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Coalition releases statement on recent ipv fatalities in the maryland medical community

With great sadness, The Maryland Health Care Coalition Against Domestic Violence recognizes the tragic loss of three nurses in Maryland due to domestic violence. The victims, Tara Labang and Wendy Natalie Black, were shot and killed by their former partner, also a nurse, before he took his own life. [See article here.]

Acknowledging the statistic … Read more


The Coalition Supports the Launch of a New Violence Response Team

The Coalition has been helpful in the development of a new hospital-based intervention program. Lifebridge Health’s Center for Hope is launching a Violence Response Team (VRT) at Grace Medical Center, formerly Bon Secours Hospital in West Baltimore. The VRT Manager Colleen Moore (who has been involved with the Coalition for many years) is in the … Read more


Coalition’s President Discusses Intimate Partner Violence on “Maryland Perspectives”

Karalyn Mulligan, President of the Maryland Health Care Coalition Against Domestic Violence, speaks with Amelia on 98 Rock’s “Maryland Perspectives” regarding domestic violence dynamics, the impact of the pandemic on IPV survivors, the importance of screening for abuse in medical settings and more. Listen to it here.


Medical Forensic Evaluations for Intimate Partner Violence Injuries Should Not Incur a Cost to Survivors

Throughout the nation, survivors of sexual assault can have their injuries treated and evidence collected as part of a Sexual Assault Forensic Evaluation (SAFE).  These exams, often performed by an expert Forensic Nurse Examiner, benefit those who initially report the assault to law enforcement or those who want to hold open the possibility of reporting … Read more


The Value and Efficacy of Hospital-Based Intimate Partner Violence Programs

Violence, in particular domestic or intimate partner violence (IPV), is a relatively newly recognized issue for the medical field and healthcare professionals.  It wasn’t until 1985 that U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop presented interpersonal violence as a public health issue, separate from an issue of criminal justice or community welfare. [1] Since … Read more


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RECENT EVENTS

  • Domestic Violence Awareness Month Film Screening of “Sisters Rising”
  • Seminar: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Immigrant Communities
  • Elder Abuse Prevention and Response
  • The Overlap, Interplay and Intricacies of Intimate Partner & Sexual Violence (IPSV)
  • The Health Impacts of Intimate Partner Violence
  • Open Seminar for DV and SA Advocates in the Medical Setting
  • Domestic Violence Awareness Month Movie Screening of “And So I Stayed”
  • Implicit Bias in Health Care Seminar
  • Coalition Conducts Seminar on Intimate Partner Violence and Pregnancy
  • The Coalition Hosts Health and Domestic Violence Seminar Series

RECENT NEWS

  • Coalition Member Featured on Veterans Health Watch
  • Coalition’s Coordinator Interviewed for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
  • Coalition Member Discusses Intimate Partner Violence on WBFF-TV
  • The Coalition’s Coordinator Discusses Brain Injury in Baltimore Magazine
  • The Joint Commission Releases IPV Safety Recommendations for Health Care Professionals
  • Coalition releases statement on recent ipv fatalities in the maryland medical community
  • The Coalition Supports the Launch of a New Violence Response Team
  • Coalition’s President Discusses Intimate Partner Violence on “Maryland Perspectives”
  • Medical Forensic Evaluations for Intimate Partner Violence Injuries Should Not Incur a Cost to Survivors
  • The Value and Efficacy of Hospital-Based Intimate Partner Violence Programs

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