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Bureau of Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention
217-524-6034


Public Assistance (TANF)

Sections: Welfare Reform, Prevalence of Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence, Illinois TANF Program (Implications for TANF Families in Illinois (Work Requirements, Income Disregards, Personal Responsibility), Time Limits (What stops the time limit?, Exceptions to the 60-month limit, Domestic Violence Exclusion)), Need for Collaboration

The Criminal Justice System

Sections: Common Perspectives, Relationship Between Substance Use and the Crime of Domestic Violence, Batterers' Services, Victims' Perspective, Recent Legislation, Best Practices

Child Welfare

Sections: Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment, Child Witnessing, Substance Abuse and Child Maltreatment, Safety and Sobriety, Programmatic Responses to the Issue of Child Witnessing, Ethics, Training and Certification