Health care providers are an essential link in the coordinated community response to domestic abuse. Identifying and responding to DV in health care settings can make a tremendous difference for patients’ physical health, mental health, safety, and quality of life. Order your MCEDV Healthcare Connections Card here. Please Note: While these cards are currently only available…
Watch the interview with MCEDV executive director Francine Garland Stark and York County survivor Ceci on WGME’s Spotlight on ME series. Domestic abuse is one of Maine’s biggest issues. Annually, nearly half of the state’s homicides are perpetrated by a family member or current or former partner of the victim. Since the 1970s, Maine has…
Slashing Federal Medicaid Funding Puts Maine Domestic Violence Survivors at Risk By MCEDV executive director Francine Garland Stark When the U.S. House of Representatives passed its “big beautiful bill” last week, it sent shivers down the spines of domestic violence advocates because we know what slashing Medicaid funding would mean for people facing domestic violence.…
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