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Health care providers discuss sexual assault and domestic violence issues
Dr. Jacquelyn C. Campbell (top), Anna D. Wolf Endowed Professor and associate dean for doctoral education programs and research at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Nursing, discusses “Battered Women and Domestic Violence: Issues and Answers" during the Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence conference hosted by Penn State’s School of Nursing. Photos by Dave Shelly—University Photo/Graphics Sgt. John Wilson (top) of the State College Police Department; Catherine M. Griel (middle), executive director of the Centre Abuse Response Team; and Donna Hastings (bottom), safety audit coordinator for Centre County, participate in a panel discussion on “Community Collaboration — Creating a System that Works” during the Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence conference held at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.	Penn State’s School of Nursing collaborated with the Centre Abuse Response Team and the Centre County Women’s Resource Center to organize a one-day conference for health care providers on issues related to sexual assault and domestic violence. The program brought together professionals working in hospitals and emergency rooms and women’s health centers, shelters and clinics, as well as members of law enforcement.   The conference on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence: Issues, Policies and Intervention for Health Care Providers was developed to help professionals evaluate and improve their response to victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. Conference objectives included facilitating early identification and intervention for domestic violence victims; examining policies and standards to enable participants to provide comprehensive care for victims of violence; analyzing techniques for strengthening relationships between agencies in the community to provide collaborative care to victims of violence; evaluating Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations standards and compliance with these standards; analyzing the issues of statewide standards for the care of victims of violence; and collaborating with experts in the field of domestic violence and sexual assault.   Dr. Jacquelyn C. Campbell, Anna D. Wolf Endowed Professor and associate dean for doctoral education programs and research at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Nursing, discussed “Battered Women and Domestic Violence: Issues and Answers” during the conference. Catherine M. Griel, a registered nurse and executive director of the Centre Abuse Response Team, a community collaborative group established to respond to victims of violence; Donna Hastings, safety audit coordinator for Centre County; and Sgt. John Wilson of the State College Police Department, participated in a panel discussion on “Community Collaboration — Creating a System that Works.”   Maureen C. Jones, an emergency nurse and director of Forensic Nursing Services with the Centre Abuse Response Team, earned a master of science degree in adult health nursing, specializing in forensics and education, from Penn State’s School of Nursing. She was a primary force in obtaining funding for the conference, as well as for a statewide series of programs at nine Penn State campus sites. She presented a session on “Grants and Funding: Finding Resources for Program Development” during the conference.   The School of Nursing in the College of Health and Human Development at Penn State sponsored the conference in cooperation with the Centre Abuse Response Team and the Centre County Women’s Resource Center. The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency awarded a grant to fund the conference. An outreach program of the College of Health and Human Development
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