§ 9-15-404 - Safety plans and education. - Arkansas Statutes

9-15-404. Safety plans and education.

The purpose of this subchapter is to:

(1) Develop increased and improved security measures that provide greater protection for victims of spousal abuse, especially those who have orders of protection;

(2) Help victims create a safety plan to keep them and their children as safe as possible by developing publications as described under 9-15-405 on what to do and where to go if danger occurs;

(3) Make safety plan publications as described under 9-15-405 available in public health centers and for distribution to victims by police officers when responding to spousal abuse calls;

(4) Create special training initiatives regarding the dynamics of spousal abuse for police intake officers, health officials, and social workers in order to help ensure a continuously improving response to spousal abuse;

(5) Encourage the development of community-based, civic-based, and faith-based healthy relationship courses to teach to both adolescent boys and adolescent girls as they begin to date:

(A) The elements of healthy relationships;

(B) Acceptable and unacceptable behavior in relationships;

(C) The concept of respect;

(D) Conflict resolution techniques;

(E) Antiviolence; and

(F) The prevention of sexual assault and sexual harassment;

(6) Help raise awareness about the devastating impact that spousal abuse has on children and families; and

(7) Assist with the development of increased protection of victims of spousal abuse by establishing standards for protection and response by convening a committee of relevant experts in the field of health care and law enforcement to recommend standards to the General Assembly.