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| Carilion Bedford Memorial Hosp |
| Jefferson College of Health Sciences Awarded Federal Grant from the Department of Justice, Office on |
| Date : - 07/10/2008 |
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Jefferson College of Health Sciences Awarded Federal Grant from the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
Jefferson College of Health Sciences (JCHS) has been awarded a federal grant totaling $235,201 from the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). The College applied for the grant in March 2008 as part of the “Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program.” The federal money will fund a three-year initiative of training, programming, and physical improvements on campus. Grant money will also cover speakers and other educational programming that will be open to theRoanoke community over the coming years.
JCHS partnered with five programs and agencies in the Roanoke community to apply for the grant. These partner agencies were the Roanoke City Police Department, the Carilion Clinic Police and Security Department, Project Horizon, the Forensic Nurse Examiner Program at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital and the Sexual Assault Response and Awareness Program, a part of the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance.
“There were many faculty, staff and students involved in designing our grant application,” says Jennifer Carlo, JCHS dean for Student Services and one of the project co-directors. “We are looking forward to a campus-wide effort, in collaboration with our partner agencies, to draw attention to these important issues.”
In addition to Carlo, the other JCHS staff members who will serve as project co-directors for the grant are Susan L. Booth, physical plant and safety officer; Dr. Stacey Lilley, director of Counseling and Wellness, Student Services Department; and Dr. Douglas Southard, college provost and dean for Academic Affairs.
JCHS President Dr. Carol Seavor notes that women typically make up 80 to 85 percent of the College’s student population and this award is very much appreciated and timely. “The opportunity to partner with other community agencies adds great potential for success and strengthens ties to our community,” Seavor says. “In these uncertain times that call for heightened security on campuses, this grant will provide us with additional resources to ensure that JCHS is well prepared to provide a safe environment that supports high quality living and learning.”
The application process required JCHS to propose programs that would prevent and reduce violence against women while also ensuring support for victims of violence on campus. Among the actions that will be implemented with funds from the grant are:
* Organizing a violence prevention task force on campus.
* Developing educational programs about stalking and relationship or sexual violence for students.
* Providing ongoing training for specific members of the College Administrative Team and staff in dealing with situations involving violence against women.
* Enhancing the training for security officers dealing with situations resulting in violence against women.
* Strengthening the knowledge of dealing with violence against women for disciplinary boards on campus.
* Creating training for peer outreach programs to provide victims with counseling and support groups.
* Developing online resources about domestic and dating violence, sexual assault and stalking for students.
* Installing cameras, emergency phones and security doors that can only be opened with an identification card across the JCHS campus.
The schedule for implementing these projects is being determined now by the College. As part of the grant acceptance agreement, JCHS will report the progress of implementing these projects to the OVW.
The OVW is part of the federal Department of Justice and is committed to raising awareness and supporting training and services responding to incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. The OVW currently administers 12 grant programs to communities or entities that are developing programs and policies aimed at ending these crimes and providing help to victims. More information about OVW can be found online at http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/.
JCHS is a private higher education institution that focuses on providing healthcare education and is fully integrated with Carilion Clinic. Founded in 1914 as the Jefferson Hospital School of Nursing, JCHS now offers its approximately 1,000 students many opportunities to become part of the healthcare profession, serving communities from southwest Virginia to the Shenandoah Valley and beyond. The school’s graduates are building healthier tomorrows for those in need every day across the country. More information is available at www.jchs.edu.
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| Reference : - www.carilion.com |
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