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Health Initiative


National Health Initiative and Standards
Campaign on Domestic Violence

In October 1997, Governor Shaheen announced New Hampshire's commitment to a major initiative designed to improve the way our health care system responds to domestic violence. New Hampshire was one of only ten states in the nation chosen by the Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) to participate in their National Health Initiative. This provided an opportunity for the creation of an education and training program unique to New Hampshire.

The goal of the New Hampshire Initiative on Domestic Violence was to train health care professionals to recognize and appropriately respond to patients experiencing domestic violence. Teams of medical professionals from 25 hospitals across the state participated in intensive two-day training seminars to receive the clinical skills and planning time necessary to develop and implement programs that will improve their facilities' response to battered patients. In addition, the New Hampshire Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, members of the bi-state primary care association, and many individual providers have received training.

The New Hampshire Leadership Team, which was coordinating the initiative in New Hampshire, is reconvening to develop and enhance the health response in NH to trauma across the lifespan, and its long-term health implications.



The Members of the New Hampshire Leadership Team

Deb Hastings, PhD, RN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Continuing Nursing Education, DHMC

Kathy Keller
New Beginnings, Director

Katherine Little, MD
Emergency Department, DHMC

Sandra Matheson
Attorney General's Office

Grace Mattern, Chair
Executive Director, NHCADSV

Robin Christopherson, Executive Director
Monadnock Center for Violence Prevention

Terry Sturke
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

Jennifer Pierce Weeks, RN, SANE-A/P
Director, State of NH SANE Program, NHCADSV



Trainings Offered to Health Care Professionals:
  • Routine Confidential Screening for Intimate Partner Abuse
  • Long Term health Implications of Trauma Acros the Lifespan
  • Cultural Competence
  • Documentation of Intimate Partner Abuse
  • Legal Issues Regarding Health Care Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
  • Effective Response for Patients Experiencing Intimate Partner Abuse


 

Violence in a relationship is never justified.
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