FOUR WAYS TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL SAFELY WHEN USING A CUSTODY AGREEMENT For some parents and their children, the back-to-school season is exciting. It is full of gathering new school supplies and meeting new teachers; for others experiencing domestic violence, back to school can be very stressful, full of fear and unknowns. With schools […]
Center for Domestic Peace lauds the California State Auditor’s recent report pointing to systemic failures regarding the monitoring and accountability of batterer intervention programs (BIPS). As co-author of the original legislation that established the statewide standards for BIPS, we and domestic violence advocates throughout the state have known for years that failure on the part […]
GREAT NEWS! There’s been a 32% decrease over eight years in domestic violence-related calls to Marin law enforcement! This trend is not seen anywhere else in California! Center for Domestic Peace (C4DP) is excited to share highlights from a recent study that tells us why this is happening only in Marin. When we enlisted Dr. […]
In This Together! “Thursday’s group helps a lot — it’s a place where you feel safe and you can talk about all these things, and they’re not judging.” As noted last year in our 2021 edition of PeaceWatch, C4DP received a multi-year national demonstration grant from the Administration for Children and Families to evaluate the […]
Shining a Light on the Link Between Domestic Violence and Animal Abuse Animal abuse is often the first visible sign of a family in trouble. C4DP is partnering with Marin Humane to directly address this issue. This past April, C4DP and Marin Humane hosted a 90-minute, online webinar on the link between animal abuse and […]
The shelter-in-place (SIP) order has had a significant impact on C4DP and those we serve. One unanticipated side effect is that we are well on our way to becoming “Tech-Sperts” or experts in technology as a result. With 55 employees living in 5 different counties, SIP and remote work created new challenges for C4DP around […]