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1 February 8, 2017

2 Welcome (Karen Parker & Stacy Lowry) DVCLT History (Marie White & Kathryn Sellers) Dr. Lisa Goodman, Boston College DVFRT (Marie White) Priorities Priority One: Marie White, Rob Hunter Priority Two: Katrina Watson, Laura Lawrence, Kent Matzinger Priority 3: Stacy Lowry Q & A Next Steps

3 We are building a community that does not tolerate domestic violence and stands united to prevent all forms of it. Domestic violence occurs when one person in an intimate relationship attempts to gain coercive power and control over the other by using physical, emotional/verbal, sexual or material force. This abuse takes place within a system of power and control and is not an isolated incident.

4 Priority Ranking Survey Item 1 More shelter beds and transitional housing for victims 2 Heightened public awareness and intolerance for domestic violence 3 Prevention/Greater focus on prevention and early intervention 4 Community involvement and leadership 5 Shared vision, principles and priorities DVCLT Community Accomplishments New 80 bed shelter opened Increased outreach by over 300% without additional resources Received over a $1 million in local, state & federal grants for prevention & early intervention programming Created DVCLT to continue to engage leaders; support to build new DV Shelter and to obtain federal funding to open SVSE; Legislation Developed by DVCLT in 2007

5 Priority Ranking Survey Item DVCLT Community Accomplishments 6 Sustainable funding Collaborative to pursuit of federal, state & local grants. Exceeded over $2 million in past 3 years to support services. 7 Increased batterer accountability 8 Inclusive, culturallysensitive response/more culturally competent outreach and resources 9 Education and training for providers/increased DV training for multidisciplinary providers Community Service Option, CJAG Home Campaign LAP work, DVFRT system change recommendations CSS/Safe Alliance Latina prevention/outreach efforts, CSS/Time Out Youth partnership Love Speaks Out, DV Speaker s Bureau, Safe Alliance DV in Workplace, Charlotte Housing Authority/CSS By Stander Training, CSE/CSS DV Training, DSS/CSS Domestic Violence/Child Welfare Collaboration

6 Priority Ranking Survey Item 10 Data collection and management 11 Systemwide/organizational capacity DVCLT Community Accomplishments DV Data Warehouse created in 2007 and updated annually Strategic planning & collaboration in service delivery and funding requests 12 Community education DVSB; By-Stander; Latina DVSB; LSO 13 Satellite services LAP in all 7 LE districts; DVSA services co-located within YFS as well as LKN area 14 Naming and measuring success 15 Advocacy at the state level 16 Intersection of race, class and poverty DV Data Warehouse; Improved outcome measures DVFRT legislation passed in 2009; Mecklenburg first NC County to have team; Wake, Pitt & Alamance added; Buncombe interested in pursuing Several DVCLT member agencies are participating in RMJJ.

7 Supervised Visitation & Safe Exchange (SVSE) Prevention with Youth Focus DV perpetrators focus to enhance safety through systems change

8 DVFRT Domestic Violence Community Leadership Team DV CLT Task Team DV CLT Partners Research National Best Practices

9 Trade-offs for Safety

10 Lethality Assessment Program data included in DV Data warehouse Improve Domestic Violence Protective Order (DVPO) Processing Rapid Rehousing and domestic violence

11 2007 DV Data Warehouse created to house DV related data & publish the annual DV community report ommission/resources/dv/pages/dv-data-warehouse.aspx 2010 DV FRT identifies need to focus best practices in offender work DV CLT commits to offender focus in as priority DV FRT members visit High Point to learn about the Offender Focused DV Initiative (OFDVI) 2012 CSS, Safe Alliance, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police and Huntersville Police partner to train and implement the Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) within CMPD and Huntersville PD Rob Hunter, Matthews Police Department & Marie White, Community Support Services

12 2015 High Point Police Department presents OFDVI in Mecklenburg CJAG Home campaign task team created 2016 Law Enforcement (LE) and DV Service Agencies within Mecklenburg County on the Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) and to utilize the LAP instrument to identify high risk victims and connect them to services LAP use implemented in all 7 LE districts within Mecklenburg County

13 Current DV Data Warehouse Data Points Law Enforcement (7 Districts) Mecklenburg County Sheriff s Office 26 th Judicial Civil District Court Department of Social Services/Youth & Family Services Safe Alliance Community Support Services Public Health Next Step: LAP Data to be included in DV Data Warehouse 7 LE Districts LAP Screened (Total vs. High Risk) DVSA Disposition of Services

14 E-filing of DVPO paperwork Electronic transfer of pleadings and Orders: Judicial Officials, Clerk, Sheriff, and Victim Service Video conference hearing with Judge or Magistrate for Emergency Protective Order Automate the DVPO filing process Electronic preparation of DVPO paperwork Katrina Watson, Magistrate s Office, Laura Lawrence, Safe Alliance & Kent Matzinger, Clerk s Office

15 Benefits Makes process less time consuming and burdensome for victims Facilitates victims filing for DVPO Reduces paperwork for Court Keeps victims in a safe place between filing and hearing Allows for better case management Speeds the service of DVPO More effectively and expeditiously addresses domestic violence concerns in our community

16 ENDING HOMELESSNESS RAPID RE-HOUSING FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS Stacy M. Lowry, MSW, LCSW Mecklenburg County Community Support Services February 8, 2017

17 Domestic Violence & Homelessness More than 80% of mothers with children experiencing homelessness have previously faced domestic violence. Between 22 and 57% of all homeless women report that domestic violence was the immediate cause of their homelessness.

18 Homelessness Programming Domestic Violence Programming Housing Counseling Employment Assistance Safety

19 Rapid Re-housing Core Components Housing Identification Financial Move-in Assistance Case Management & Services

20 Families like Housing First because it gets them into housing faster and they spend less time homeless.

21 Rapid Re-housing Examples: Families Experiencing Domestic Violence

22 ENDING HOMELESSNESS RAPID RE-HOUSING FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS Stacy M. Lowry Mecklenburg County Community Support Services

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24 Seek commitment from Agency/Community Leaders Develop community task teams to address each priority area Develop strategic plans to address each priority area, including support needed from community leaders.

25 DV Fatality Review Team DV Community Leadership Team DV Data Warehouse

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