OVER 100 participants from government agencies and community groups, all engaged in child protection advocacy, attended a two-day training at the Aqua Resort Club last week. Hosted by the Division of Youth Services, the training focused on the impact of domestic violence on children. The resource speaker was private consultant Beth Meeks, a skilled practitioner with extensive experience in gender-based violence and direct work with both victims and offenders.
DYS Administrator Vivian Sablan said, โOur children are at the heart of our families and our CNMI. When they witness domestic violence โ whether itโs hearing an argument or seeing it happen โ it affects them deeply.โ She added that the training with Meeks was designed to ensure every agency, from law enforcement to social services, understands that impact and knows how to respond. โThe turnout of the event on Thursday and Friday shows that as a community, weโre committed to protecting our children and breaking the cycle of violence in our islands,โ Sablan said.
