Producer/Host: Ron Beard Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Issue: Community concerns and opportunities Program Topic: Community Response to Domestic Violence Key Discussion Points : What is domestic abuse? • Define • Tactics of abuse What is Extent of the problem in Hancock and Washington Counties • Next Step statistics • Other statistics and information • Other trends from the perspective of law enforcement What are the signs of abuse and what can someone to do help? What are services offered by Next Step • Hotline: Who can use the hotline, who works on the hotline • Emergency shelter: information about trends in shelter • Transitional housing: what is the benefit, the need, the availability • Other services: face to face advocacy, support and education groups • Advocacy in court • Community education, training, and consultation Trends in the community’s perception of and response to DV • What has changed since the first shelters opened in the 70’s? • What is on the horizon for assessing risks? • How should we be organizing ourselves as a community to further enhance our response to DV? How can community members become effective allies for those who are targets or suspected targets of domestic violence? Guests: Rebecca Hobbs, Exec. Director, Next Step Lt. Rod Charette (Commanding Officer, Maine State Police Troop J), Rick Doyle (Staff Attorney, Next Step)

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