THE CENTER FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION INC

THE CENTER FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION (CVP) CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. DURING OUR PAST FISCAL YEAR, 168 ADULTS AND 94 CHILDREN WERE PROVIDED EMERGENCY SHELTER, AND 1165 CLIENTS RECEIVED OUTREACH SERVICES. 153 ADULT AND 36 CHILD SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS RECEIVED SERVICES, AND 239 CLIENTS RECEIVED MEDICAL ASSESSMENTS THROUGH THE BRIDGE FORENSIC SERVICES. THE TOWER, CVP'S RESIDENTIAL LONG-TERM PROGRAM FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, PROVIDED RAPID RESPONSE AND SERVICES TO 188 VICTIMS, 137 OF THOSE BEING ADULTS AND 51 CHILDREN. ADDITIONALLY, CVP HAS COMPLETED MOUS WITH EVERY METRO HOSPITAL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF UMMC, TO PROVIDE EMERGENT RESPONSE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING NIGHTS OF SERVICE FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING CLIENTS TOTALED 1869 AND DOMESTIC/SEXUAL VIOLENCE CLIENTS TOTALED 2313. SHELTER NIGHTS OF SERVICE TOTALED 4722. THROUGH CVP'S 26-WEEK EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM, 88 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED THE BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION CLASSES, AND 34 OFFENDERS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PROGRAM DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. CVP'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL PEOPLE EXPERIENCE A LIFE FREE FROM VIOLENCE. FOR OVER THREE DECADES, THE EMERGENCY SHELTER HAS SERVED AS A PRIMARY SOURCE OF REFUGE FOR THOSE FLEEING DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCES. A PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE AGENCY IS TO PREPARE THOSE VICTIMS WITH THE EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND RESOURCES THAT WILL LEAD THEM TO A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME. THIS YEAR, CASE MANAGERS HAVE PROVIDED 13,573 SERVICES OF CRISIS INTERVENTION/CASE MANAGEMENT. STAFF HAS EQUIPPED CLIENTS WITH FINANCIAL CASE MANAGEMENT PLANS, JOB SKILLS AND PATHS TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION, PARENTING SKILL SETS, AND MORE. TRAUMA THERAPY IS KEY TO RECOVERY FROM INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE, AND CVP EMPLOYS TWO FULL-TIME AND ONE PART-TIME THERAPIST WHO PROVIDED 1,748 SERVICES OF GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL THERAPY. THE SUCCESS OF ALL PROGRAMS COMBINED ARE EVIDENT IN THE DISCHARGE STATISTICS. OF THE 199 DISCHARGES FROM SHELTER, 100% WERE CONFIDENT IN THEIR SAFETY PLAN AND 61% WENT TO A NEW LIVING ARRANGEMENT AWAY FROM THEIR ABUSER. ADDITIONALLY, OUR THERAPEUTIC STAFF HAS CONTINUED TELEHEALTH THERAPY TO BE ABLE TO OFFER SERVICES TO THOSE WHO CANNOT TRAVEL TO CVP FOR THERAPY.