For sexual assault and domestic violence services; provided, that not less than $8,287,997 shall be expended for a statewide sexual assault nurse examiner program and pediatric sexual assault nurse examiner program for the care of victims of sexual assault; provided further, that the program shall operate under specific statewide protocols and by an on--call system of nurse examiners; provided further, that not less than $56,084,884 shall be expended for domestic violence and sexual assault prevention and survivor services including, but not limited to: (i) intimate partner abuse education, formerly known as the batterers intervention services; (ii) services for immigrants and refugees; (iii) rape crisis center survivor services and prevention information; and (iv) intervention services and crisis housing for sexual violence and intimate partner violence in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning communities; provided further, that funds shall be expended for rape prevention and victim services, including the statewide Spanish language hotline, community--based domestic violence response, emergency and transitional residential services for sexual assault and domestic violence victims and their children and supervised visitation and trauma services for children who witness violence and targeted services for department of children and families--involved families; provided further, that the department of public health shall ensure that there shall not be a disruption in survivor services and violence prevention activities or a negative impact on program functioning during fiscal year 2026; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for a domestic violence and sexual assault prevention program focused on teens in high--risk communities; provided further, that said programming shall be aimed at promoting healthy relationships and addressing teen dating violence for teens of all sexualities and genders; provided further, that the department shall partner with domestic violence and sexual assault service providers and other community--based organizations or school--based organizations to develop evidence--based and outcomes--focused prevention strategies; provided further, that the program shall prioritize funding for schools and communities in which the majority of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch; provided further, that at least 1 program shall operate in a municipality with a population of 25,000 or less; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for capital improvements to the Berkshire Dream Center, Inc. for Hope House; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Elizabeth Freeman Center, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to Portal to Hope Corp. for a community--based domestic violence program that includes a teens--at--risk project for the cities of Everett, Lynn, and Malden, Medford, the town of Malden and the city known as the town of Winthrop; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the Cape Verdean Association, Inc. for domestic violence outreach in the city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Katie Brown Educational Program, Inc. for a pilot instructional initiative, the train the trainer program, to train educators and increase the number of southeastern Massachusetts students who acquire invaluable knowledge about the prevention of relationship violence; provided further, that funds shall be expended for a public awareness campaign to be administered by the department of public health, in consultation with the executive office of public safety and security, to educate and promote awareness about extreme risk protection orders including, but not limited to, information regarding: (a)
chapter 140 of the General Laws and other laws and regulations relative to extreme risk protection orders; (b) who may file a petition for an extreme risk protection order; and (c) the process to apply for an extreme risk protection order; provided further, that the public awareness campaign shall be updated to reflect any prospective changes to laws or regulations relative to extreme risk protection orders; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to RIA, Inc. for support to survivors of commercial sex trafficking and exploitation to promote emotional and economic empowerment and provided further, that said funds may be expended for a competitive grant program
