Posters with information about a 24/7 domestic violence awareness hotline and a website are now being featured in break rooms and dressing rooms at every Goodwill store, office and warehouse in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire. The Stay Safe initiative was started by Finding our Voices, a nonprofit that educates the public about domestic violence […]
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Maine’s domestic violence agencies offer resources to people in need
Advocates are among the frontline workers during the pandemic, and their services can be accessed anywhere in the state through a toll-free hotline.
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Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook Police renews partnership amid increase in domestic violence severity
The Through These Doors domestic violence resource center will continue to provide training for officers and accompany them on some calls.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: On Valentine’s Day, project teaches what relationships should look like
Finding Our Voices, a Maine-based nonprofit, is helping students recognize unhealthy behavior, and realize someone is there to help them get away from it.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: It’s time to let Mainers decide on equal rights for all
Twenty-six states have already passed some form of an equal rights amendment.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: In mission to end intimate partner violence, VA is here to help
We are committed to giving veterans the support to foster healthy relationships, and we’re working to improve services to veterans who’ve experienced domestic abuse.
Posted inLocal & State
Victims of domestic abuse, including Gov. Mills, join campaign to have their stories heard in Augusta area
Mills is among dozens of Maine women participating in the campaign to erase the shame some may feel in being in an abusive relationship.
Posted inLocal & State
Gov. Mills, an abuse survivor, to play role in domestic violence campaign
The Finding Our Voices campaign uses bookmarks and banners to tell the stories of domestic violence survivors.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Maine crime statistics fail to show extent of domestic violence
State Department of Public Safety figures suggest domestic violence assaults have dropped for the sixth year running, but many cases are never reported.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Some of our state’s most serious crimes go unreported
The rate of offenses continues to fall in Maine, but that figure doesn’t say it all.