Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Norristown, PA 19403:

Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Norristown, PA 19403: Announcement of a Focus Group Study to Be Held Addressing the Issue

According to statistical reports on crimes in Norristown, PA and specifically in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, there have been 35 offenses against family and children for 2012 YTD. In 2011, there were 52 offenses against family and children total. According to one source, Norristown, PA "consistently evidences the highest rates of domestic violence, substance abuse, child abuse, school dropouts, unemployment, inadequate housing, and violent crime in Montgomery County. (Norristown CTC Risk and Resource Assessment, 2005) Norristown Area School District has one of the highest incidences of truancy in the state of Pennsylvania with 56,322 instances of truancy in 2005/2006 for a student population of 6,846 students. Truant youth are often the perpetrators and victims of crime in Norristown." (Pennsylvania Truancy Toolkit, nd)

Focus Group Study Participants

All practitioners who deal directly with the issue of domestic violence in the Norristown, PA area are invited to attend the focus group study. Also invited are all citizens in the Norristown, PA area who have dealt with or experienced domestic violence in their own lives. Also invited to attend are court system and legal professionals

II. Meetings

The focus group will be held on each Saturday in the month of October and will be held at the community center in Norristown, PA.

III. Reasons to Attend the Focus Group Study

All individuals who have experienced domestic violence directly or indirectly in their lives or who have clients who have experienced domestic violence are invited to attend. The benefits derived from attendance include a better understanding of how to cope with and end the problem of domestic violence in the Norristown, PA area.

IV. Purpose

The purpose of distribution of this flyer is to inform all potential participants of the meeting fo the focus group on the issue of domestic violence.

Summary

The target audience in the focus group study are those living, working, and practicing in the Norristown, PA area who have dealt directly or indirectly with domestic violence in their lives or the lives of their family or clients. The location of the community center has been chosen due to its central and easily accessed location in Norristown, PA. The flyer will be distributed throughout the Norristown, PA area in businesses and schools as well as in clinics and hospitals.

Benefits for those attending include gaining a better understanding of how to cope with and ultimately reduce the issue of domestic violence in the lives of Norristown, PA residents. Norristown is situated in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. CBS Philly News reported on February 9, 2012 that advocates for domestic violent victims have expressed concerns over