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Portland officials highlight county services, survivor-centered programs during domestic violence awareness presentation
Summary
Local advocates and Multnomah County prosecutors and crisis responders briefed the Community and Public Safety Committee on survivor services, crisis response hours and a county deflection program, urging continued coordination and funding.
Representatives from Rose City Self Defense, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office and the Multnomah County Domestic Violence Crisis Response Unit told the Portland City Council’s Community and Public Safety Committee on Oct. 21 that survivors need a range of trauma-informed resources, and described how county and community programs work together to serve people in crisis.
The presentations outlined existing services and operating hours, described a county-led deflection program for people who are survivors but end up arrested, and urged continued funding and coordination between law enforcement, hospitals and community providers.
Sarah K. Johnson, representing Rose City Self Defense, described the organization’s trauma-informed empowerment classes for adults and youth and said the program teaches awareness of domestic and dating violence, consent and de-escalation skills before moving into options for escape and, as a last resort, physical self-defense. “Completing an empowerment self defense course reduces victimization by 50 percent,”…
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