Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

ANNUAL REPORT 2014 - 2015

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Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence Annual Report 2014-2015

The Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (MNADV) is pleased to present our 2014-2015 Annual Report.

2015 marks the MNADV’s 35th Anniversary. Since 1980, the MNADV has provided leadership and promoted innovative practices that move us closer to a Maryland free from domestic violence. Our accomplishments are the result of collaborative partnerships and a commitment to working together to achieve our goals.

In 1980, domestic violence was considered a private matter that families and the community did not talk about. There were only 13 local domestic violence programs and minimal funding. There were few state laws that acknowledged or addressed the problem.

Today, there are 20 comprehensive domestic violence programs serving all of Maryland, five specialized programs, 10 hospital-based programs, and many other service providers and allied professionals providing services to survivors and their families. Now, there is $2 million in state funding and almost $13 million in federal funding – with more on the way.Between 1980 and 2015, 118 laws addressing domestic violence have been passed by the Maryland General Assembly.

The MNADV works together with dozens of local, state, and national partners to provide a collective voice to change the response to domestic violence and improve the safety and security of survivors and their families all over Maryland.

We are working together for a safer future. We still have work to do. Join us.

(Photo left) MNADV staff, supporters, and stakeholders attend MNADV’s legislative press briefing on new protective order laws in effect as of October 1, 2015. L-R: Erin Boguski and Amy Johnson, MNADV Staff; Lauren Shaivitz, President of MNADV’s Board of Directors; Cynthia Lifson, MNADV Legislative Counsel;Senator Susan Lee; Laure Ruth, Women’s Law Center of Maryland; and Laurie Duker, MNADV Board Member.

AWARENESS AND EDUCATION to promote understanding of domestic violence

The MNADV promotes awareness and prevention of domestic violence by providing a statewide Helpline for survivors, offering domestic violence programs access to a language interpretation service for survivors who speak languages otherthan English, maintaining an informational website, disseminating e-newsletters, participating on social media platforms, disseminating brochures for the public, tracking the loss of life caused by domestic violence through a statewide fatalitydatabase, and holding an Annual Memorial Service and Annual Meeting and Awards event.

Statewide HelplineBy calling the MNADV’s toll-free statewide Helpline, over 1,000 people received information about domestic violence andreferrals to local service providers in FY 2015.

Language InterpretationThe MNADV increased survivors’ access to domestic violence information and services by offering domestic violence programs access to a language interpretation service at a reduced rate. Domestic violence programs made over 3,100 calls to the language line so survivors who have Limited English Proficiency (LEP) could access their services.Almost 60,000 minutes of language interpretation were used. Calls for Spanish interpretation made up over 73% of language line calls, followed by Mandarin (6%).

Digital MediaThe MNADV promoted awareness and prevention of domestic violence to professionals and the public through its website,e-newsletters, and social media. In fiscal year 2015, the MNADV updated and maintained its informational website and sent 13 e-newsletters to provide information and awareness about domestic violence to professionals, which were receivedby almost 6,000 recipients. Over 130 posts were published to Facebook, which made over 36,000 impressions onFacebook users. Over 150 tweets were sent on Twitter, which reached over 26,000 Twitter users.

Educational PublicationsIn FY 2015, the MNADV made almost 27,000 educational brochures available to survivors and to thepublic by providing them to organizations and serviceproviders. There were over 280 brochure requests fromthese organizations. Many of the publications are in bothEnglish and Spanish. A new brochure was developed to assist survivors in obtaining protective and peaceorders and doing safety planning, called Strategies for a Safer Future: A Guide to Obtaining Protective andPeace Orders in Maryland. Visit mnadv.org under What We Do for a full list of publications.

Between July 2013 and June 2014, a total of 54 individuals died as aresult of domestic violence. For

detailed statistics, visit mnadv.org,under “About Domestic Violence.”

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Domestic Violence Fatality DatabaseThe MNADV promotes awareness and assesses changes in domestic violence fatalities in Maryland by tracking domestic violence-related deaths each year. Between July 2013 and June 2014, a total of 54 individuals died as a result of domestic violence.

Annual Memorial ServiceThe MNADV held its 27th Annual Memorial Service on February 9, 2015 to honor the memory of Marylanders who lost their lives due to domestic violence during the previous year. Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford gave remarks and a survivor spoke. Thenames of victims whose lives were lost between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014 were read by Chief Jeff Spaulding of theWestminster Police Department. The visual representation above memorializes the first names of the victims who lost their lives.The MNADV Legislative Agenda was highlighted at the event.

