Domestic Violence Expert Witness

03/28/2026

Laura Williams, Lisa Young Larance, Lori Stavnes and Melissa Scaia are very excited to collaborate with the North Dakota Domestic & Sexual Violence Coalition (NDDSVC) for the revision of men’s intervention program standards and the development of new women’s intervention program standards to address domestic violence. The North Dakota Domestic & Sexual Violence Coalition has taken on a process with intervention programs, advocacy agencies and other stakeholders that will be survivor-centered and accounting for the context of their state.

02/24/2026

Melissa Petrangelo Scaia looks forward to presenting with Laura Williams, Girija Dadhe, and Carly Don of Domestic Violence Prevention Centre in this session at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York at the United Nations event.

11/26/2025

11/20/2025

In this short video, Greg Loughlin describes the increase in non-fatal strangulation amongst young people and why it is concerning

11/20/2025

In this short video, I describe how we can better understand the CONTEXT of any one incident of domestic and family violence. It was Loretta Frederick who really deepened my analysis and understanding of context.

11/19/2025

In this short video clip, Greg Loughlin describes how men should be talking with other men about sexual violence against women. You can read more about this as well at: https://www.biscmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/MSV-Definition-of-Male-Sexual-Violence-Springer-2020.pdf

11/19/2025

In this short video, Greg Loughlin describes how the current administration is misconstruing the root cause of domestic violence. You can read more about this on his blog at: https://www.tributary.blog/blog/2025/10/28/doj-misconstrues-root-cause-of-domestic-violence/

10/22/2025

In this short video clip, Cami Inforzato and Scott Miller describe how the Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs (DAIP) has evolved over time in its Intervention Groups for Women locally.

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10/22/2025

In this short video, Scott Miller answers the question: What is the Duluth Model? You can find additional videos on our YouTube page at:

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10/22/2025

In this short interview clip, we hear from Lisa Fontes, PhD, an expert, trainer, and researcher on domestic violence and coercive control. She discusses "Post-Separation Violence and Abuse and Determining the Predominant Aggressor". You can also find all of the videos in this series on our Domestic Violence Turning Points YouTube channel.
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08/14/2025

Thanks to Amirthini Keefe of Domestic Abuse Project MN for the discussion about:

* Three types of domestic violence
* Generational norms and domestic violence
* Centering survivors in systemic change
* Thoughts and opinions related to the Diddy trial
* What gives us hope in 2025

And we might have had some tears as well towards the end……

This month on the DAP Podcast, Executive Director Amirthini Keefe and DV expert Melissa Scaia get real about the different types of domestic violence, how we...