This week we are speaking with Captain Eric Threlkeld. Eric will share the rich history of his work in the movement to end domestic violence by working within Law Enforcement primarily in New Mexico and abroad and how survivor voices and their histories have been and are his mentors. For most of the last 20 years, Captain Eric Threlkeld has focused much of his efforts on advising police and community members on domestic violence investigations and community-based approaches to protecting victims and their children.   Captain Threlkeld spent seven years as a police officer and police adviser in Europe with the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Armenia. Some notable accomplishments in the Balkans include developing the United Nations Mission in Kosovo Police Domestic Violence Unit, implementing a police bicycle patrol unit for the University of Pristina in Kosovo, and the first Community Oriented Police Team in The Republic of North Macedonia. Captain Threlkeld has lectured and facilitated training on domestic violence in many communities, nationally and internationally, and is a District Court-recognized subject matter expert on the signs and symptoms of non-fatal strangulation and domestic violence.     Captain Threlkeld is a graduate of the FBI National Academy Class 281 and has a Master of Public Safety degree from the University of Virginia. Currently, Captain Threlkeld leads the Eddy County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division.  If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, there is help available. Please call The Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit their website on a safe device at ⁠⁠www.thehotline.org⁠⁠. Or find your nearest New Mexico domestic violence program at ⁠⁠https://www.nmcadv.org/find-nm-resources⁠⁠.  If you are looking for an intervention program, click this link to see a listing for most States in the USA: ⁠⁠https://www.biscmi.org/offender-intervention-programs-listing-by-state/⁠⁠. You are not alone. Love our conversations? Make sure to subscribe, rate, and share our podcast. You can submit questions and feedback to [email protected].