Do the possible: Forming and Energizing a Coordinated Response to Non-Fatal Strangulation

1:30 PM - 3:00 PMWed

Speakers

Janae Jurkowski

Victim Advocate

Clackamas County District Attorney's Office

John Wentworth

Chief Deputy District Attorney

Clackamas County District Attorney's Office

Jennifer Stephens

Medical Examiner, FNP

James Peterson

Detective Sergeant

Lake Oswego Police Department

Katie Schafer

Regional SANE Coordinator

Providence Health and Services-Oregon

Sarah Van Dyke

Domestic Violence Systems Coordinator

Clackamas County Health, Housing & Human Services

Strangulation in the context of domestic violence has developed into a significant field of study and system focus over the past decade. It is time for communities to commit to making strangulation a priority in the overall improvement of their coordinated community response.