DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence, DC
The DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCCADV), Children’s National Medical Center’s Family Enrichment and Support Program, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s Early Childhood Intervention Network, and Dr. Lillianne Macias are partnering to provide developmentally, age, culturally, and linguistically appropriate mental health services and supports to abused parents and their children, and engage in systems advocacy on behalf of these survivors of domestic violence.
The proposed MEND project will mitigate the impact of DV on children exposed to violence and the abused parent, by: 1) increasing access to trauma-specific mental health care, parenting supports, and healing workshops; and 2) advocating for trauma informed, survivor responsive resources and systems across victim services, child welfare and medical fields. This collaborative undertaking leverages the skills and knowledge of experts advancing the safety and well-being of families in DC.
