Welcome to the South Dakota Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

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The South Dakota Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault is working for the major social changes necessary to eliminate both personal and societal violence against all women and their children.

Referral Only: 1.800.572.9196 | P.O. Box 141, Pierre, SD 57501 | PH: 605.945.0869 | FX: 605.945-0870 | Contact Us

TRAINING

SDCADVSA provides Law Enforcement, Advocacy, Coordinated Community Response and other domestic violence and sexual assault trainings.

SDCADVSA partners with member programs to bring training to their communities.

Here, SDCADVSA, along with the Sacred Heart Family Violence Center/Women’s Shelter and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Family Violence Services and Tribal Courts, co-sponsored a Law Enforcement training for local tribal police officers, detention officers, and women shelter advocates.

Pearl Gulbranson, Education Specialist provided the two-day training called “Law Enforcement Response to Domestic Violence: Keeping Women and Children Safe” to over 20 participants, which was held on Oct. 13 - 14, 2007 at the Main Youth Center in Eagle Butte, SD.

For more information on how to organize a training in your community, or for upcoming trainigs offered by SDCADVSA, please contact Pearl Gulbranson, SA and DV Outreach, 605-722-3917 or email: [email protected] or contact [email protected] or call us Toll-free at 1-800-572-9196 for referrals.


	Need Help? Abuse happens in every culture, every country, and every age group, and it may be happening to you. Click here to find out more. In memory of the Silent Witnesses, those women and children who died needlessly as a result of domestic violence. Log on to the Silent Witness National Initiative for more information.