MAINE COALITION TO END DOMESTIC

Program 2 - domestic violence - child protective services program through an office on violence against women "rural sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking assistance program" grant and funding from the maine department of health and human services, we supported specially trained domestic violence - child protective services (dv-cps) advocates placed in rural child protective services (cps) district offices. These advocates 1) consulted with cps caseworkers on dv-related cases; 2) consulted with dv advocates on cps assessment and case management process; and 3) provided safety planning and support services for adult victims of dv involved in cps cases. We also offered training opportunities for cps caseworkers and dv advocates. We partnered with domestic violence resource centers and the maine office of child and family services to promote systems change within the cps and dv victim services systems.