Intended Audience: All staff
Credit: ceu's pending
Complexities of Mental Health and Domestic Violence
Augusta Civic Center * September 17, 2009 * Agenda
8:30am - 4:30pm
8:30a.m. Welcome, Opening Remarks
Brenda Harvey, Commissioner, Department of Health and Human Services
Denise Lord, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Corrections
9:00a.m. Long-Term Impact on Children
Francine Stark, BA, Executive Director, Battered Women’s Project
10:00a.m. Break
10:15a.m. Breakouts: (Choose One of the Following)
A. Stalking as a Component of Domestic Violence
Steven Sherrets, PhD, Mental Health/Criminal Justice Manager, DHHS/ DOC
B. Co-occurring Issues in Domestic Violence
Claudia Bepko, LCSW, Project Coordinator, COSIG, DHHS
11:15a.m. Domestic Violence Challenges in Special Populations including Immigrants and Refugees
12:15p.m. Working Lunch: Remarks andCounty/Regional Networking Lunch
Anne Jordon, JD, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
1:15p.m. Current Research on the Experience of Domestic Violence Victims in the Mental Health System
2:15p.m. Break
2:30p.m. Breakouts: (Choose One of the Following)
A. Special Issues in Current and Former Military
B. State and Federal Gun Prohibitions in Domestic Violence Related Cases
3:30p.m. Victims’ Panel
4:15p.m. Closing Remarks
Steven Sherrets, PhD, Mental Health/Criminal Justice Manager, DHHS/ DOC
