The first weeks of 2018 have already brought news of two domestic violence homicides in Maine. On January 10th in Temple, a small town in Franklin County, Thomas Masse allegedly killed his wife, Michelle, then himself. This week, Anthony Leng was arrested and charged with murdering Sokha Khoun on January 7 in the home they…
The Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence (MCEDV) is partnering with New Ventures Maine (NVME) to address economic abuse as a tactic of domestic violence abusers. This year-long collaborative project, funded by the Allstate Foundation Purple Purse Grant, will involve domestic violence advocates from three domestic violence resource centers (DVRCs) across the state working with…
By: Leslie Tolly It’s Sunday, November 6, 2016, and today, I forgave you. It’s been five years since the last time you physically harmed me. It was time. When I first sat down to write about my experience, I wrote about what happened. I put on paper every heart-wrenching detail. When it was time for…
Throughout MCEDV’s network there are many people working and volunteering who are survivors themselves, and still more who have other kinds of personal experience of domestic abuse and other forms of violence. In a new video compilation, MCEDV is highlighting the faces and voices of just some of these folks. Watch the video here. “We…
Mission Statement MCEDV advocates for the right of all people to live free from domestic abuse and all forms of violence. Vision Statement MCEDV envisions a world where respect is our norm, and where all people thrive in their homes and communities – nurtured, healthy, joyful, and free.
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MCEDV strives to bring survivors’ voices to discussions of public policy to center our solutions on those most impacted by abuse. To create a world free from domestic abuse and violence, we need to foster a society that values the whole of people’s lives, recognizes complexity, and understands how abuse intersects with peoples’ entire lived…
Domestic abuse and violence is a pattern of controlling behavior in the context of a current or former relationship, in which one person purposefully seeks to limit the rights of their partner. The actions of the abusive person are purposeful and chosen, and are based on a set of beliefs that tell them they are…
