Health, Wellness and Fitness for People & Pets JUNE 2015

f ABOUT THE NATIONAL LINK COALITION The National Link Coalition is an informal, multi-disciplinary collaborative network of individuals and organizations in human services and animal welfare who address the intersections between animal abuse, domestic violence, child maltreatment and elder abuse through research, public policy, programming and community awareness. We believe that human and animal well-being are inextricably intertwined and that the prevention of family and community violence can best be achieved through partnerships representing multi-species perspectives. Members of the National Link Coalition Steering Committee Phil Arkow, Coordinator Maria Luisa O’Neill Denver, Colo. Consultant, ASPCA Chair, Animal Abuse & Family Violence Prevention Project, The Latham Foundation Stratford, N.J. Lesley Ashworth Emily Patterson-Kane, Ph.D. Founder/President, American Veterinary Charitable Fund Consultant, Ohio Domestic Violence Network Former Director, Domestic Violence/Stalking Program, Columbus City Attorney’s Office/Prosecution Division Worthington, Ohio Diane Balkin, J.D. Contract Attorney, Animal Legal Defense Fund President, International Veterinary Forensic Sciences Assn. Denver, Colo. Barbara W. Boat, Ph.D. Animal Welfare Scientist, Animal Welfare Division American Veterinary Medical Association Schaumburg, Ill. Eve Pearl Executive Director, Council on Child Abuse of Southern Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio Allie Phillips, J.D. Associate Professor, Univ. of Cincinnati College of Medicine Exec. Director, Childhood Trust, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Cincinnati, Ohio Maya Gupta, Ph.D. Director, National Center for Prosecution of Animal Abuse Dep. Dir., National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse National District Attorneys Association Lansing, Mich. Chris Risley-Curtiss, MSSW, Ph.D. Executive Director, Animals and Society Institute Atlanta, Ga. Jane A. Hunt Coordinator, Community Health Improvement Plan Larimer County Department of Health Ft. Collins, Colo. Mark Kumpf, CAWA Associate Professor/Animal-Human Interactions Coordinator Arizona State University School of Social Work Phoenix, Ariz. Michele Robinson Program Manager, Family Violence & Domestic Relations National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges Reno, Nev. Hugh Tebault III Past President, National Animal Control Association Director, Montgomery County Animal Resource Center Dayton, Ohio Randall Lockwood, Ph.D. Senior Vice Pres., Forensic Sciences & Anti-Cruelty Projects, ASPCA Falls Church, Va. President, The Latham Foundation Alameda, Calif. John Thompson Deputy Executive Director/Chief of Staff National Sheriffs Association Director, National Coalition on Violence Against Animals Alexandria, Va. Paul Needham Programs Field Rep, Adult Protective Services, Oklahoma DHS Chair, Education Committee, National Adult Protective Services Association Norman, Okla. 16

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