NORWICH – Representatives from Chenango, Broome and Otsego county agencies gathered Wednesday for a training session at Catholic Charities of Chenango County. The primary focus of the training was to update participants on legislative changes pertaining to domestic and interpersonal violence.

The session was presented by the Pace Women’s Justice Center of White Plains. Topics such as the police perspective on domestic violence, safety planning, stalking, elder abuse and teen dating violence were covered in the day-long program.

“Domestic Violence is an issue that is often misunderstood and misrepresented,” said Dan Auwarter, director of the Crime Victims Program at Catholic Charities. “The more knowledge we have, the more we grow in our understanding of how to serve domestic violence victims.”