Programs We Fund

Kennebec Behavioral Health operates the RespectME program, the largest program serving women in the state. Those most often referred to the program are survivors of domestic violence who have used resistive or reactive violence toward a coercive or controlling partner and have been arrested for domestic violence assault. The curriculum – Turning Points – is a 48 week course focused on recognizing the different kinds of violence and the impact that violence can have. Women taking part in the course learn how to decrease the amount of violence in their lives while examining their own beliefs around violence. Those in the course gain an understanding of the dynamics of coercive and controlling violence, the role of hierarchy, the Power and Control Wheel, and the history of response to domestic violence.