Annual Meeting and Awards DinnerThe MNADV’s Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner was held on October 30, 2014 and recognized the exemplary service of several domestic violence professionals and community leaders in Maryland. The Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner includedopportunities for networking, a year in review presented by MNADV Board President, Tovah Kasdin, a special presentationhighlighting MNADV successes, special recognition of seven honorees who were designated by domestic violence programs,and the presentation of seven annual awards that were selected based on nominations from the community.

Program Honorees L-R: Naomi Taffet, CHANA; Shiwali Patel, Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project; Katrina Mitchell, Family Crisis Center of Prince George’s County, Inc.; Amber Ariemma, Crisis Intervention Center; Taness Cline, Family Crisis Resource Center, Inc.; Megan Lopez, Cecil CountyDomestic Violence/Rape Crisis Center; and Nancy Wiles-Nicely, Heartly House, Inc.

LEGISLATIVE AWARDSenator Brian Frosh (right)

Presented by Cynthia Lifson (left)

SERVICE AWARD Rosemary Raiman

ADVOCACY AWARDMary Helen Carlson (right)Presented by Vivian Levi (left)

CRIMINAL JUSTICE AWARDAda Clark-Edwards (center)

Presented by Norberto Martinez (left)and Karalyn Mulligan (right)

COMMUNITY AWARDDonna Rismiller (left)

Presented by Tovah Kasdin (right)

FAITH AWARDJudge Karen Friedman (left)

Presented by Lauren Shaivitz (right)

LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM AWARDHeartly House

Accepted by Ally Ingegneri, Katherine Robinett, and Michelle Pentony (L-R)

Steve Hess from the U.S. Attorney’s Office presents on federal domesticviolence laws to advocates and allied professionals at the StatewideCrime Victim Resources Workshop.

TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE to improve services to domestic violence victims

MNADV statewide and regional domestic violence workshops provide training and technical assistance to help advocates,child welfare workers, counselors, social workers, health care providers, law enforcement officers, and other professionals gain new knowledge and skills to improve services to domestic violence survivors. In FY 2015, 74 training sessionswere provided, which resulted in almost 1,500 professionals being trained.

Statewide and Regional TrainingsOver 200 advocates and service providers throughout Maryland improved and enhanced their response to domestic violence survivors at eight statewide trainings:

• Intimate Partner Stalking and the Use of Technology

• Why Don’t They Just Leave? Understanding the Dynamics of Domestic Violence

• Young Life: Approaches for Addressing Teen Dating Abuse and Healthy Relationships

• Re-defining “Normal” – Recognizing andUnderstanding Common Trauma Reactions for Domestic Violence Survivors

• Responding to Domestic Violence Victims

• Understanding and Reducing Burn-out

• Capable Guardians: How Can Bystanders End Violence?

• Statewide Crime Victim Resources Workshop

Dominic Goodall of MNADV trains multi-disciplinary professionals on Responding to Victims at a statewide workshop.

Participants in MNADV’s five day Comprehensive Intimate Partner Violence training celebrate the completion of the training sessions on the Lower Eastern Shore.

Comprehensive Intimate Partner Violence TrainingDomestic violence program staff and their community partners in the Lower Eastern Shore and Central Maryland regions ofthe state gained new knowledge and built skills to improve their services to survivors and strengthened the coordinatedcommunity response to domestic violence by participating in the five day MNADV Comprehensive Intimate Partner ViolenceTraining. A fifth training day was added this year to include related topics of stalking and human trafficking. Approximately40 professionals participated in both sessions.

Law Enforcement TrainingOne hundred law enforcement officers in Maryland enhanced their knowledge and skills to improve their response to domestic incidents, including how to effectively respond to domestic violence calls for service, accurately identify the primary aggressor, identify and respond to incidences of strangulation, effectively administer the LAP protocol, and respond to dating violence on college campuses. Four training sessions were provided to law enforcement officers in FY 2015. In conjunction with the training, the MNADV also distributed over 40 handbooks to law enforcement, called the Domestic Violence Handbook for Maryland Law Enforcement Officers, in both printed and electronic versions.

Health Care TrainingOver 400 health care professionals enhanced their knowledge and awareness of domestic violence, reproductive coercion, and abuse of older adults in a health care setting and improved their ability to safely assess, respond to, and document domestic violence for their patients at 12 health care trainings.

Training Requests from Allied ProfessionalsEleven custom trainings were held for over 350 allied professionals and community leaders, which were conducted by the MNADV to help improve their response to domestic violence survivors. Participants included child welfare workers,attorneys, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), sexual assault and domestic violence advocates, and faith leaders.Special issues addressed in these trainings include trauma-informed services, abuse of older adults, teen dating abuse,human trafficking, trauma reactions, and the faith-based response.

