June 2008 is National Safety Month

Take this month to plan for your safety if you are in a domestic violence relationship or know someone who is.

CLICK HERE FOR A SAFETY PLAN

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2 Great Fundraisers in August

Albion Fellows Bacon Center will partner will Applebee’s to present
PANCAKE BREAKFAST!

When: August 9th
Time: 7:30 A.M- 10:00 A.M
Where: Applebee’s-west side
5727 Pearl Drive
Evansville, IN
Cost: $5.00
Includes: ALL YOU CAN EAT breakfast (pancakes, eggs, juice and coffee)

Tickets can be purchased in advanced or at door.

OR

If you cannot attend this event please attend “Dining to Donate” Tuesday August 12th from 4pm to 9pm at the Applebee’s west side location. Dine at Applebee’s and 15% of your bill will be donated to Albion. YOU MUST PRESENT A FLYER FOR THIS EVENT.

For more information for either event please contact Sarah at 422-9372.

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8th Annual Volleyball Tournament
September 7th, 2008

Join us again this year for a fun community event. All teams will have plenty of playing time.

There will be three divisions

• Just for Fun/Corporate Sixes

• Coed Sixes

• Coed Quads

The format will be Pool Play to determine the teams that advance into a Single Elimination Tournament.

When: Sunday, September 7th

Where:  Wesselman Park

Cost:  $20.00 per player

What Time: Play will begin at 8:00 AM*

* Please check in at least 30 minutes before your first scheduled game.
After check-in, each team player will receive a gift pack containing:
t-shirt – bottled water – coupons – other gifts.
Complimentary breakfast will be served from 7:30 – 9:30 AM  

Team Prizes
Cash Prize awarded to first place teams
Prizes will also be awarded to 2nd place teams

Entry Deadline: Friday, September 5th at 12 noon.

For more information, contact Sophia at 422-9372 or sjarrett@afbcmail.com

Click here to Sign Up Online!

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Health Care and Domestic Violence

Did you know?
• The cost of intimate partner violence exceeds $5.8 billion each year, $4.1 billion of which is for direct medical and mental health care services.
• Each year, about 324,000 pregnant women in this country are battered by their intimate partners. Few physicians screen pregnant patients for abuse.
• Fifty percent of men who frequently assault their wives frequently assault their children.

      

Information taken from the Family violence Prevention Fund
http://www.endabuse.org/resources/facts/HealthCare.pdf

      

• Victims of intimate partner violence lost almost 8 million days of paid work
• 70-81% of survivors of abuse reported that they wanted their healthcare provider to privately ask them about domestic abuse during their appointments.
• Emerging research indicates that hospital-based domestic violence intervention will reduce health care cost by at least 20%.

For more information CLICK HERE    

 

 

  

***What can health providers do?***

-host a training on domestic violence-all nurses, doctors, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, clinics, etc. should attend.
-routinely screen for domestic violence (when alone with patient)
-have pamphlets or information cards inside patient rooms
-call a domestic violence shelter to find out what else you can do.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 21st, 2007 at 8:18 pm and is filed under General.