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Doris & Stan Hill Home - offers 4-6 families longer term housing. <br />vo agy and Sup= - The volunteer advocate begins to help and support the battered woman <br />immediately. The advocate lets the battered woman know that she is not the only victim of domestic <br />violence. The advocate accompanies her to court, for medical attention, to apply at Social Services -- <br />supporting her as she deals with the system. Follow up services are provided for at least one year to each <br />of the women. <br />Orders for Protection - The program assists victims in preparing Orders for Protection and Harassment <br />Orders for Washington County and assists with Orders in Ramsey County. <br />Support Groups - Ongoing, open-ended support groups enable the battered woman to talk with other <br />women in the same situation and to begin to see alternatives to remaining in an abusive situation. <br />Children's support groups are also available. Free child care is offered during support groups. <br />Transportation and Child Car. -Volunteers will help women find transportation. Other volunteers will care <br />for her children while she utilizes services. <br />Dating Violence Services and Education - The Family ViolenceNetwork provides daring violence education <br />in area schools. The Network alsoprovides information and support to area school peer counselors. <br />Time Out - A service available to single parent families to prevent abuse and promote positiveparenting. <br />Parents Anonymous - We answer calls from parents in crisis and refer them to Parents Anonymous support <br />groups. <br />Legal Consultants - Legal advice and representation is provided to battered women under the supervision <br />of a licensed attorney. <br />The Intervention Program encourages systems to change and to become more responsive to the needs of <br />those in violent relationships. The Intervention Program ensures a coordinated response to domestic <br />violence. In addition to offering victims the usual Network services, the Project addresses the root cause <br />of family violence -- the abusers' learned violent behavior -- by intervening to force battered to look at their <br />behavior and by offering help to change. Initial contact with both victims and abusers occurs when law <br />enforcement makes a mandatory arrest and notifies the Network. The Program was designed by a task <br />force of concerned professionals from many disciplines. <br />Contacts with Victims - Informs them of their rights and introduces them to Network services. <br />Phone Contact with the Abusers - Informs them of the judicial process and treatment alternatives, and <br />encourages them to seek treatment for their violent behavior. <br />Misdemeanor and Felony Services - Victim statements are provided to local law enforcement and <br />prosecutors. <br />