ROAR – Reach Out Addiction & Recovery House Inc. Is proud to announce our Domestic Violence referral to the Essex County Prosecutors Office FREE Sanctuary Initiative Domestic Violence program. Unfortunately, domestic violence has been on the rise more than ever before due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. There is a waiting list to take this certified training however as a ROAR referral you are guaranteed access to this program. You have the option or taking both the Basic and Advanced Course. Both courses are FREE however you MUST take the Basic before you can take the Advanced Course.  Once application is received and processed you will receive an email with the link to ZOOM. For more information, please call 973-621-4689 or contact the Essex County Prosecutors Office by e-mail at EssexVW@njecpo.org or email ROAR tr info@reachoutaddictionrecovery.org 

 This course will prepare you to effectively assist and advocate for victims/survivors of intimate partner assault, sexual assault, child abuse, as well as survivors of homicide victims who are members of local area such as churches, mosques, synagogues, temples, and sober living houses for women in Essex County or those who are receiving services through other allied partners in other counties. The training will also prepare those who have applied for membership on their municipal police department’s domestic violence response teams, are involved in other community activities, or work or local area social service agencies. 

Successfully completing of this FREE training program is not only a way to help those in crisis but is also an opportunity to join a helping community of dynamic people. Volunteers are invited to participate in subsequent training sessions to further develop their advocacy skills. The work is challenging at times, but the rewards are many BOTH BASIC AND ADVANCED COURSES ARE BEING OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE 

MANDITORY BASIC COURSE: The nature of Catastrophe, assisting underserved victim populations (part i). Crisis intervention and crisis counseling, the spiritual dimension of trauma, cultural aspects of criminal victimization, crime victim/legal advocacy, effective communication skills and supportive services, safety planning and threat assessment (part 11), ethics and professionalism value clarification, the effects of trauma on an individual’s developmental stages, the intersection of Substance abuse, mental health, and victimization, trauma assessment, local areas resources and networks, and the criminal and family court processes 

OPTIONAL ADVANCED COURSE:  emerging trends in criminal victim advocacy, trauma informed care, trauma bonding, captivity theory, and the science of attraction, the politics of power in intimate relationships, ritualistic abuse, primary aggressor, the topology of battering behavior, social aggression and the bystander effect, the use of technology as a means to stalk and terrorize, intimate partner violence-related workplace violence, working with the media, assisting underserved victim populations (part 11), safety planning and threat assessment (part III) and vicarious trauma, spirituality and self-care. 

 My name Yazz known to most as Ms Yazz ROAR, and I am a grateful recovering addict whose drug of choice is alcohol.  

My very first boyfriend was a body building drug dealer.  I wanted to end the relationship and he tried to kill me. He locked me in his house and threw me around like a ragdoll. I tried to fight back but he was very big and very strong. He held me down on the bed, put both hands around my neck and proceeded to choke me. I saw a glass out the corner of my eye and was able to hit him over the head and break free.  I ran down the steps to the front door and realized he removed the key so I could not leave. I could not call 911 because he pulled the phone out the wall.  Thank goodness the windows were open. A neighbor heard me screaming for help. She frantically rang the bell and saved my live.