UTAH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVISORY COUNCIL
124 S 400 E STE 430, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84111 www.udvc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: UDVC IS THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NONPROFIT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITION FOR THE STATE OF UTAH. UDVC'S MISSION IS TO CREATE A STATE WHERE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS INTOLERABLE AND EVERYONE LIVES FREE FROM FEAR.

TO CREATE A STATE WHERE DOMESTIC and Sexual Violence are INTOLERABLE.

EDUCATION & TRAINING -- THE UDVC PROVIDES TRAINING TO A VARIETY OF PROFESSIONALS IN THE STATE TO ENABLE THEM TO PROVIDE THE BEST QUALITY SERVICE TO VICTIMS OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE. THE UDVC UTILIZES ITS OWN IN-HOUSE SPECIALIZED TRAINING TEAM TO DELIVER TRAINING, AS WELL AS HOSTING NATIONAL PARTNERS AND TECHNICAL ADVISERS TO ENSURE THAT UTAH IS CURRENT WITH THE MOST RECENT EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES AND NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES. THE UDVC ALSO COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL EXPERTS AND PARTNERS TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES IN OUR STATE.

OUTREACH -- THE UDVC PROVIDES SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE SERVICES. IN ADDITION TO DELIVERING SERVICES, OUTREACH HAS AN EDUCATIONAL ROLE, RAISING THE AWARENESS OF EXISTING SERVICES FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND THEIR CHILDREN. IN UTAH, THOSE COMMUNITIES INCLUDE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, AND PLURAL MARRIAGE COMMUNITIES.

PREVENTION -- THE UDVC ADVOCATES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT ENHANCE VICTIM SAFETY AND EMPOWERMENT WHILE RAISING AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION. RESPONSES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAVE HISTORICALLY FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON INTERVENTION AFTER THE PROBLEM HAS ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED AND HARM HAS OCCURRED. THERE ARE, HOWEVER, NEW DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGIES EMERGING, AND PREVENTION APPROACHES FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH FIELD CAN SERVE AS MODELS FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THESE STRATEGIES. THE UDVC IS COMMITTED TO BRINGING THESE NEW APPROACHES TO UTAH, AND HAS ALREADY SUCCESSFULLY PILOTED ONE SUCH PROGRAM; THE LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL (LAP) - AN EVIDENCE-BASED TOOL DESIGNED TO REDUCE RISK AND SAVE LIVES. MODELED AFTER A SIMILAR PROGRAM IN MARYLAND, THE LAP INVOLVES A STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT OF IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUALS AT THE GREATEST RISK OF LETHAL DOMESTIC ABUSE, AND CONNECTING THOSE AT RISK WITH COORDINATED, ESSENTIAL VICTIM SERVICES. FUNDING IS USED TO TRAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, VICTIM ADVOCATES, VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO USE A STANDARDIZED, EVIDENCE-BASED PROTOCOL TO REDUCE HOMICIDES.

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