Organization: MICHIGAN COALITION TO END DOMESTIC AND
Mission: TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE EFFORTS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE.
Activities: VICTIM ASSISTANCE - MCEDSV PROVIDES DIRECT SERVICES TO VICTIMS BY PROVIDING THE STATE OF MICHIGAN SEXUAL ASSAULT HOTLINE AND THE SURVIVOR LAW CLINIC. THE STATE OF MICHIGAN SEXUAL ASSAULT HOTLINE PROVIDES A CONFIDENTIAL VOICE TO LISTEN, TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE. THE SURVIVOR LAW CLINIC SEEKS TO MAKE CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS MORE MEANINGFUL FOR ALL MICHIGAN VICTIMS. THE CLINIC PROVIDES FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR VICTIMS OF ANY CRIME TO ENFORCE THEIR CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WITHIN THE CRIMINAL CASE AND ALSO THROUGH CIVIL REPRESENTATION TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF VICTIMIZATION. BOTH OF THESE RESOURCES SEEK TO SERVE INDIVIDUAL SURVIVORS AND ALSO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR ALL SURVIVORS BY MODELING BEST PRACTICES IN SURVIVOR-CENTERED, INTERSECTIONAL, TRAUMA-INFORMED WORK.
TRAINING - THE MICHIGAN COALITION TO END DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE (MCEDSV) TRAINING AND CONSULTING SERVICES FURTHER OUR MISSION OF DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING EFFORTS AIMED AT THE ELIMINATION OF ALL DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN MICHIGAN IN ORDER TO REACH THAT END, WE CREATE AND DESIGN TRAININGS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE STATE. MCEDSV PROVIDES TRAINING AND CONSULTING ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, PREVENTION, NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT, AND COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY NORMS. OUR HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STAFF DELIVER POWERFUL PRESENTATIONS THAT ENERGIZE ORGANIZATIONS AND INSPIRE COMMUNITIES.
PREVENTION SERVICES - DELTA IMPACT (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ENHANCEMENT AND LEADERSHIP THROUGH ALLIANCES) AND RPE (RAPE PREVENTION EDUCATION) HAVE COLLABORATED TO INTEGRATE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE (IPV) AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORK IN MICHIGAN. DELTA AND RPE PREVENTION WORK FOCUS ON COMMUNITY/SOCIETAL-LEVEL PROGRAMS, PRACTICES, POLICIES AND SOCIAL NORMS CHANGE. BOTH ALSO SUPPORT THE ACTIVISM CONSERVATORY, WHICH IS A PREVENTION-ORIENTED COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE DEDICATED TO ENDING DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE THROUGH SOCIAL JUSTICE AND PREVENTION EFFORTS. OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD A STRUCTURED SPACE WHERE PROGRAMS DOING DIVERSE MODELS OF PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY-BASED WORK CAN SUPPORT EACH OTHER, DISCUSS BEST-PRACTICES, AND BROADEN THEIR WORK. WE FOCUS ON SEVERAL KEY TOPICS INCLUDING PRIVILEGE, MARGINALIZATION, INTERSECTIONAL IDENTITY, INCLUSION, COMMUNITY TRAUMA, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING. THIS FREE PREVENTION RESOURCE IS OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS AND IS UNIQUE TO MICHIGAN'S PREVENTION WORK.
NTEE category: Crime & Legal-Related
Secondary category: Human Services