Community
Program provides advocacy and support services to Anoka County
women, children and families who are experiencing violence in their lives, but
who may not necessarily need emergency shelter. Advocates work
in the civil and criminal courts, health care, and educational/school
settings.
Violence Prevention
In addition to direct service provided
to individuals experiencing violence in their lives, Alexandra
House Community Program
includes a Violence Prevention Program. Through this program,
an Advocate works directly with the schools in the Anoka-Hennepin
and Spring Lake Park School Districts to provide violence prevention
presentations to classrooms from Kindergarten through high school.
Presentations
are offered on a variety of topics, including:
- Respecting
each other
- Healthy relationships
- Domestic violence
- Child
abuse
- Dating violence
- Safety planning
Additionally, the Violence Prevention Advocate works directly
with middle and high school students who have experienced violence
in their homes, among peers, or in dating relationships, providing
individual and group support, crisis intervention, safety planning,
and referrals.
Alexandra House has recently piloted
the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) project, "Choose
Respect." Through teaching middle school-aged youth to
respect themselves and others, future violence and risky
behaviors can be prevented. Visit:
http://www.chooserespect.org/scripts/
to learn more!
Legal Advocates:
- Assist in filing Orders
for Protection and Harassment
Restraining Orders
- Accompany victims to court hearings
- Provide
crime victim advocacy immediately following a domestic
assault and throughout the criminal court process
- Lead support
groups
- Follow-up
with patients referred by health care providers
24-hours a day
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"I felt so
ashamed and alone when I was at the hospital; then an advocate
came to see me. She looked me in the eyes and told me I
would be okay and that it wasn't my fault. I will never
forget that!"
Alexandra
House Client |
