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Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

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What We Do

Publications

  • 2017 MNADV Annual Report
  • Domestic Violence in Maryland Statistics
  • Domestic Violence Fatalities in Maryland (2017)
  • MNADV Legislation and Public Policy
Awareness and Education
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 other than 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 fatality database, and holding an Annual Memorial Service and Annual Meeting and Awards event.

In FY 2016…

  • 700 people received information about domestic violence and referrals to local service providers.
  • Domestic violence programs made over 3,100 calls tothe MNADV language line so survivors who have Limited English Proficiency (LEP) could access their services.
  • 26,000 education brochures and publications were made available to survivors and the public.
  • Domestic Violence Homicide Data was collected and analyzed from all 24 counties in Maryland.
    Domestic Violence Fatality Database in Maryland. The MNADV promotes awareness and assesses changes in domestic violence fatalities in Maryland by tracking domestic violence-related deaths each year.

Training

MNADV national, statewide, and local domestic violence training helps advocates, counselors, social workers, health care providers, law enforcement officers, and other professionals gain new knowledge and skills to improve the response and services to domestic violence survivors.

In FY 2016…

  • MNADV trained 4,300 professionals in 182 training sessions.
  • 208 participants attended MNADV’s biennial statewide conference

Technical Assistance
The MNADV provides technical assistance and develops products to help service providers and allied professionals in Maryland and LAP implementers across the U.S. to improve their response and services to domestic violence survivors and to enhance and expand the Lethality Assessment Program (LAP).

In FY 2016…

  • Technical assistance was provided to about 64 organizations on over 115 issues including housing issues, eligibility criteria for services, providing trauma-informed survivor-centered best practices, and assisting with needs assessments.

Lethality Assessment Program in Maryland
 LAP Data from Maryland-Calendar Year 2015


Lethality Assessment Program Across the Country
From federal and state-funded projects, the MNADV provided technical assistance and developed products to coordinate, expand, and sustain Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) implementation across the country.

In FY 2016…

  • MNADV provided 1,733 technical assistance consultations, which includes each email and call associated with the request, to individuals and organizations in 37 states
  • MNADV staff provided 77 training sessions to LAP participants in 39 locations across 15 states, which reached 2,460 participants.
    LAP Implementers by State The LAP has been implemented in jurisdictions in 37 states across the country with partnering teams of law enforcement agencies and domestic violence programs.

Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Demonstration Initiative (DVHP Initiative)
The MNADV served as a national technical assistance provider to implement the LAP for the DVHP Initiative. The MNADV worked with Pitt County, NC and Contra Costa County, CA to implement the LAP. Two new sites were added in FY 2016: Miami-Dade County, FL and Winnebago, IL.

Implementation began in FY 2016 for the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office and Greenville Police Department, in partnership with the Center for Family Violence Prevention in North Carolina, and the Brentwood, Concord and Richmond Police Departments, in partnership with the domestic violence program STAND! in California.


Public Policy and Systems Advocacy
The MNADV affects systemic change by monitoring state legislation through its Legislative Committee, by educating policymakers about the potential impact of proposed laws on survivors, through involvement in state and national legislative advocacy, and through its coordination of the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams and Lethality Assessment Program (LAP).

In FY 2016…

  • MNADV’s Legislative Committee reviewed over 50 bills that may have impacted domestic violence victims and survivors.

Collaboration
The MNADV collaborates with dozens of local, state, and national organizations on an ongoing basis and convened committees and task forces to improve the systems response and the coordinated community response to domestic violence in Maryland. MNADV collaborations promote coordination and partnerships to improve services to domestic violence survivors, enhance resource sharing, and promote legislation and policies that increase victim safety and abuser accountability.

Maryland Collaborations: • Governor’s Family Violence Council • Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention • Interfaith Domestic Violence Coalition • Maryland Abuser Intervention Collaborative • Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault • Maryland Health Care Coalition Against Domestic Violence • Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force • Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women • Maryland State’s Attorney’s Association • State Board of Victim Services • Women’s Law Center of Maryland • Women’s Legislative Briefing National Collaborations • Æquitas • Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-based Violence • Battered Women’s Justice Project • Casa de Esperanza • International Association of Chiefs of Police • Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center • National Network to End Domestic Violence • National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental Health • Office on Violence Against Women Statewide Collaborations Outside of Maryland • Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence • Department of Finance and Administration – Office of Criminal Justice Programs, State of Tennessee • End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Justice • Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence • Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence • North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence • New Hampshire Department of Justice – Office of the Attorney General • Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence • Utah Domestic Violence Coalition • Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services • Virginia Office of the Attorney General • Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance

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