Violence Prevention

VLS Report: CVPS Smart Grid successful so far

VCF Staff — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:30:11 +0000

Collaboration, clear policies, and consumer outreach are fueling the successful implementation of Central Vermont Public Services’ smart grid plan, according to results of the first case study in Vermont Law School’s national smart grid research project.

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Climate change: Vermont short of goal but not losing hope

VCF Staff — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:15:00 +0000

A little over two years ago, the Governor's Commission on Climate Change delivered a mammoth document that was supposed to frame Vermont's response to global warming for years to come. So far, however, Vermont appears to have fallen short of that standard.

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Concern Over School Climate Issues

VCF Staff — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:13:00 +0000

Commissioner Armando Vilaseca and Executive Director of the Vermont Human Rights Commission Rob Appel recently recorded a video message aimed at school administrators and staff about the importance of reporting incidents of bullying, hazing and harassment to the state. They also emphasized the Model Bullying Prevention plan of 2011.

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In Vermont, ATF joins hands with Border Patrol

VCF Staff — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:46:45 +0000

A violent crime task force in Vermont is making inroads into firearms trafficking networks that link some of North America's biggest cities — and run through Vermont.

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How are the children?

VCF Staff — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:45:40 +0000

Vermont's Commissioner of the Department for Children and Families reacts to the following statistic: a report of child abuse in Vermont is filed every 33 minutes. The commissioner reminds us, "it is easier to build a child than to repair an adult."

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State, Legal Advocates Forge a Deal to Address Backlog of Elder Abuse Complaints

VCF Staff — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:05:39 +0000

Vermont Legal Aid reported today that a broad coalition of advocacy groups has reached an agreement with the Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living (DAIL) to address the department's serious backlog of investigations involving allegations of abuse, neglect and exploitation of old, frail and disabled Vermonters.

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Vermont May Require Sex Offenders to Use Real Names on Social Networks

VCF Staff — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:27:21 +0000

The state of Vermont is considering a law that would make it illegal for convicted sex offenders to use a false name on social networking sites like Facebook.

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Conference to help Vermont girls avoid violence

VCF Staff — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:22:56 +0000

Women between the ages of 16 and 24 are three times more likely to be victimized by sexual assaults, personal safety expert Paul Henry Danylewich said, and he hopes his conference can do something about it. Organizers are preparing for The Vermont Girl Conference, a traveling violence against women awareness event for girls ages 14 to 19, coming to The Essex this fall.

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Vermont's SAFE-T Program receives grant

VCF Staff — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:21:32 +0000

Vermont's Prevent Child Abuse SAFE-T program, will get $500,000 in federal grant money, Sen. Patrick Leahy said Saturday in Burlington at a Walk to End Child Abuse. The SAFE-T Program is a middle school curriculum focused on violence and child sexual abuse prevention. "As we celebrate the lives of all our children today, let us remember those who have survived child abuse and whose injuries are life long," said Linda Johnson, Prevent Child Abuse Vermont director.

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Schools must add sex abuse ed to studies

VCF Staff — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:16:45 +0000

Vermont’s public schools will be expected to play a greater role in preventing and reporting child sexual abuse, under a new law that passed the Legislature this year. Under the state’s new sexual abuse response system, schools will have to teach sexual abuse prevention as part of their health curriculum and school employees will be required to receive training on how to recognize the signs of sexual abuse and know what to do if the warning signs are visible.

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