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The Montgomery County Commission for Women and our many co-sponsoring organizations invite you to the 2014 Women’s Legislative Briefing. Registration begins at noon with light refreshments, and the conference will open with a keynote address followed by a panel discussion on Women’s Issues in Congress. Compelling seminars on legislation in the Maryland General Assembly will fill out… Continue Reading Sunday, January 26, 2014: Women’s Legislative Briefing

On October, 25, 2013, at MNADV’s Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon, the MNADV Annual Report was unveiled. In FY13, MNADV made over 20,000 brochures available to victims and trained over 1,400 professionals in domestic violence. Through MNADV’s Lethality Assessment Program, over 12,000 lethality screens were conducted by first responders. To read more about MNADV’s accomplishments, download the full… Continue Reading MNADV Releases Annual Report for FY13

October marks the month of the year designated for Domestic Violence Awareness. Utilizing the “new unifying symbol designed to galvanize greater awareness and action to end domestic violence and sexual assault,” the MNADV proudly joins the National Network to End Domestic Violence’s NO MORE campaign in encouraging our community members, victim service providers, allied professionals,… Continue Reading MNADV Says NO MORE to Domestic Violence

Privacy and Safety on Facebook: A Guide for Survivors of Abuse The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) has paired with the social networking site Facebook to create a guide for survivors of abuse to maintain safety and control over their personal information when utilizing social media. The comprehensive guide was released on Tuesday,… Continue Reading NNEDV Releases New Guide to Privacy and Safety on Facebook

MNADV and Partners Awarded Federal Funding to Implement and Evaluate Innovative Homicide Prevention Models The Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (MNADV), in partnership with the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center (JGCC) of Massachusetts, and Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell of The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing has received a Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Demonstration Initiative (DVHP Initiative)… Continue Reading MNADV Receives Unprecedented Funding to Prevent Domestic Violence Homicides Throughout the U.S.

Driving Change, a national conference in Boston, MA about the Domestic Violence High Risk Team Model and the Lethality Assesment Program hosted by the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center and co-sponsored by MNADV. Registration now open!