Show 6: Preventing Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault in Alaska

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month so this time on Kids These Days! we are exploring the programs and meeting the individuals who are working to combat the high rates of domestic violence and sexual assault (DV/SA) in our state.

IN-STUDIO GUESTS: Joining KTD Host Shana Sheehy are two guests who address the need for public awareness about these crimes while speaking about prevention measures and offeing advice for victims or those who want to help someone in need.

• Katie TePas (at left) is the the state's DV/SA Response Coordinator.

• Sgt. Cindi Stanton (at right) is the head of the Crimes Against Children Unit at the Anchorage Police Department.

** If you are in crisis and need help, call 911 or click here for statewide hotline numbers that will link you to services and shelters in your area.

RESOURCES FOR PARENTS & CHILDREN:

The Alaska Council on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault and the UAA Justice Center partnered to produce the 2010 Alaska Victimization Survey (opens as a PDF) released last week.

• Alaska 2-1-1
• Alaska Cares
• Alaska Native Justice Center
• Alaska Office of Victims' Rights
• Alaska's Children's Advocacy Centers
• Standing Together Against Rape (STAR Alaska)
• Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children
• Alaska Children's Alliance
• Anchorage Police Department
• Alaska Network on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
• Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
• Wired Safety
• Net Smartz
• Web Wise Kids
• Safe Kids
• Obtaining a DV Protective Order (restraining order) how-to videos in English, Spanish, Yup'ik

FEATURED STORIES:

- Staying SAFE in Dillingham - Ginger Baim, the executive director of Safe and Fear-Free Environment (SAFE) in Dillingham shared her point of view on the state's new Choose Respect initiative as a professional who has been combating DV/SA in Alaska for 35 years.

- Free services for victims - KTD Contributor Jessica Cochran spoke with the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (ANDVSA) to report on the pro-bono legal and victim services available throughout the state. [Listen]

- Alaska's teens stand up against DV/SA - KTD Producer Sarah Gonzales spoke with two teens, Bo and Isis, and one adult, Lori Grassgreen, the prevention director at the ANDVSA who worked to create the Stand Up, Speak Up! media campaign produced in partnership with the Departments of Health and Social Services and Public Safety. The goal of the campaign is to promote respect - for self and others - as a means to ending interpersonal violence among teens. [Listen]

** If you are in crisis and need help, call 911 or click here for statewide hotline numbers that will link you to services and shelters in your area.