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Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and
Sexual Violence
Advancing Our Mission, Meeting Our Goals
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Our Mission...
MCADSV is a statewide
membership organization whose members represent a network of over 70
domestic and sexual violence programs and over 200 allied organizations
and individuals. We have provided leadership as the statewide voice
for survivors of domestic and sexual violence and the programs that serve
them since 1978.
MCADSV is dedicated to the
empowerment of all the state's survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
Our mission is to develop and promote efforts aimed at the elimination of
all domestic and sexual violence in Michigan.
Our Goals...
Ending domestic and sexual
violence against all survivors requires social change that promotes
equality through individual, institutional and cultural changes. To
this end MCADSV will:
- Provide statewide leadership
on public policy issues affecting survivors and the programs that serve
them.
- Advocate for the
availability and accessibility of high quality, culturally competent
services.
- Strengthen service provider
programs.
- Be accountable to survivors.
- Encourage the leadership of
women.
Program Activities...
MCADSV program activities
include providing leadership, technical assistance, training and resources
throughout Michigan to benefit domestic and sexual violence survivors.
These activities include:
- Providing comprehensive
issue-based training and technical assistance to advocates, allied
professionals and local and state organizations to improve the delivery
of services to domestic and sexual violence survivors.
View Upcoming MCADSV Training
Opportunities
- Promoting public awareness
through special projects, events and awareness campaigns.
- Sponsoring and serving
on statewide and national task forces, committees and workgroups to
improve community and system response to domestic and sexual violence.
View
a list of MCADSV sponsored Task Forces
- Producing state-of-the-art
newsletters, manuals and other written publications on domestic and
sexual violence issues.
Read
MCADSV newsletters, reports and
manuals
- Acting as a catalyst
for innovative, long-range plans to end domestic and sexual violence and
lead in the development and monitoring of state and national
legislation.
Read the MCADSV Public Policy
Update
- Operating, in
collaboration with the Michigan Domestic Violence Prevention and
Treatment Board, the Michigan Resource Center on Domestic and Sexual
Violence.
Visit the Resource Center Web site
Our Member Programs...
The MCADSV network of programs
provides a wide range of essential services free of charge to all victims
of domestic and sexual violence. These services include:
- 24-hour crisis intervention
hotlines
- Counseling and support
groups
- Outreach and public
education
- Legal advocacy/court
accompaniment
- Forensic nurse examiner
programs
- Emergency shelter
- Children's programming
In 2000, the MCADSV statewide
network of programs provided emergency shelter services and crisis
counseling to 13, 891 survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence, and
responded to 61,309 hotline calls from individuals seeking support.
What's New at MCADSV...
A Vision for Prevention:
Key Issues and Statewide Recommendations for the Primary Prevention of
Violence Against Women in Michigan
Although great strides have been made to improve
the response to violence against women in Michigan, the rates of abuse
experienced by women and their children remain quite high. In
response to this, a statewide planning group has developed recommendations
for the primary prevention of violence against women in Michigan.
Download a complete copy of the report here.
A Vision for Prevention
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Support Us...
Our work of ending violence against women can only be accomplished through
financial contributions from individuals like you.
Become
a member and join with others across Michigan
concerned about domestic violence and sexual assault.
As a supportive member, you will receive selected publications—like
The Review—at no cost, discounted rates on other publications and
products, and notices of upcoming training opportunities and events. Please
consider investing in our work today.
You can also support the work of MCADSV by purchasing a lapel pin. Our lapel pins include MCADSV’s Apple Blossom logo,
and green and purple ribbons which represent solidarity with survivors
of sexual assault (teal) or domestic violence (purple).
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