Overlapping forms of maltreatment: a community survey

Domestic violence consists of a complex range of abusive and controlling behaviors between intimate partners that affects families and communities everyday in the United States. Often when there is domestic violence in the home other forms of abuse exist. This project consists of the analysis of several short surveys based on a prepared presentation, evaluating the current knowledge and resources available in Humboldt County that address the link between domestic violence, child abuse/neglect, elder abuse/neglect, and animal abuse/neglect and the effectiveness of the presentation. Reaching out to local organizations in human services and animal welfare, my community project is focused on what knowledge of the link of abuse there is, what do service providers need to include in their intakes to identify all forms of abuse and neglect and how a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach can ensure a more effective means of providing a safety plan that is inclusive of all family survivors of violence including pets and farm animals. This project is done in collaboration with the Humboldt Domestic Violence Coordinating Council All Species Protection Committee whose goal is to provide information and awareness in Humboldt County on domestic violence and abuse.