Training for Domestic Violence Service ProvidersAlmost 100 participants, each representing one of 40 eligible domestic violence service providers, received targeted statewide and regional training on best practices and current issues.

Five statewide and regional workshops were offered on confidentiality, serving LGBTQ survivors, financial empowerment,self-care, and a forum for advocates and counselors. Seventeen custom trainings offered by MNADV staff at the request of service providers included topics of self-care, helpline best practices, abusive behaviors, professional boundaries, serving LGBTQ survivors, advanced safety planning, trauma-informed documentation and assessments, trauma reactions, confidentiality, and trauma-informed care. Nearly 300 participants attended these trainings.

Additionally, as a special project held in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention (GOCCP),MNADV developed and held a day-long Best Practices in Domestic Violence Service Provision training. Sixty representativesfrom all 20 comprehensive domestic violence programs attended one of the seven trainings held regionally and locallythroughout the state.

Technical Assistance for Domestic Violence Service ProvidersThe MNADV responded to almost 90 requests for technical assistance to service providers; a password protected webpageon best practices was maintained; and over 25 emails were sent to domestic violence service providers on upcoming trainings, webinars, and resources. Technical assistance was provided on: confidentiality, data collection, and documentation; underserved populations including LGBTQ, cognitive disabilities, service animals, human trafficking, and homelessness; anti-oppression issues, language access, and cultural competency; trauma-informed assessment and practices; shelter procedures including shelter space, intake, screening, manuals, forms, and bed bugs; housing and transportation resources;volunteers; cyberstalking; and best practices for hotline, safety planning, shelter, counseling, and support groups.

Technical Assistance for Allied ProfessionalsIn FY 2015, allied professionals obtained resources, materials, and expertise from MNADV staff to improve their individual and organizational responses to domestic violence. Technical assistance was provided on issues including: best practices; the faith-based response; evidence-based and trauma-informed services; outreach to underserved populations, including Limited EnglishProficiency (LEP) and immigrant survivors; human trafficking response; and resources such as curricula, activities, and statistics.

Advocates engage in a healing arts exercise to use with survivorsand staff during a self-care workshop.

PUBLIC POLICY AND SYSTEMS ADVOCACY to improve laws and policies for victims

The MNADV affects systemic change by monitoring state legislation through its Legislative Committee, by educating policymakers about the potential impact of proposed laws on victims, through involvement in state and national legislative advocacy, and through its coordination of the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams.

State AdvocacyThe MNADV’s Legislative Committee reviewed over 50 bills that may have impacted domestic violence victims and survivors.The Committee monitored these bills and coordinated efforts to support or oppose selected bills. These efforts contributed to the passage of seven domestic violence bills on the MNADV Legislative Agenda, including three priority bills, which werepassed by the 2015 Maryland General Assembly.

• Priority Bill: HB 225/SB 269 • Domestic Violence – Additional Relief• Priority Bill: HB 224/SB 315 • Domestic Violence – 2-Year Protective Order• Priority Bill: HB 606/SB 477 • Domestic Violence – Persons Eligible for Relief• HB 263 • Domestic Violence – Permanent Protective Orders – Conspiracy or Solicitation to Commit Murder• SB 270/HB 390 • Protective Order and Peace Order Petitions – Maryland Residents• HB 165 • Family Law – Grounds for Limited Divorce• SB 74/HB 739 • Task Force to Study Maternal Mental Health

Legislative Committee The MNADV Legislative Committee reviews and discusses state legislation and makes recommendations to the MNADVBoard of Directors, which determines Network positions on legislation and decides on MNADV priority bills each year. The Committee provides guidance and support to the Legislative Counsel, including legislative strategy and testimony. The Committee also provides expertise and collaborations with other stakeholders.

Coordination of Fatality Review TeamsThe MNADV provides leadership and support to local Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams (DVFRTs) that reviewdomestic violence-related fatalities or near fatalities and make recommendations to improve the system’s response in orderto prevent future fatalities. Currently, 18 out of 24 counties in Maryland have active DVFRTs and are using the MNADV’smodel protocol. The MNADV provided a password-protected webpage for DVFRTs to house model protocols, research, and sample documents. The MNADV coordinates the Maryland Domestic Violence Fatality Review Council (MDVFRC), comprised of the leadership of all the DVFRTs. The Council met on April 22, 2015 to review a newly developed document,Standards for Domestic Violence-related Fatalities Classifications, and to discuss local team recommendations and recenthomicides. The MNADV developed and facilitated a statewide training for developing DVFRT recommendations on August12, 2015 for six participants representing four DVFRTs.

