Support Groups Offered

We now offer an English and Spanish domestic violence support group once a week. 

 

Prescott Valley Domestic Violence Prevention Plan goals:

Current activities within Goal One, Public Awareness,  include:

Adults and Children Together Against Violence (ACT) is a violence prevention project that focuses on adults who raise, care for and teach young children ages 0-8 years. It is designed to prevent violence by helping these adults to be positive role models and learn the skills to teach young children non-violent ways to resolve conflicts, deal with frustration and handle anger.

Created in 1999 by the American Psychological Association (APA) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the ACT project includes a national media campaign and training for community professionals through ACT Community Coordinators in sites around the country.

ACT Focuses on FOUR MODULES:

Anger management

Positive Discipline vs. Punishment

Social Problem Solving (Conflict Resolution)

Media Violence

Parents Raising Safe Kids is an 8-week parenting seminar, which provides alternatives to violence.   To learn more, click here.  Please note that registration for the English class has closed, but there is still opening for the Spanish class.

For more information about ACT, please visit actagainstviolence.apa.org.

Current activities under Goal Two, Victim Support, include:

Victims of domestic violence in Prescott Valley are referred by law enforcement to the Yavapai Family Advocacy Center (YFAC).  Free victim support meet once a week for one hour.  These groups are offered in English and Spanish and are supportive and instructional in nature, and are led by trained professionals. Please call YFAC at (928) 775-0669 for further information.

Current activities under Goal Three, Perpetrator Accountability, include:

A domestic violence incidence database is being developed to track indicators of domestic violence in Prescott Valley including: the number of DV reports; DV arrests (by gender); whether weapons, alcohol or drugs were involved; whether a criminal complaint was filed, and whether children were present.  The data being collected are based on quarterly summaries prepared by the PV police department.

Through the grant’s funding we have place a victim advocate at the PV Magistrate’s office.