When it comes to domestic violence cases, law enforcement officers are trained to secure the scene, arrest perpetrators and keep families safe. But what they're not trained to do is provide social services to the survivors. In Las Vegas, the Metropolitan Police Department teamed up with SafeNest to close that loop -- and their partnership is showing exceptional success.
In this episode, SafeNest's CEO, Liz Ortenburger, talks about SafeNest's pioneering crisis response program and shares more on how SafeNest got its start, how the crisis response program works, the metrics they use to prove their success, how they deal with safety concerns, and much more.
To learn more about SafeNest and the services they offer, visit their website.
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
SafeNest’s mission and services they deliver (01:20)
How SafeNest got started and growth it has experienced (04:40)
Addressing safety concerns for social workers responding to crisis scenes (12:15)
Step by step process of a domestic violence response (19:15)
Staff vs Volunteers at SafeNest and the training both receive (26:25)
Response time and other metrics being collected (35:30)
Money talks: using financial breakdowns to prove the need for programs (42:10)
Plans for future scaling of SafeNest (47:00)
Recommendations for groups starting out doing similar style work (54:05)
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HOST
Jason Friesen is the Founder and Executive Director of Trek Medics International, a 501c3-registered nongovernmental organization (NGO) dedicated to improving access to emergency response networks in communities across the globe through innovative mobile phone technologies.
Learn more about Trek Medics International by visiting their website, and for more info on the Beacon Crisis Response Platform visit here.
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Theme song: "Happy Feliz" by ¡Big Grande! (used with permission).