Representatives from domestic violence fatality review teams in Marylandattend MNADV’s training on writing effective recommendations.

National AdvocacyThe MNADV participated in the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) Annual Advocacy Day on Wednesday,June 3, 2015. The “Maryland Team” met with legislative staff from our two Senators and eight Representatives. The MNADVprovided them with packets of information and advocated for increased FVPSA, VAWA, and VOCA funding to address theneeds of victims/survivors, to enhance core services, and to provide additional resources to increase safety and self-sufficiency.

L-R: MNADV Board Members Inga James and Karalyn Mulliganadvocate for legislative change during NNEDV’s Advocacy Dayin Washington, DC with MNADV staff member Amanda Wilson.

COLLABORATION to improve the coordinated community response

The MNADV collaborates with dozens of local, state, and national organizations on an ongoing basis and convened committeesand task forces including the Domestic Violence Service Standards Task Force, the Culturally Specific Service Provider Round Table, the Domestic Violence Shelter Directors’ Group, the Service Animal Working Group, the High Danger AdvocateTask Force, and the Judicial Initiative Exploratory Committee to improve services, the systems response, and the coordinated community response to domestic violence in Maryland. MNADV collaborations promote coordination and partnerships toimprove services to domestic violence survivors, enhance resource sharing, and promote legislation and policies that increasevictim safety and abuser accountability.

MNADV Task Forces and GroupsDomestic Violence Service Standards Task ForceThe MNADV’s Domestic Violence Service Standards Task Force, made up of domestic violence service providers, continued to advance the goal of improving the quality and consistency of domestic violence services across the state by developing program standards. After developing new hotline and shelter standards, the Committee moved on to the development of standards for nonresidential programs, which includes counseling and advocacy.

Culturally Specific Service Provider Round TableMNADV convened a round table of organizations that provide direct services to survivors who are immigrants and/or who are part of culturally specific communities. This group began to identify needs, gaps, and barriers and developed a statewide resource directory of resources relevant to culturally specific groups.

Domestic Violence Shelter Directors’ GroupThe MNADV provides leadership, coordination, and support for the statewide Domestic Violence Shelter Directors’ Group,which meets regularly to promote collaboration and best practices among the domestic violence shelters across the state.Topics addressed in FY 2015 include self-care for shelter workers, trauma-informed bed bug prevention strategies, shelterrule reduction process, and rapid re-housing program models.

Service Animal Working GroupThe MNADV formed a working group of advocates from the fields of domestic violence, disability rights, and animal rights tocreate guidance on laws and best practices so domestic violence service providers can make residential and nonresidentialservices accessible to survivors who use service animals due to a disability.

High Danger Advocate Task ForceThe MNADV coordinated the High Danger Advocate Task Force to improve the law enforcement and advocate response to highdanger victims. The task force developed and disseminated the High Danger Safety Planning and Follow-up Model Guidelines.

Judicial InitiativeExploratory CommitteeThe MNADV coordinates theJudicial Initiative ExploratoryCommittee in collaboration withGOCCP to analyze the use of risk assessment in the courts and make recommendations on the feasibility of introducing risk assessment into the judicial system.

L-R: Kim Oldham, Howard CountyDeputy State’s Attorney; JanetBlackburn, MNADV Board; and DarioBroccolino, Howard County State’sAttorney with the proceeds of the Maryland State’s Attorney’s Association7K Walk/Run to Remember, which was held on April 25, 2015.

The MNADV worked with the:• Governor’s Family Violence Council and its Family Justice Center subcommittee and the State Board of Victim

Services through meeting attendance and active participation.• Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention by coordinating on domestic violence service provision, the

Lethality Assessment Program, and the judicial response.• Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW) and the Women’s Legislative Briefing Planning Committee

by providing leadership and support.• Maryland Health Care Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Project Connect Leadership Team by

providing leadership and support, and supported Project Connect’s pilot project as well as the Baltimore domesticviolence pilot project of the Veteran’s Administration.

• Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault and the Women’s Law Center of Maryland on legislation and systems advocacy.

• Interfaith Domestic Violence Coalition Steering Committee, its county subcommittees, initiatives, and events.• Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force’s Victim Services Committee to promote survivor-centered, trauma-

informed, and confidential service provision and collaboration with established domestic violence programs.• Maryland State’s Attorney’s Association on legislation and enhancing awareness of domestic violence by

holding the 7K Walk/Run to Remember during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.

