FVIP A Domestic Violence Intervention Program for Georgia

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FVIP: A Domestic Violence Intervention Program for Georgia Refugees Georgia Department of Human Resources

FVIP: A Domestic Violence Intervention Program for Georgia Refugees Georgia Department of Human Resources

Refugee Assistance Program Michael Singleton – State Refugee Coordinator 5 Project Administrators www. state.

Refugee Assistance Program Michael Singleton – State Refugee Coordinator 5 Project Administrators www. state. ga. us/departments/dhr/refugee. html

Family Violence Intervention Program (FVIP) www. cpacs. org Collaborating Agencies: www. tapestri. org The

Family Violence Intervention Program (FVIP) www. cpacs. org Collaborating Agencies: www. tapestri. org The Center for Pan Asian Community Services, Inc. • Men’s Program • Women’s Support Groups • Community Education Sessions • Media Outreach

Target Population • Refugees in Metro. Atlanta • Other communities with high refugee populations

Target Population • Refugees in Metro. Atlanta • Other communities with high refugee populations • At-risk families (as identified through court systems, etc. )

Goals and Objectives • To organize and facilitate community education sessions for refugees, caseworkers

Goals and Objectives • To organize and facilitate community education sessions for refugees, caseworkers and community members to increase knowledge and awareness of family violence, U. S. laws and resources. • To conduct a culturally competent FVIP for refugee men. • To provide support services to family members, partners and other interested women on areas of domestic violence. • To conduct media outreach, to include print releases and Public Service Announcements that increase awareness of family violence and existing services.

Successes • Media Outreach – Outreach pieces were published in various ethnic newspapers and

Successes • Media Outreach – Outreach pieces were published in various ethnic newspapers and magazines including: Ethiopian, Somali, Russian and Vietnamese. • Materials on domestic violence are now available in Arabic, Bosnian, Kirundi, Farsi, Somali and Swahili. • Knowledge Level: Increase of basic domestic violence education - 87% of men’s group participants, 90% of women’s group participants and 66% of the Community Education participants have shown increase in knowledge.

Challenges • Men’s Program/FVIP: Men from countries including Burma, Burundi, Bhutan, Liberia and Russia

Challenges • Men’s Program/FVIP: Men from countries including Burma, Burundi, Bhutan, Liberia and Russia have participated in the program. v. Difficult to recruit male participants; they fear repercussions of the sessions, i. e. ‘male-bashing, stigma, etc. Also cultural misunderstandings.

Technical Assistance Interpretation Training – important to have culturally competent interpreters with direct knowledge

Technical Assistance Interpretation Training – important to have culturally competent interpreters with direct knowledge of domestic violence issues.

THANK YOU!

THANK YOU!

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