Karalyn, Mulligan, President of the Maryland Health Care Coalition Against Domestic Violence, speaks out about Domestic Violence during the COVID-19 epidemic. Check out the news story here.
Many of us have experienced the fear of the pandemic-spread, the scarcity of resources in our local stores, the complications of our jobs and children’s schools closing, but for those who are living through everyday abuse and violence, COVID-19 can have even more devastating impacts on their health and safety.
Whether you are an advocate … Read more
The Maryland Health Care Coalition Against Domestic Violence strongly supports a current bill in the Maryland Legislature that would classify intentional strangulation and suffocation as first degree assaults, rather than the second degree offenses that they are currently charged as.
The Coalition submitted written testimony to the Maryland House Judiciary Committee, arguing for passage … Read more
Victims of domestic violence can be identified in the health care setting and linked with resources to improve their safety – one of many reasons to screen for IPV. This article details how a Texas hospital improved its screening and response protocols after learning of a recent patient’s death in a domestic incident.
Save the date for The Coalition’s next seminar: The Inter-Relationship of Adult Domestic Violence, HIV, and STIs on Thursday, March 5, 2020 from 10 am -12 pm at MedChi in Baltimore. Speaker: Jean-Michel Brevelle. … Read more
