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Missoula County Montana - New podcast episode | Just Response Advocating for survivors children and families 28 February 2024 ( news )
Missoula County , state Montana ( By Press Release office)
Feb 28,2024
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Domestic violence , also often referred to as intimate partner violence , can be difficult to address and has lasting effects on individuals , families and communities . Missoula County’s
Just Response program
, made up of mental and medical health professionals , law enforcement , advocacy groups , child protection and criminal justice organizations , works to respond to DV cases and increase overall community safety .
The commissioners recently sat down with Erin Shreder , Just Response coordinator , to discuss the tangible results of this inter - agency collective , the upstream causes of domestic violence and more .
Click here to listen!
This episode deals with difficult topics like relationship and domestic violence . The
Crime Victim Advocate Division
of Missoula County is here to help you . Please call 406 - 258 - 3830 or visit their office at 317 Woody Street .
YWCA Missoula
is another resource and their crisis line is 1 - 800 - 483 - 7858 .
Related links and resources:
Strangulation Protocol
First Step Resource Center
All Nations Health Center
University of Montana Student Advocacy Resource Center
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800 - 799 - 7233
National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1 - 800 - 656 - 4673
About this podcast:
The Missoula County commissioners host "The Agenda" podcast , which aims to help county residents better understand how local government works and how it affects their lives . In each episode , the commissioners sit down with fellow staff , elected officials and community partners to discuss public sector projects and trending topics .
The podcast , formerly titled "Tip of the Spear , " received the 2022 Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties .
The Communications Division at Missoula County produces this podcast with support from Missoula Community Access Television (
MCAT
) . If you have something you’d like to add to the conversation , email
[email protected]
.
Missoula County is grateful to have MCAT as partner in local government , as that partnership allows us to use their podcast recording equipment free of charge , and it allows us to produce a high - quality podcast without the County needing to purchase this necessary equipment .
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