Community Domestic Violence Response Lead
The Community Domestic Response Lead (CDVRL) at Lethbridge Family Services identifies successes, challenges, and themes in our community that will support families that are experiencing domestic violence. Through collaboration with local and provincial partners, using a primary prevention approach, the CDVRL supports initiatives, strategies, and policies that help change social norms and behaviours that reinforce and support violence.
This role supports the great work being done in Southern Alberta so families affected by domestic abuse can receive much-needed care while providing protective supports and influence to our community. Such valuable work is seen through the collaborative efforts of many stakeholders including the Provincial Domestic and Sexual Violence Impact Initiative (IMPACT), the local Sexual Violence Action Committee (SVAC), and the local Domestic Violence Action Team (DVAT).
Professional training and workshops are available upon request. Training can be customized in terms of intended audience and outcomes. Areas of focus include Dimensions of Domestic Violence, Patterns of reoccurring violence, Interventions: recognizing and responding, Protection Orders, Supports and Referrals, and Clare’s Law. There is an additional presentation series focusing on Children and Youth Exposed to Domestic Violence. This series includes exposure, impacts, patterns of adjustment, attachment, trauma, lethal risk, resources, referrals, and protective factors.
Visit DVAT website
Sagesse Domestic Abuse Resource Hub
Chinook Sexual Assault Centre
IMPACT | Domestic & Sexual Violence
Contact: Community Domestic Violence Response Lead
403-327-5724
Please remember that support is available if you need someone to talk to. If you are in an emergency, please call 911.
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
Distress Line of Southwestern Alberta: 403-327-7905 or toll-free 1-888-787-2880
Hope for Wellness Helpline: 1-855-242-3310
Alberta Health Services Mental Health Line: 1-877-303-2642
Suicide Crisis Helpline: 988
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