Month: August 2021

CLIENT SPOTLIGHT: Everyday, the Rose Andom Center helps domestic abuse survivors like Leigh build safety and inspire hope. Leigh came to us after learning that their abuser, who they had a temporary protective order against, moved less than a mile from their apartment. After connecting with the Rose Andom Center, Leigh worked with a resource [...] Read More

Access to civil legal help is critical to increasing safety for domestic violence victims. Studies have shown that civil legal services are a critical component of a coordinated response to intimate partner violence and one that has been under-recognized and often challenging to obtain. The Denver-metro area is fortunate to have Project Safeguard as a [...] Read More

“Every year 3-4 million women in the U.S. are abused and 1,500-1,600 are killed by their abusers. The challenge for those who encounter abused women is to identify those with the highest level of danger.” - Danger Assessment, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (2021) One of the most valuable experiences a victim has when they [...] Read More

Twenty years ago, the Denver Metro Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee began the work of learning from the most tragic cases, and what they found resoundingly is – Collaboration and coordinating information is not just best practice for helping abuse survivors recover and rebuild but is critical to saving lives. Collaboration is the cornerstone of [...] Read More