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Domestic ViolenceAdvisory Board
2009 Annual ReportCharge: To Review and evaluate Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Domestic Violence Services
Domestic ViolenceAdvisory Board
The Problem2009 Numbers
•Homicides - 7•DV 911 calls – 34,764•Protection orders – 2,743•Weapons seized – 53•DSS child assistance-2,426
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Victim Services
•Counseling for Victims•Domestic Violence Shelter•DV Advocacy Council•Legal Services
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Victim Services
•Hospital Screening•Abuser Intervention•Transitional Assistance
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Partnerships
•DV counseling in North Meck•Hotel Emergency Shelter when UFS shelter full•Transitional services•Transitional Shelter•Trainings
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Prevention
•DV Policies for Employers•Classes on Dating Violence•Billboards in Char/Meck•Training cross reporting animal/family abuse
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Changes this Year•DV Fatality Review Team•Housing Authority Policy• Homeless Services Network Database•New NOVA initiative•Supervised visitation Grant
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Changes this Year• DV Team Data Warehouse• DV Index approved• Sheriff new transition services• NOVA care cut back
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DVAB Recommendations• Identify DV as a priority• Restore Baker 1 Project• Assign Sheriff rep to DVAC• Continue hotel shelter• Continue support for new shelter and transitional housing.
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DVAB Recommendations• Continue NOVA policy for men• Coordinator for DV services• Supervised child visitation/center• North Mecklenburg Magistrate
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Thank you for helping to make Mecklenburg
County safer