"The challenge of domestic violence is an issue of concern for the state. It’s also one that affects veterans, according to Dovey Balsam of Industry, who spent a year researching and proposing ways to help veterans and their families....
"Her recommendations include lots of education and pulling people together to help the approximately 150,000 veterans living in Maine transition back to life with their families, she said. There are several programs, but they don’t work together, she added.
"She also endorses expansion of the new Veterans Treatment Court throughout the state.
"Based on an established California program, Swords to Plowshares, Balsam proposes “Establishing a group of persons trained in meeting and serving the special needs of veterans.” The group, in turn, would reach out to communities and train people to work with veterans closer to home...."
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