DASACC (Domestic Abuse & Sexual Assault Crisis Center), a prominent non-profit organization dedicated to supporting survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, is proud to announce the introduction of its groundbreaking Abuse Intervention Program (AIP). This pioneering initiative marks a significant milestone in addressing domestic violence in Warren County, effectively bridging a critical gap in community services.

The Abuse Intervention Program (AIP) is a comprehensive program designed to provide individual or group counseling for individuals who have caused harm in their intimate partner relationships. Unlike any previous programs in the area, AIP employs a Risk, Needs, Responsivity (RNR) framework, ensuring a holistic approach to addressing underlying issues for those causing harm, regardless of barriers or co-occurring challenges.

AIP’s primary objectives include.  Enhancing participants’ ability to recognize and understand abusive behaviors and ultimately reducing future abusive behaviors.  The program recognizes that Warren County has lacked a similar intervention program for several years, and DASACC is committed to filling this crucial void in community services.  Key highlights of the Abuse Intervention Program (AIP) include:

• Expertly Trained Staff: AIP staff are highly trained in evidence-based therapeutic approaches, ensuring clients receive the highest quality care.
• Flexible Duration: AIP services do not impose a fixed duration on clients but emphasize successful completion based on individualized treatment goals.
• The program’s flexibility allows clients to progress at their own pace, recognizing that genuine change takes time.
• Focus on Key Themes: AIP centers around essential themes, including accountability, strengthened empathy, healthy communication, healthy core beliefs, intersectionality, personal change, and responsibility. It provides education on relationship skills, conflict management, the effects of domestic violence on families, positive parenting, and emotional coping skills.
• Cultural Awareness: The program delves into the societal impact of domestic violence, addressing issues such as toxic masculinity and the intersectionality of marginalized populations involved in domestic violence incidents.
• Dedicated Office Space: To ensure survivors’ and program participants’ safety and privacy, DASACC has established a separate office space exclusively for AIP services.

DASACC’s Executive Director, Isela Arras expressed her enthusiasm for the program, saying, “For more than 30 years, DASACC has been the only agency providing services to victims of interpersonal violence throughout the greater Warren County community.  With our AIP services, we want to extend that same compassion and commitment to the partners of victims of domestic violence with the hope of creating healthier Warren County families”.

Monika Connell, the Abuse Intervention Program Clinical Manager, can be reached at (908) 952-0190, and Stacie Hill, the Abuse Intervention Program Coordinator, is available at (908) 952-0178 to answer any questions or provide additional information about the program.

DASACC is proud to take this critical step in enhancing the well-being of our community. The introduction of the Abuse Intervention Program reflects our commitment to creating a safer and more inclusive environment for all residents of Warren County.

For further information or media inquiries, please contact:
Stacie Hill, Abuse Intervention Program Clinical Manager
shill@dasacc.org or (908) 952-0178

The mission of the Domestic Abuse & Sexual Assault Crisis Center is to help, serve, and advocate for those impacted by interpersonal violence, to be active regarding its prevention, and to create positive change. DASACC serves all those who identify as being impacted by interpersonal violence; and we strive to maintain knowledge and sensitivity of the impact of race/ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, citizenship, disability status, neurodiversity, age, mental health, substance use and any other aspect which makes a person unique.

If you or someone you know is being hurt, we can help. Call our 24/7 helpline/hotline: 908.453.4181 visit our website at www.dasacc.org to chat with us via our 24/7 web chat.