CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF SUCCESS!
MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society and the Center for a Healthy Maryland
would like to salute the volunteers and staff of the Maryland Health Care Coalition Against Domestic Violence as they Celebrate 20 Years of Success.
If you or your health care organization would like to learn more about the Coalition or receive training on the “Health Care Response to Domestic Violence” at no charge, contact: dvcoalition@medchi.org.
If your agency would like to create a formal response to intimate partner abuse, the Coalition may be able to:
- Provide guidance in assessing current response
- Meet with key staff members
- Use of manual: Introduction & Table of Contents
- Assistance with updating policies & procedures
- Training for staff
Past Seminars
Listed below is the informational materials from our past programs for your review/resource.
- Thursday, March 28, 2018 – Accessible, Culturally-relevant,Trauma-informed Services
- Thursday, April 6, 2017 – Health Care and Human Trafficking: What You Need to Know
- Thursday, December 1, 2016 – Domestic Violence: How Home Health Workers Can Respond
- Thursday, September 15, 2016 – The Impact of Domestic Violence on Parenting
- Friday, May 20, 2016 – The Co-Occurrence of Substance Use, Domestic Violence, and Trauma in Health Care Settings
- Thursday, November 5, 2015 – Intimate Partner Violence and Stages of Change
- Thursday, September 3, 2015 – 2015 IPV and Technology1
- Thursday, May 7, 2015 – Human Trafficking Training Presentation.
- Thursday, September 25, 2014 – Older adults and DV
- 2018 Spring HCC Newsletter
- 2017 Autumn HCC Newsletter
- 2017 Winter HCC Newsletter
- 2014 Spring HCC Newsletter
- 2012 Spring HCC Newsletter
Printed Materials to Order or Download
Please make note, due to funding constraints we may not be able to fill all and or large orders. The is Coalition is in the process of updating some of its brochures. Feel free to print copies from this site.
For Providers
- Intimate Partner Violence and Your Patient’s Health
- A Guide for Health Care Professionals- Confidentiality and Reporting Requirements in Maryland
For Patients
- Intimate Partner Violence – Talk to a Doctor or Nurse
- La Violencia Domestica- Hable a su Medico o Enfermera
- Dating Violence- More Than Bruises and Broken Bones- Love Doesn’t Have to Hurt
- Joven: La Violencia Domestica- Mas Que Moretones y Huesos Rotos
- A Healing Guide for Survivors of Physical, Sexual and Emotional Abuse
- Domestic Violence and Pregnancy- Safe and Healthy Babies… English version, Spanish version
Professional Guidance Sheets
- Professional Guide on Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Professional Guidance on Intimate Partner Violence & Children Exposed to Violence in the Home
- Professional Guidance on Intimate Partner Violence & Gun Violence
- Professional Guidance on Intimate Partner Violence & HIV
- Professional Guidance on Intimate Partner Violence & Human Trafficking
- Professional Guidance on Intimate Partner Violence & LGBTQ Community
- Professional Guidance on Intimate Partner Violence & Male Victims
- Professional Guidance on Intimate Partner Violence & Mental Health
- Professional Guidance on Intimate Partner Violence & Pregnancy
- Professional Guidance on Intimate Partner Violence & Immigrant Populations
- Professional Guidance on Intimate Partner Violence & Self-Care for Providers
- Professional Guidance on Intimate Partner Violence & Strangulation
- Professional Guidance on Intimate Partner Violence & Substance Use
- Professional Guidance on Intimate Partner Violence & Survivors with Disabilities
- Professional Guidance on Intimate Partner Violence & Teen Dating
- Professional Guidance on Intimate Partner Violence & Traumatic Brain Injury
- Professional Guidance on Intimate Partner Violence & Bite Marks
- Professional Guidance on Intimate Partner Violence & Military Culture
Additional Resources
- Are you being stalked or watched? Technology can make it easier to stalk someone.
- Domestic Violence Screening Time Assessment (PDF)
- Domestic Violence Policy Guidelines (PDF)
- Delphi Instrument for Hospital-Based Domestic Violence Programs
- The Health Care Response to Domestic Violence: Information for Health Care Providers
- Maryland Hospital-based Program List
Links
- Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
- Futures Without Violence
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Intimate Partner Violence
- http://endabuse.orgAmerican Medical Association, “Asking Patients about Intimate Partner Abuse”
- American Nurses Association, OJIN, “Intimate Partner Violence: Implications for Nursing”
IPV Health Care Legislation
- Expanded Protection with Health Care Powers of Attorney
- Safer Communication through Health Insurance Carriers
Contact Information
For more information on Domestic Violence or to join the Maryland Health Care Coalition Against Domestic Violence, please contact:
Audrey Bergin, M.P.H., M.A.
Phone: 410-539-0872 or 800-492-1056, ext. 3316
Fax: 410-649-4131