The grants to prevent and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and SEX trafficking against children and youth program supports comprehensive, community-based…

The grants to prevent and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and SEX trafficking against children and youth program supports comprehensive, community-based projects that develop or expand prevention, intervention, treatment, and response strategies to address the needs of children and youth impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and SEX trafficking, including support for their non-abusing parents, caregivers, and legal guardians. With this funding, safe voices, in partnership with maine regional school unit no. 56 and maine school administrative district 52, will implement the TRI-county youth advocacy and prevention project to provide services to children ages 5 19 throughout androscoggin, franklin, and oxford counties. Specifically, this project aims to: 1)increase safety for children and youth by providing prevention education in schools across the service area; 2) enhance the scope of intervention services and programs for children who have been exposed to or impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, or SEX trafficking; and 3) improve communityresponse and referral process. The project period for this award is 24 months.