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OVCRC

06/27/2007

I am doing research on the effects that religion has in deterring deviant and criminal behavior. I am curious to know if you experience individuals that turn to other avenues of healing, other than religio...

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Candace

06/27/2007

It is important to remember that, while most victims do not...

Elaine Witman

07/02/2007

As part of our Crime Prevention strategy, we want to fund old and new initiatives with a strong collaborative component. We are exploring ways to engage the faith base community, either as a partner with ...

Marsetta Lee

06/27/2007

The program ideas that you mentioned all seem great. Allow ...

Elaine Witman

07/16/2007

It is important to discover what these organizations are alr...

G L White-Perry

06/27/2007

Our department is developing a faith based initiative with local ministers. The program will be run out of the department. Is there a model of a similiar program we could look at abd is there a name and ...

P. Byrne

06/27/2007

Yes, in 1997, Rev. Mercer developed such an initiative while...

Rev. T. Mercer

07/16/2007

As a victim/witness coordinator for many years, I have run across many occasions when it would have been very helpful to have a community/faith based partnership in place to refer victims for assistance.Of...

Mary Kay

06/27/2007

In answer to your good question, I would like to offer sever...

Elaine Witman

07/16/2007

We are in the process of developing a faith based initiative,through te police depart and local churches. Is there a model in place, which you would suggest we look at which has worked well? If so do you...

Pat Byrne

06/27/2007

Yes, in 1997, Rev. Mercer developed such an initiative while...

Rev. T. Mercer

07/16/2007

I work for an organization called CASA. We match volunteers with children in the foster care system. We have partnered with our state child welfare group to recruit both CASA volunteers and foster famili...

Keri McDonald

06/27/2007

I do not know of any nationwide intitiatives but I would thi...

Elaine Witman

07/16/2007

Is there a best "method" to get the faith community to collaborate with state government?

Mercer

06/27/2007

Getting the faith community to collaborate with state govern...

Elaine Witman

07/12/2007

What is the best way to get our area faith-based leaders started in a discussion of collaborating with rape crisis and dv centers?

Meg

06/27/2007

We recommend that the best way to raise awareness and genera...

Elaine Witman

07/16/2007

Meg:I've been working with the local Clergy for 22 years and...

Edgar Mohorko

06/28/2007

How do you get churches of different denominations to work together on this issue?

Theresa Mercer

06/27/2007

We call your attention to the response for Barbara F-T. Tha...

Theresa Elaine

06/27/2007

On a weekly basis our team make phone calls, set appointment...

StephanieManuel

06/27/2007

Although the needs of the black and white churches may be inherently similar, the cultural differences may pose such difficulty that resistance is met regarding a collaborative effort. How might we go ab...

Carleen Vincent

06/27/2007

Culture diversity initiatives takes team work and are about ...

Rev. T. Mercer

07/16/2007

We are a Domestic Violence Task Force located in the St. of Washington. We would like the faith community to be our focus during DV Awareness month in October. We would like suggestions on how to approac...

Patty Cooper

06/27/2007

We suggest in approaching the faith community for the purpos...

Theresa Elaine

06/27/2007

I am a Forensic Interviewer in a CAC in Oklahoma City. As a trained interviewer we are supposed to be non bias in our interviews. My question is how do we remain un bais and still stay truth to our faith...

Larry McC

06/27/2007

The spiritual development in children is often damaged when...

Elaine Witman

07/16/2007

As a social science researcher, I am well aware of the profe...

Carleen Vincent

06/27/2007

I am an ordained Christian minister who frequently does trainings related to DV. Ministers and laypersons always ask questions related to theological underpinnings of DV/SA work and interpretation of sacre...

Gwen

06/27/2007

I apologize if I misunderstood your question. I agree with ...

Elaine Witman

07/16/2007

I appreciate your response. What I was trying to get at was ...

Gwen

07/05/2007

Spirituality is often damaged in people who have been victim...

Elaine Witman

07/02/2007

So glad to see you two discussing these initiatives. One component of your recent OVC-funded initiative dealt with sustaining a network of faith-based and secular providers beyond the funding period. I am ...

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Dana DeHart

06/27/2007

Dana, Please forgive the delay in responding to your questio...

Elaine Witman

07/19/2007

Are you going to include Tribal Traditions in your disscussion of Healing. Tribal Traditions are a Spiritual offering to the people who come for Healing.

Martin Martinez

06/27/2007

Healing is for all. Healing comes in different forms. Amaz...

Rev. T. Mercer

07/16/2007

Are there examples or models of how churches can support and assist persons who experience harm as a result of crime or other damaging experience? What are the theological supports, and orthopraxic implic...

James Loewen

06/27/2007

Theologically, churches/faith-based organizations missions a...

Theresa Elaine

06/27/2007

Here in Florida we have in our community several churchs whi...

StephanieManuel

06/27/2007

I am the director of Prevention Services for the Catholic Schools in our diocese. Primarily we do classroom presentations of evidence based programs. We are looking for other funding sources, as our state...

cathy g

06/27/2007

We have a couple of suggestions. Many states have Children'...

Theresa Elaine

06/27/2007

For many years, we have worked to engage the faith community as a partner to support victims of child abuse and domestic violence. But 2 challenges remain which we have yet to overcome: how to maximize e...

MariannKenville

06/27/2007

This is an answer for Deborah. You pose an important questi...

Elaine Witman

07/16/2007

Deborah

06/27/2007

The strategies for engaging the faith community as a partner...

Theresa Elaine

06/27/2007

We are about to start (Jan. 2008) a Faith-Based Reentry program from a prison to the Richmond, Va. community. The prison is near Richmond also. We have 15 beds alloted. We have a pre-release and post relea...

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Louis Cei

06/27/2007

I am sure you understand people re-offend more likely when t...

Rev. T. Mercer

07/16/2007

Thank you. I have printed your response and your resources l...

Louis B. Cei

06/27/2007

We Have had a Faith Component in Britt House for about four ...

StephanieManuel

06/27/2007

We applaud your efforts to utilize the Prison Fellowship Min...

Theresa Elaine

06/27/2007

Restorative Justice is now catching on throughout the world. Will it succeed better here if unconnected to religion, or can it avoid church-state separation criticism by being completely ecumenical?

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Jack Lawrence

06/27/2007

I very much approve your ideas, and I would like to agree wi...

Jack Lawrence

07/02/2007

Forgiveness and Healing is a mission of Faith. In order to ...

Theresa Elaine

06/27/2007

I am really interested in ideas for getting clergy involved in learning about issues of dv and best practices for dealing with both victims and perpetrators who seek out their assistance. How can we get t...

Barbara F-T

06/27/2007

Our Chaplain and Program manager is in the process of mentor...

StephanieManuel

06/27/2007

We currently have a Domestic Violence Symposium scheduled fo...

Carleen Vincent

06/27/2007

We recommend that the best way to raise awareness and genera...

Theresa Elaine

06/27/2007

START GUEST HOST SESSION - The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is pleased to welcome Rev. Theresa Mercer and Elaine Witman to the OVC Web Forum. They are available to answer your questions and share best...

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OVCRC

06/27/2007