Bridget Reilly

Bridget Reilly has been employed by David Mandel and Associates, LLC as a Domestic Violence Consultant/Trainer to the Meriden and Middletown Area DCF Offices since April 2007. She brings over eleven years of experience working in the field of domestic violence and sexual assault to this position, most recently serving as a Victim Advocate with the Chief State's Attorney's Office, Statutory Rape Unit and as a Victim Advocate with the statewide Juvenile Sex Offender Treatment Teams. She has extensive experience in providing both criminal and juvenile court advocacy, as well as advocating for changes in systemic and institutional responses to victims of sexual abuse. As a result of her experience, she has served on several state advisory boards and task forces and informed both state and federal legislative efforts related to child and youth victimization.

Additionally, Bridget has provided training on topics related to domestic violence, child sexual abuse and primary prevention. She has also authored numerous curriculums, several informational guides for adolescent victims of sexual assault, as well as a two-part series for a U.S. Department of Justice publication on "A Victim-Centered Response to Juvenile Sexual Offending".

Bridget holds a BA from Hollins College and a MA from Brandeis University.