In honor of October being Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Durham Crisis Response Center (DCRC) located in Durham, North Carolina has agreed to be our guest on the next #SWUnited Twitter Chat. swhelper.org has been in contact with Ms. Kandace Watkins to arrange the upcoming chat, and DCRC will be using the twitter handle @DurhamCrisis206. Ms. Watkins provided the following information about their role in helping to protect children and families from domestic violence as provided on their website:
“The Durham Crisis Response Center works with the community to end domestic and sexual violence through advocacy, education, support and prevention. For more than twenty years, the Durham Crisis Response Center has been the sole provider of comprehensive shelter and support services in the Durham area, providing counseling, legal advocacy, support groups, and shelter to survivors and their families in the aftermath of domestic or sexual violence. DCRC also offers prevention workshops and training to faith-based organizations, schools, the general public and professionals throughout the Triangle. Over the years, DCRC has helped more than 20,000 women and children. Last year alone, 170 women and children found safety at the Durham Crisis Response Center shelter, and another 1100 learned they have an ally who can help them stop the violence.
Durham Crisis Response Center: Domestic and Sexual Violence Services is the result of the merger of two long-standing community agencies that together served the Durham community for over twenty years: Rape Crisis of Durham (RCD) and the Orange-Durham Coalition for Battered Women. In February 2001, the Boards of both agencies voted to create one comprehensive agency to provide domestic and sexual violence services. Planning for the merger began in 1999, and the Boards finalized the merger on October 15, 2001. Durham Crisis Response Center(DCRC) is now the only agency in Durham dedicated to providing advocacy, shelter and support services to victims of domestic and sexual violence. Our ultimate goal is to ensure every victim is a survivor.
DCRC’s continuum of service includes a 24-hour, confidential crisis line for victims of domestic and sexual violence, short-term emergency shelter, hospital and court accompaniment, legal clinics with local attorneys, support groups, counseling, and referrals for job training, housing, childcare and other community services—all direct services offered to the community free of charge. We also offer educational workshops and professional training for service providers, churches, schools, police, hospitals, civic groups and other community members. For more information, click services.”
To read more about their services, please visit (DCRC) at http://durhamcrisisresponse.org/learn-more/about-us
Please view our social work chat that provides valuable information on domestic violence resources, information, and areas for improvement.
For a book list relating to Domestic Violence, please view this link: http://socialworkhelpercommunity.com/forum/topics/book-recommendations-for-those-working-with-trauma-domestic?xg_source=activity
Please view our social work chat that provides valuable information on domestic violence resources, information, and areas for improvement.
Please view our social work chat that provides valuable information on domestic violence resources, information, and areas for improvement.