Governor’s Family Violence CouncilGovernor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention

Maryland Legislative Agenda for WomenWomen’s Legislative Briefing

State Board of Victim ServicesMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Project ConnectVeteran’s AdministrationWomen’s Law Center of MarylandInterfaith Domestic Violence Coalition

Maryland Human Trafficking Task ForceMaryland State’s Attorney’s Association

Statewide Collaborations

Maryland Health Care Coalition Against Domestic Violence

National PartnersThe MNADV:

• Collaborated with the Office on Violence Against Women on the Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Initiativeand the National LAP Technical Assistance Program.

• Coordinated training and technical assistance on confidentiality and financial literacy with the National Network toEnd Domestic Violence and the Confidentiality Institute for service providers. The MNADV also collaborated withNNEDV on its partnership with the Hair Cuttery project to benefit service providers and participated in its nationallegislative advocacy.

• Obtained training and technical assistance from the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma and MentalHealth and coordinated a technical assistance session on self-care for shelter directors.

• Participated in a multi-day law enforcement roll-call film development meeting for the International Association ofChiefs of Police and collaborated to strengthen work with similar grantees. The MNADV also attended their NationalLeadership Institute on Violence Against Women, a 3.5-day training for chiefs and high-ranking command staff tolearn about best practices in addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking crimes against women.

• Partnered with Æquitas, A Prosecutor’s Resource on Violence Against Women on coordinating technical assistance efforts for national grantees.

• Participated in the Department of Justice Violence Reduction Network Summit in October 2014 in Washington,DC to provide selected communities with expertise to improve violence reduction strategies.

• Presented at an OVW sponsored event hosted by the Legal Resource Center in January 2015. Participants included supervised visitation providers, advocates, judges, and attorneys in Maryland, DC, and Virginia.

• Participated in the VERA Institute of Justice, Center on Victimization and Safety conference on “CreatingAccessible and Welcoming In-person Events” in August 2015 to enhance the ability to create in-person events that are accessible and welcoming to people with disabilities and Deaf people.

• Collaborated with the following organizations for the Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention DemonstrationInitiative: Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center, Casa de Esperanza, Institute on Domestic Violence in the AfricanAmerican Community, and the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-based Violence.

LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (LAP)The LAP is an innovative, award-winning, nationally recognized practice to prevent intimate partner homicides and seriousinjuries. It has also been identified as a “supported intervention” according to the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC)Continuum of Evidence Effectiveness, and as a “leading promising practice” by the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW).

LAP ADVISORY COUNCIL – In FY 2015, the MNADV combined the Maryland and National LAP Advisory Councils into one LAP Advisory Council. The Council is representative of Maryland and national stakeholders and includes researchers,representatives from law enforcement agencies, domestic violence service providers, hospitals, culturally-specific organizations, and prosecutors. The Council’s first committee convened to develop a body-worn camera policy, which is expected to be completed in FY 2016. Additional committees have been convened to identify core elements of the LAP, enhance the culturally-specific response of LAP, and identify emerging research and evidence.

OKLAHOMA STUDY – The Oklahoma LAP study was finalized in 2014. The results of the study designate the LAP as a “supported intervention,” according to the CDC’s Continuum of Evidence Effectiveness. The study and its results are available through the National Criminal Justice Reference Service, which is online at mnadv.org under LAP: Nationally.

LAP—A DECADE OF IMPLEMENTATION!

2015 marks 10 years of LAP implementation in the state of Maryland. The LAP, a simple solution to a serious problem,has changed the landscape by creating unexpected and far-reaching results. It has connected thousands of victims tolife-saving services, forged new professional alliances, and engaged new partners to effectively respond to domesticviolence in communities across the U.S.

One Maryland law enforcement agency and domestic violence program partnered to implement the LAP at its inceptionin 2005. By 2015, more than 800 agencies in 34 states nationwide are conducting the LAP, including law enforcementagencies, domestic violence service providers, hospitals, and state departments. The expansive involvement is a markerof the success of our efforts, which demonstrates that the LAP can be easily replicated in communities of varying size,demographics, level of partnership, and domestic violence response.

L-R: Sheriff John Price, Kent County Sheriff’s Office; Dave Sargent, MNADV; Jeanne Yeager, Executive Director ofMid-Shore Council on Family Violence; and Captain Brian Kirby, Kent County Sheriff’s Office were the first Marylandlaw enforcement agency and domestic violence program partnered to implement the LAP at its inception in 2005.

LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM: MARYLANDThe MNADV provided over 30 training/re-training sessions on the LAP to law enforcement, domestic violence programs,hospitals, and court personnel in FY 2015. The MNADV also responded to over 30 technical assistance requests and coordinated regional and statewide meetings to enhance collaboration and partnerships to improve LAP implementation.The MNADV also collects LAP-related data and information and produced a statewide annual report. In calendar year 2014,12,407 domestic violence victims were screened using the LAP in Maryland.

