving and reporting on theirgrant goals and objectives. During the 2008 funding cycle,localities including Essex County, New Kent County, andLoudoun County received extensive technical assistancein an effort to improve the reporting process.Virginia – Services*Training*Officers*Prosecutors (STOP) Violence Against WomenFormula Grant Program (V-STOP)DCJS was designated in 1995 as the Virginia agency toimplement the Services * Training * Officers * Prosecutors(STOP) Violence Against Women Formula GrantProgram (STOP Program) of the Violence AgainstWomen Act (VAWA). The STOP Program promotesa coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to improvingthe criminal justice system’s response to violent crimesagainst women. The STOP Program also encourages thedevelopment and strengthening of effective law enforcementand prosecution strategies to address violent crimesagainst women and the development and strengtheningof victims services in cases involving violent crimesagainst women.Virginia’s STOP grant program is referred to as “V-STOP.”The year 2008 marks the 14th year that Virginia hasreceived federal STOP funding to support projectsserving diverse localities across the state. Currently, thereare a total of 87 initiatives funded in Virginia, including 19law enforcement initiatives, 16 prosecution initiatives, fivecourt-related initiatives, 38 victims’ services initiatives,and 13 discretionary initiatives.In 2006, there were a total of 898 training events thatwere funded with V-STOP funding, training a total of14,227 allied professionals and volunteers in Virginia.The most common training topics included: overview ofdomestic violence, dynamics and services; law enforcementresponse; advocate response; safety planning forvictims/survivors; and protective orders (including fullfaith and credit). Also in 2006, victims’ services subgranteesprovided services to 16,587 victims/survivorsof domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking to helpthem become and remain safe from violence.Additionally, V-STOP funded law enforcement officersinvestigated a total of 2,927 cases related to domestic,sexual, and/or dating violence and stalking. Finally, in2006, V-STOP funded prosecutors worked on 67 sexualviolence related cases, 4,769 cases related to domesticviolence, and 72 stalking related cases.Sexual Assault Grant ProgramThe purpose of the Sexual Assault Grant Program(SAGP) is to provide or enhance direct services to victimsof sexual assault. SAGP seeks to ensure that 100% ofVirginia’s citizens have access to comprehensive sexualassault intervention services.There are three funding sources for SAGP. First, annualappropriations from the State General Fund have partiallyfunded local and statewide intervention efforts since1989. Second, federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA)funds have supported services to sexual assault victimssince 1984. Finally, federal Preventive Health and HealthServices (PHHS) funds have been used for the statewideadministration and management of local programs andactivities since 1999.SAGP funds 37 local sexual assault crisis centers. TheProgram also funds sexual violence programming of theVirginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance.Direct services supported by SAGP funds include crisisintervention, follow-up contact, emergency assistance,assistance with compensation claims, information andreferrals, personal advocacy, and criminal justice support.The direct beneficiaries of this funding are primaryand secondary victims of sexual assault. In FY 2007,SAGP funded services for 10,293 new victims of sexualviolence.20
Virginia Department of Health,Division of Injury andViolence Prevention 66The Division of Injury and Violence Prevention (DIVP)provides funding and technical assistance to local sexualassault centers for local prevention education efforts. TheDIVP also provides training and resources on sexual anddomestic violence to health care providers, includingresources directed at improving the healthcare responseto youth violence.The DIVP also collects and analyzes data on the prevalenceof sexual violence in the Commonwealth. The DIVPparticipates in the Behavioral Risk Factor SurveillanceSystem (BRFSS), an on-going telephone health surveysystem that tracks health conditions and risk behaviorsof adults in the United States. Results from the VirginiaBRFSS survey, which includes survey data on sexualviolence and intimate partner violence, are reported onthe DIVP website: www.vahealth.org/civp.Project RADARProject RADAR:Routinely inquire aboutcurrent and past violenceAsk directquestionsDocument findingsAssess safetyReview options andreferralsAn initiative of the Divisionof Injury and ViolencePrevention, Project RADARassists Virginia health careprofessionals in effectivelyidentifying, assessing, andmanaging patients experiencingintimate partnerviolence. Project RADARprovides information on bestpractice policies, guidelines,and assessment tools; trainingprograms and specialty-specific curricula; awarenessand educational materials; and information on the latestresearch related to intimate partner violence.In 2007, more than 1,400 health care professionals acrossthe Commonwealth were trained using Project RADARcurriculum. In 2007 and 2008, in collaboration with theOld Dominion University College of Health Sciences,a number of Virginia hospitals participated in a hospitaldomestic violence policy analysis project, involving areview of the hospitals’ relevant abuse policies based onbest practice standards. Additional information regardingProject RADAR can be found online at: www.vahealth.org/civp/projectradarva/.Rape Prevention and Education InitiativeVirginia’s Rape Prevention andEducation (RPE) initiative providesfunding and technical assistance tolocal sexual assault centers so thatthey can offer prevention educationin local communities. RPE collectsand analyzes data on the prevalenceof sexual violence, provides trainingand develops and promotesresources.In 2008, the RPE initiative provided support to 15 sexualassault crisis centers across Virginia. Also in 2008, RPE,in partnership with the Virginia Sexual and DomesticViolence Action Alliance, offered trainings on effectiveprevention strategies for sexual and intimate partnerviolence, and continued development of guidelines forprimary prevention programs that are expected to bedistributed statewide in 2009.RPE also provides outreach to males to encourageinvolvement in the issue through training, education anda public awareness campaign. In 2008, RPE continuedthe Men Ending Violence public awareness campaign,which focuses on the role men can play in sexual violenceprevention. The goal of the Men Ending ViolenceProgram is not only to involve men in prevention efforts,it is also to send the message that rape and sexual assaultare not “just women’s issues.”Statutory Rape Awareness ProgramThe Virginia Department of Health receives fundingthrough Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)to provide training and resources to address statutoryrape and sexual coercion of minor teens. The goals ofthe Statutory Rape Awareness Program are to: raise communityawareness of the problem of statutory rape, reducethe incidence of statutory rape, educate youth serviceprofessionals on topic of statutory rape, and educate youthabout sexual coercion. The program provides educationand training on the issue of statutory rape to state andlocal education systems, family planning nurses, relevantcounseling services, and youth. It also educates menabout statutory rape by working with professionals whoseclients are men and boys. For more information on theStatutory Rape Awareness Program, visit: http://www.vahealth.org/civp/sexualviolence/statutoryrape.asp.21
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