ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE IN GARRETT COUNTY, MD

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Peggy Nelson, Coordinator, Garrett County Family Violence Coalition



  • Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse -  "operates this Electronic Clearinghouse via the World Wide Web with access to thousands of Gopher servers, interactive discussion groups, newsgroups and Web sites around the world. The goal of the Clearinghouse is to provide a quick and user friendly access point to the extensive electronic resources on the topic of violence and abuse available through the Internet."
    SAMPLE:
    Proposed Psychological Maltreatment of Women Inventory (PMWI) Short Version: Based on Items Discriminating Battered Women from Women in Distressed Relationships. Author: Richard M. Tolman, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Social Work University of Michigan. Details at: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~rtolman/pmwimas.htm

    10.  My partner called me names. 
    11.  My partner swore at me. 
    12.  My partner yelled and screamed at me. 
    13.  My partner treated me like an inferior. 
    26.  My partner monitored my time and made me account for my whereabouts. 
    30.  My partner used our money or made important financial decisions without talking to me about it. 
    32.  My partner was jealous or suspicious of my friends. 
    36.  My partner accused me of having an affair with another man. 
    39.  My partner interfered in my relationships with other family members. 
    40.  My partner tried to keep my from doing things to help myself. 
    42.  My partner restricted my use of the telephone. 
    45.  My partner told me my feelings were irrational or crazy. 
    46.  My partner blamed me for his problems. 
    49.  My partner tried to make me feel crazy.

  • Victim Services: Largest Victim Assistance Organization (NYC)  - "Our Internet presence is designed around people seeking help.We are continuously updating and improving our site to create an environment where victims are comfortable seeking help and the public is able to find credible information about victimization. Victim Services recognizes that the Web may emerge as the first place people seek help and we are building our site to meet that challenge."  A second site posted by Victim Services of NYC is the Victim Services Domestic Violence Shelter Tour  - "a tour and description of our shelter program, safety planning, links to domestic violence resources in every state, and information on how violence affects children, teenagers, immigrants, and welfare recipients,"... etc.
  •  Charlotte County, Florida : Clerk of the Circuit Court - another nice page with page-long explanations of numerous court functions. Go about half-way down the page for a listing of services and explanations of automation at the FLA Circuit Court! "When people think of a courthouse, they often only see it as only a place where trials are held -- nothing more.But the Charlotte County Courthouse and the Clerk of the Circuit Court, ... offer so much more. Between the two, residents can get marriage licenses (or even get married, if that's their wish), get a passport, read the tax rolls, read property deeds, examine county commission minutes, get officials documents and even read old documents on microfilm."...etc.
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