Jessica Figueroa-Meme explains Intimate Partner Violence Assistance at the VA - KTEP

Published October 17, 2022 astatine 1:00 PM MDT

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and big Louie Saenz sits down with Jessica Figueroa-Meme from the El Paso VA Health Care System to larn more. The VA is expanding consciousness of their Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program (IPV) to assistance soldiers, veterans and their families. IPV is immoderate convulsive behaviour betwixt existent oregon erstwhile intimate partners. These behaviors tin beryllium emotional, psychological, physical, oregon sexual. In this interrogation we larn astir assorted situations that make issues betwixt partners and the effects connected children.

If you request to speech to a VA Partner Violence Assistance Program Coordinator interaction the VA astatine 915.782.5372 oregon telephone the National Domestic Violence Hotline astatine 1-800-799-7233. You tin besides scope retired for assistance via their Facebook.

About the guest:

Jessica Figueroa-Meme is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Program Coordinator for the VA. She is presently moving connected her doctorate of Social Work with a absorption connected administrative leadership. She speaks 5 languages and enjoys her enactment to amended the nationalist and alteration the communicative connected home unit successful bid to make steadfast relationships.

This interrogation primitively aired connected October 15, 2022.