LAP in Law Enforcement In 2005, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office was the first law enforcement agency, in partnership with the Mid-Shore Council onFamily Violence, to implement the LAP. After 10 years, 109 law enforcement agencies, including all 22 Maryland State Police barracks, are fully participating in the LAP.

LAP in Domestic Violence Programs All 20 comprehensive domestic violence programs continue to partner with their local law enforcement agencies to implementthe LAP. Additionally, out of these 20 programs, 11 conduct victim-initiated screening on the hotline. In calendar year 2014,2,103 High-Danger victims accessed services at comprehensive domestic violence programs as a result of the LAP.

LAP in Healthcare Ten hospitals and health care facilities in Maryland have implemented the LAP, and additional hospitals are in the process ofimplementing. In calendar year 2014, 279 High-Danger victims were identified by hospitals.

• Northwest Hospital

• Frederick Memorial Hospital

• Atlantic General Hospital

• Prince George’s Hospital Center

• Bon Secours Baltimore Health System

• Peninsula Regional Medical Center

• Western Maryland Regional Medical Center

• MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital

• Carroll Hospital Center

• Clinics affiliated with Anne Arundel Medical Center

LAP in State Departments The MNADV continued working with three Maryland State Departments to provide ongoing training and technical assistance on theLAP. The MNADV provided five training sessions to over 90 staff within these agencies on domestic violence and the LAP protocol:

• Department of Human Resources (DHR)• Department of Juvenile Services (DJS)• Department of Public Safety and Community Supervision (DPSCS)

LAP at Temporary Protective Order (TPO) Hearings Six counties screen petitioners of TPOs either before or after they have been through the protective order hearing. Through thisscreening process, 82% of identified High-Danger victims accessed domestic violence program services. The six implementingcounties are: Carroll, Charles, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, and Howard.

Staff from the Cecil County Department of Social Services and its Domestic

Violence/Rape Crisis Center participate in arole play activity at an MNADV training to

implement Victim-Initiated LAP screens.

LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM: NATIONALLYNational LAP Technical Assistance Program

Under a technical assistance award from the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), the MNADV provided training and technical assistance to communities across the country to promote or enhance strategies to address homicide preventionand reduce violence against women.

Twelve new sites, comprised of over 65 law enforcement agencies and domestic violence service providers, representing over 3,000,000 residents, were selected to receive cost-free train-the-trainer instruction and technical assistancefor community-based domestic violence programs and their partnering law enforcement agencies to implement the LAP.

During FY 2015, the MNADV provided 13 full-day train-the-trainer sessions for ten states, training over 275 staff. TheMNADV also developed and led 15 LAP-related webinarsto over 250 people and responded to over 1,500 technicalassistance requests. In addition, the MNADV worked withtwo states whose legislatures mandated the use of adaptiveversions of the Lethality Screen and were interested inadding the protocol to law enforcement practice.

The MNADV continued to collaborate with eight statewidedomestic violence coalitions (IN, PA, CT, AK, WI, NM,NC, and UT) to coordinate LAP expansion in those states.

• Fairfax County, Virginia• St. Clair, Illinois• Burlington, North Carolina• Collin County, Texas• Iron, Salt Lake, Cache and Davis counties, Utah• Santa Fe, Valencia, and Taos, New Mexico• Calhoun County, Michigan

• Menomonie, Wisconsin• Brazos County, Texas• Corpus Christi, Texas• Missoula and Ravalli counties, Montana• Petersburg, Richmond, Albemarie, Hampton-Newport News,

Pulaski/Radford, New Kent, Loudoun, James City, Franklin,and Washington counties, Virginia

Stakeholders and MNADV trainers in Fairfax County (L-R): Captain Ed O’Carroll,LAP Team Coordinator; Megan Rosenfeld and Michelle Pentony, MNADV trainers; and Fairfax County partners Sandy Bromley and Ina Fernandez.

The LAP has been implemented in 34 states across the country, including Maryland: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi,New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.

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States which have jurisdictions where The Lethality Assessment Program – The Maryland Model (LAP) has been implemented

Communities participating in Phase II of the DomesticViolence Homicide Prevention Demonstration Initiative(DVHP Initiative) to implement LAP

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Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Demonstration Initiative (DVHP Initiative) The MNADV, which manages the DVHP Initiative and works in collaboration with the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center (JGCC), Casa de Esperanza, Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-based Violence, and Institute on Domestic Violence in the African AmericanCommunity, continues to serve as the technical assistance provider for the Office on Violence Against Women’s (OVW) DomesticViolence Homicide Prevention (DVHP) Demonstration Initiative. The purpose of the DVHP Initiative is to demonstrate the effectiveness of two promising domestic violence homicide prevention models: the MNADV’s Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) and JGCC’s Domestic Violence High Risk Team (DVHRT).

