The Building Partnerships for the Protection of Persons with Disabilities Initiative (BPI) with additional support received by the Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC) from the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with Department of Public Health (DPH), Riverside Community Care (RCC), Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC), Department of Developmental Services (DDS), Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE), Massachusetts Advocates Standing Strong (MASS), Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, Victim’s Rights Law Center, Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance (MOVA), Jane Doe, Office of the Attorney General Victim Compensation and Assistance Division, and other stakeholders came together to plan a series of four regional trainings. The multidisciplinary training is designed to enhance and build relationships to improve access to trauma informed services for sexual assault survivors with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
