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Kerry Milligan, MSSW
President
(520) 326-5154 ext. 118
kerry@lecroymilligan.com
Rich Tolman
Research Consultant
University of Michigan
School of Social Work
Family Violence Assessment Project
Final Report Executive Summary
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The Family Violence Assessment Project was supported by
the Arizona Governor’s Community Policy Office – Division
for Prevention of Family Violence, which coordinates Arizona's domestic
violence and sexual assault resources and provides leadership to several
coalitions including The Governor's Commission for Prevention of Family
Violence, the State Agency Task Force on Domestic Violence, and the State
Technical Assistance Response Team. The project was supported through
STOP Violence Against Women grant monies whose purpose was to enhance
understanding of Coordinated Community Response and identify ways to build,
support and sustain effective and meaningful coordination and collaboration
at the community level.
The first phase of the project focused on four Family Advocacy Centers
in the state. The basic concept of the Family Advocacy Center is to bring
representatives of those agencies and organizations that respond to victims
of violence together under one roof. Furthermore, the centers’ aim
is to make multiple, complex systems work together to respond appropriately
and effectively to the victim. Partnerships are formalized and joint response
protocols are developed so that the center can maintain a focus on the
needs of the crime victim from the time that person reaches out to the
time their case is completed. The response systems include: Law Enforcement,
Victim Advocacy (victim witness as well as victim advocate programs),
Prosecution, Child and Adult Protective Services, Mental Health, Medical
Response, Victim Services (shelter, transitional housing, vocational training,
and counseling) and others. The communities involved are Yavapai County,
Mohave County, the City of Phoenix, and Mesa. Through a series of one-on-one
and group interviews, the project staff will study the various partnerships
and practices that are used to deliver comprehensive services to adult
victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
By examining this coordination and service delivery model, the project
aimed to learn how four such centers in Arizona function and achieve their
common objectives.
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