<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=25AyIf_1Gxg2Hyr00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=25AyIf_1Gxg2Hyr00" width="1320" height="743" >How many Pennsylvania counties now use the Lethality Assessment Program?PENNSYLVANIA (WHP) — Pennsylvania State Police announced it will begin using the Lethality Assessment Program, a tracking system aimed at identifying high-risk victims of domestic violence. The Lethality Assessment Program is designed to help connect victims to support services and resources. It prompts officers to ask a set of questions when responding to domestic violence incidents. Based on the answers, law enforcement can identify potentially high-risk victims and connect them with hotlines, support programs and victims' services.Jenifer Thompson, chief operations officer for the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PACADV), said the goal is to save lives by quickly connecting people with help. “That immediate connection to services lets survivors know that they are not alone,” Thompson said.Thompson described the assessment as “an evidence-based, nationally recognized intervention designed to identify victims of intimate partner violence who are at high risk of homicide.”PACADV has advocated for the statewide implementation of the program, which is modeled off of Maryland's Lethality Assessment Program.The coalition said the program is currently used in 53 counties across the state. It has conducted more than 52,000 screenings and connected about 23,000 victims to support services.Troopers have developed training based on PACADV's lethality assessment program, and it will join 436 law enforcement agencies across Pennsylvania that already use the system.The coalition said the expansion can help reach rural communities where state police often provide coverage. “Having them on board with this lethality assessment ensures this life-saving tool connects more domestic violence victims and survivors in all of our 67 counties across the Commonwealth to services in their communities,” Thompson said. Some areas have used the system for years. In Cumberland County, agencies, including the Camp Hill Borough Police Department, have been required to use the tracking system.PACADV's online tracker website shows that more than 2,000 screenings have been conducted across Cumberland County over several years. “Usually, when asked a direct question, most victims or potential victims will answer truthfully, and that helps in some cases raise a red flag warning earlier that might have been missed previously,” said Camp Hill Borough Police Chief Stephen Margeson.</div></body>

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PENNSYLVANIA (WHP) — Pennsylvania State Police announced it will begin using the Lethality Assessment Program, a tracking system aimed at identifying high-risk victims of domestic violence. The Lethality Assessment Program is designed to help connect victims to support services and resources. It prompts officers to ask a set of...

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