After completing Phase I in FY 2014, which consisted of assessing each of the twelve original site’s readiness and capacity to implement the models, the DVHP Initiative entered into its second phase of implementing one of the models in Phase II. Four sites are participating in Phase II: Pitt County, North Carolina and Contra Costa County, California are implementing the LAP,while Cleveland, Ohio and Brooklyn, New York are implementing the DVHRT.

During FY 2015, over 32 law enforcement officers and domestic violence advocates in North Carolina from the Pitt CountySheriff’s Office and Greenville Police Department, in partnership with the Center for Family Violence Prevention, were trained on the LAP. In California, over 38 law enforcement officers and domestic violence advocates from the Brentwood, Concord, and Richmond Police Departments, in partnership with the domestic violence program STAND!, were trained on the LAP. Both of these jurisdictions will begin implementation in FY 2016.

The technical assistance providers delivered over 350 hours of technical assistance, provided over ten training webinars/teleconferences and developed over 230 products during FY 2015.

MNADV staff and national technical assistance providers are on-site with the domestic violenceprogram staff and law enforcement agencies that are implementing LAP in Contra Costa, CA.

DEVELOPMENT to build coalition resourcesFiscal Year 2014

Unrestricted Revenue – $1,562,043 Expenses – $1,556,036

Other Revenue - $429

Government Grants - $1,399,529

LethalityAssessment,Fatality Review, and LawEnforcementPrograms -$1,092,430

Training Revenue - $8,506

FVPSA Coalition - $137,665

Net Assets Released from Restriction - $11,211

Conferences and Annual Meeting - $29,025

Management andGeneral - $137,109

VAWA Coalition Set-Aside - $64,586

Dues andContributions - $30,247

Language Line Services -

$54,548

In-KindContributions -$30,330

Training &Education Activities -

$17,719

Language Line - $52,766

Other Programs - $20,067

Conferences and Annual Meeting - $28,366

Fundraising - $3,546

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Home Depot

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Leann Sherman

Sleven & Hart, P.C.

Lytle Smith

Smyth Jewelers

Davine Snead

Calvin Stewart

Soft Stuff

Jeff Spaulding

Sport & Spine Rehab

Joan Stine

Richie and Sue Taffet

Target

The Next Chapter, Corp.

Kaitlin Tillan

Krista Tindall

Tino’s Italian Bistro

Alicia C. Turpin

Martha Vanlandingham

David and SherrieVanlandingham

Denise Y. Victory

Voiance Language Services

Dr. Angela Wilks

Tanya N. Williams

Jo-Anne Williams-Barnes

Amanda Wilson

Laura Yeomans

Donors 2014-2015

Board of Directors 2014-2015PRESIDENTLauren ShaivitzCHANA, Baltimore City & County

VICE PRESIDENTLaurie DukerCourtWatch Montgomery

SECRETARYSuzanne Bailey, Esq.Women’s Law Center of MD

TREASURERJoan StineCommunity Advocate, Howard County

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Janet BlackburnCommunity Advocate/SurvivorHoward County

Keyandra BriscoFamily and Children’s Servicesof Central MDBaltimore County

Inga JamesHeartly HouseFrederick County

Tovah KasdinElderSAFE Center, Charles E. Smith LifeCommunitiesMontgomery County

Cheryl KravitzCRK CommunicationsMontgomery County

Norberto MartinezCircuit Court for PrinceGeorge’s County

Karalyn MulliganDomestic Violence/Sexual Assault Center atDimensions HealthcarePrince George’s County

Shirley SchrefflerDepartment of Social ServicesPrince George’s County

Tanya SislerWorld BankMontgomery County

Jeff SpauldingWestminster Police DepartmentCarroll County

RESIGNED BOARD MEMBERS

Kathryn BarakatCecil County Domestic Violence/Rape Crisis Center

Jessica LiAsian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project

L-R: Shirley Schreffler, Joan Stine, Janet Blackburn, Cheryl Kravitz, Laurie Duker, Inga James, Suzanne Bailey, Lauren Shaivitz, Tovah Kasdin, and Karalyn Mulligan. Not pictured: Keyandra Brisco, Norberto Martinez, Tanya Sisler, and Jeff Spaulding

This list includes all individuals who served on the Board of Directors during 2014-2015.

