CHEFA Supports Domestic Violence Services

EAST HARTFORD — Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence recently announced that it will be receiving $180,000 from Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) to be used to provide violence prevention and education programs to youth across Connecticut communities.

According to Jeffrey A. Asher, executive director of CHEFA, “We are very proud of our commitment to the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence both in terms of the amount that we have been able to provide and, more importantly, the people that we have been able to help through your efforts and those of the Connecticut Youth Forum’s Teen Dating and Relationship Violence Prevention Program and the programs of the Office of the Child Advocate.”

The agency’s commitment to the coalition now totals $720,000, including the $180,000 that was distributed on June 18.

“Given that domestic violence, child maltreatment, and youth violence have continued to pervade our society, it seems evident that a sole reliance on criminal justice responses has proven inadequate. It is time for a new orientation toward prevention, early intervention, and a more holistic approach, which offers hope of finally stopping the intergenerational cycle of violence,” said Erika Tindill, Esq, executive director of CCADV.

The Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence is a membership organization whose purpose is to work together to end domestic violence by advocating for victims and changing the social conditions, beliefs, and social actions that perpetuate abuse against victims of domestic violence. For more information about the organization, go to www.ctcadv.org.