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MCEDV Releases First Annual Impact Report at Statehouse Event, Shows Progress...
This week, MCEDV released our first annual Impact Report, which details and celebrates our accomplishments in areas related to housing for survivors, financial empowerment, firearms relinquishment, and...
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MCEDV Video Features Survivor-Advocates
Throughout MCEDV’s network there are many people working and volunteering who are survivors themselves, and still more who have other kinds of personal experience of domestic abuse and other forms of...
View ArticleMCEDV Dives Deep to Move Needle on Firearms and Domestic Abuse
by Kelly O’Connor, MCEDV Training Institute Director In a country and a state where the sheer number of firearms boggles the mind, taking a pragmatic approach to reducing the risk for gun violence –...
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Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2023: Statewide Events
MCEDV and our member programs recognize October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence programs across Maine will host a variety of events and campaigns, honoring survivors and...
View ArticleMCEDV Launches New Film to Promote Direct Financial Assistance for Survivors
This October, MCEDV is launching a new new short film that amplifies survivors’ voices and experiences, and builds awareness of domestic abuse and violence and the resources that are available to...
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Second Cohort Completes the Maine Victim Assistance Academy
By Kelly O’Connor, MCEDV Systems Advocacy Director The second cohort of victim services professionals completed the Maine Victim Assistance Academy (MVAA) after attending the Fall 2023 MVAA Closing...
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Maine Domestic Abuse Homicide Review Panel Releases 14th Biennial Report
Governor Janet Mills addresses the press, backed by members of the Maine Domestic Abuse Homicide Review Panel, at a press conference in the Hall of Flags. The Maine Domestic Abuse Homicide Review Panel...
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Survivors Speak Out re: the Impact of VOCA-Funded Programs
On January 23, 2024, Maine survivors shared their stories with the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary as part of the Public Hearing on LD 2084: An Act to Provide Funding for Essential...
View ArticleMaine Acts to Strengthen Stalking Laws
This winter, both the Maine Legislature and the Maine Law Court acted to protect a strong statutory response to stalking crimes in our state. Last June, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Counterman...
View ArticleMCEDV Seeks Communications Coordinator
The Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence (MCEDV) is hiring a Communications Coordinator. For nearly 50 years, MCEDV has advocated for the right of all people to live free from domestic abuse and...
View ArticleDomestic Violence Action Month: Support the Liberation Fund & Invest in Freedom
This October, as part of Domestic Violence Action Month (DVAM), we are highlighting the Liberation Fund, which was established in 2020 to provide survivors with immediate access to services and...
View ArticleDomestic Violence Awareness Month 2024: Statewide Events
MCEDV and our member programs recognize October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence programs across Maine will host a variety of events and campaigns, honoring survivors and...
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