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The Department of Health and Human Services Domestic Violence/Rape Crisis Program does not provide direct services. If you are in danger, call 911, a local hotline, the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.
The overall goal is to prevent and reduce domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking crimes in North Dakota by:
- implementing primary prevention strategies to prevent sexual and intimate partner violence by promoting healthy relationships, social norms change, and bystander intervention;
- funding projects including supervised visitation and exchange services and domestic violence offender treatment;
- supporting coordinated community response to strengthen effective law enforcement and prosecution strategies
- emphasizing implementation of comprehensive strategies that are sensitive to the needs and safety of victims and that hold offenders accountable.
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