SAFE NESTTEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR

COUNSELING, ADVOCACY, AND EDUCATION: SAFE NEST IS DEDICATED TO ENDING ABUSIVE PATTERNS WITHIN RELATIONSHIPS AND STOPPING THE CYCLE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WITHIN FAMILIES. COUNSELING SERVICES OFFERED BY SAFE NEST INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY SESSIONS FOR ADULT AND YOUTH VICTIMS CONDUCTED BY LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS AND LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS THAT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ISSUES. COUNSELING IS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE AND FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE WITNESSED OR SUFFERED THE EFFECTS OF VIOLENCE IN THE HOME. UNDERSTANDING THAT ENDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MEANS CHANGING HOW INDIVIDUALS WHO USE VIOLENCE MANAGE THEIR EMOTIONS AND INTERACT WITH THEIR PARTNERS, SAFE NEST ALSO PROVIDES STATE-CERTIFIED BATTERERS' THERAPY GROUPS FOR COURT-ORDERED AND VOLUNTEER PARTICIPANTS. THE GOAL OF THE BATTERERS' COUNSELING PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE INTERVENTION AND EDUCATION TO INDIVIDUALS WHO USE VIOLENCE SO THEY CAN ADOPT NON-VIOLENT STRATEGIES TO DEAL WITH STRESS AND ANGER. SAFE NEST'S ADVOCACY PROGRAM PROVIDES ADVOCATES BOTH ON-SITE AND IN THE FIELD TO ASSIST SURVIVORS WHO ARE NAVIGATING THE LEGAL SYSTEM IN PURSUIT OF SAFETY AND JUSTICE. SAFE NEST ADVOCATES AT FAMILY COURT, THE TEMPORARY PROTECTION ORDER (TPO) OFFICE, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND LVMPD AREA COMMANDS ORIENT VICTIMS TO COURT PROCESSES; DEVELOP SAFETY PLANS; ASSIST WITH OBTAINING PROTECTION ORDERS; PROVIDE REFERRALS; ACCOMPANY VICTIMS TO COURT; AND PARTNER WITH ATTORNEYS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTORS, JUDGES, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, AND OTHER ENTITIES AS NEEDED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS. SAFE NEST PERFORMS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO COUNTER HARMFUL SOCIAL NORMS THAT CAN ENCOURAGE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE. INTERVENTIONS INCLUDE PROVIDING EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING THAT CHALLENGE MYTHS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND STRIVING TO CORRECT MISCONCEPTIONS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES GROUNDED IN THIS PREMISE WORK TO PROMOTE SERVICES TO VICTIMS AND PREVENT FUTURE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SERVICES PROVIDED BY SAFE NEST INCLUDE AGE-APPROPRIATE DATING VIOLENCE PREVENTION CLASSES CONDUCTED IN THE CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, CONFLICT RESOLUTION TRAINING AND MENTORING PROGRAMS FOR TEENS, INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR FAITH-BASED COMMUNITIES, CULTURALLY-SPECIFIC OUTREACH TO UNDER-SERVED POPULATIONS, AND TRAINING FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND PROFESSIONALS WHO IDENTIFY AND REFER VICTIMS.