Staff and Consultants 2014-2015STAFF

Michaele CohenExecutive Director

Amy JohnsonAssistant Executive Director

Erin BoguskiDirector of Training and Services

Dave SargentSenior Program Manager

Megan RosenfeldProject Director, DVHP and National LAP

Alicia BickoffProject Manager, DVHP

Amber GuthrieProject Manager, Coalition Training and Technical Assistance

Amanda WilsonProject Manager, LAP/DVFRT

Abby HannifanProject Coordinator, National LAP

Mike KoltzProject Coordinator, LAP/DVFRT

Alisha QueenProject Specialist, DVHP and National LAP

Tara PavaoOffice Manager

Dominic GoodallProject Specialist, Communications & Prevention

CONSULTANTS

Cynthia LifsonLegislative Counsel

Jo-Anne Williams-BarnesFiscal Manager

Darlene HaddockIT Consultant

Jonas ‘Iggy’ IgnataviciusLaw Enforcement Trainer

LAP TRAINERS

Fatima BurnsTaness ClineJonas ‘Iggy’ IgnataviciusMichelle PentonyRhonda PickTim Utzig

L-R: Mike Koltz, Alicia Bickoff, Megan Rosenfeld, Tara Pavao, Amber Guthrie, Amanda Wilson, Erin Boguski, Abby Hannifan, Dave Sargent, Amy Johnson, Dominic Goodall. Not Pictured: Michaele Cohen and Alisha Queen

Comprehensive Domestic Violence Programs in Maryland

Allegany County

Family Crisis Resource CenterHotline: 301-759-9244Office: 301-759-9246

Anne Arundel County

YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel CountyHotline: 410-222-6800Office: 410-626-7800

Baltimore City

House of Ruth MarylandHotline: 410-889-7884Office: 410-889-0840Legal: 410-554-8463

TurnAround, Inc.Helpline: 443-279-0379Office: 410-837-7000

Baltimore County

County-Wide Hotline: 410-828-6390

Family and Children’s Services ofCentral MarylandOffice: 410-281-1334

Family Crisis Center of Balt. Co., Inc.Office: 410-285-4357Shelter: 410-285-7496

TurnAround, Inc.Office: 410-377-8111

Calvert County

Crisis Intervention CenterHotline / Office: 410-535-1121Metro Hotline: 301-855-1075

Carroll County

Family and Children’s Services of Central MarylandHotline: 443-865-8031Office: 410-876-1233

Caroline, Kent, Dorchester,Queen Anne’s, and Talbot Counties

Mid-Shore Council on Family ViolenceHotline: 1-800-927-4673Office: 410-690-3222

Cecil County

Cecil Co. Domestic Violence/Rape Crisis CenterHotline / Office: 410-996-0333

Charles County

Center for Abused PersonsHotline: 301-645-3336Metro Hotline: 301-843-1110Office: 301-645-8994

Frederick County

Heartly HouseHotline / Office: 301-662-8800

Garrett County

The Dove CenterHotline: 301-334-9000Oakland Office: 301-334-6255Grantsville Office: 301-895-4300

Harford County

Sexual Assault/Spouse AbuseResource Center (SARC)Hotline: 410-836-8430Main Office: 410-836-8431

Howard County

HopeWorks of Howard County, Inc.Hotline: 410-997-2272Toll-Free: 1-800-752-0191Office: 410-997-0304

Montgomery County

Abused Persons ProgramHotline: 240-777-4000Intake Line: 240-777-4195Office: 240-777-4210

Prince George’s County

Family Crisis Center, Inc.Hotline: 301-731-1203Office: 301-779-2100

House of Ruth MarylandCounseling: 240-467-2247Legal Services: 301-298-4219

St. Mary’s County

Walden / Sierra, Inc.Hotline: 301-863-6661Office: 301-997-1300

Somerset, Wicomico & Worcester Counties

Life Crisis CenterHotline: 410-749-4357 / 410-641-4357Office: 410-749-0771 / 410-749-0632

Washington County

Citizens Assisting and Sheltering the Abused (CASA)Hotline: 301-739-8975Office: 301-739-4990TTY: 301-739-1012

4601 Presidents Drive, Suite 370 • Lanham, MD 20706Telephone: 301-429-3601 • Fax: 301-429-3605

Website: mnadv.org • Email: info@mnadv.org

The Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (MNADV) is the state domestic violence coalition that brings together victim service providers, allied professionals, and concerned individuals for the common purpose of reducing

intimate partner and family violence and its harmful effects on our citizens. The Network accomplishes this goal by providing education, training, resources, and advocacy to advance victim safety and abuser accountability.

TOLL FREE HELPLINE 1-800-MD-HELPS