2019

You can get a protection order form in three ways: online, at your local clerk’s office, or from your local sexual and domestic violence victim services provider office. Learn more.

Iola’s local sexual and domestic violence services provider Hope Unlimited moved locations in mid-September. The move from the program’s old quarters will allow the organization more room to operate at its new location.

The Child Protective Services and Child Welfare Capacity Development Training Component of KCSDV’s Empowered Families Kansas Project takes new, evidence-based practices and implements those practices to create a model for the state and for others nationally.

KCSDV has been a partner on SAKI, providing knowledge of victim services and response development for various aspects of the project. KCSDV also lead and hosted trainings on trauma-informed sexual assault investigation and on enhancing coordinated responses to sexual assault cases within a multidisciplinary team. 1,317 professionals were trained across the state.

This year, October 2019 is the 32nd anniversary of Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). The objective of the awareness month is to increase awareness about domestic violence and its impact on individuals, families, and communities. The month can serve as a time when we mindfully and intentionally increase our own knowledge of what domestic violence is and can provide the time and space when we can openly talk with our families, friends, and communities about domestic violence and how we can support each other.