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SafeHaven of Tarrant County Ashley Lind, Ph.D.

Inspiring the Community to Respond: Shelter Work with Partners to Resolve Child Exposure to Family Violence. SafeHaven of Tarrant County Ashley Lind, Ph.D. Project Goals. Early intervention for Child Witnesses of Family Violence System change throughout Tarrant County.

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SafeHaven of Tarrant County Ashley Lind, Ph.D.

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  1. Inspiring the Community to Respond: Shelter Work with Partners to Resolve Child Exposure to Family Violence SafeHaven of Tarrant County Ashley Lind, Ph.D.

  2. Project Goals • Early intervention for Child Witnesses of Family Violence • System change throughout Tarrant County

  3. Community Collaborators • SafeHaven of Tarrant County • Police Department • School District • Child Protective Service • United Way

  4. Project Description • Police Department- • Identify if children were present during the domestic disturbance • Identify if children reside in the home who were not present during the domestic disturbance • Safety plan with children on the scene • Call SHTC from the scene with information for immediate follow up care

  5. Project Description Con’t • Child Protective Services • Inform SHTC of new CPS with a domestic violence priority • Allow SHTC employee to accompany CPS case worker on the family home visit to develop a relationship, conduct a needs assessment, safety plan and enroll client in services or make referrals

  6. Program Description Con’t • School District • Allow children exposed to Domestic Violence to receive interventions during non-academic times in school.

  7. Keys to Successful Collaboration • Narrowly define the issue to be addressed • Identify partners who have influence over a successful resolution • Discuss current practices and flow of services between systems • Identify gaps in existing service flow • Ex) police didn’t acknowledge children in the home when responding to a domestic disturbance

  8. Collaboration Con’t: • Consider solutions to service gaps • Ensure that each partner has buy in for their portion of the project • Look at whether the proposed change will benefit THEIR agency (not just the project)? • Does it fit with THEIR agency’s long range plan (prior to participation in the project)? • Do they have the man power to carry out the commitment? • Will there be a lead agency?

  9. Proceeding with Your Collaboration • Be very clear about what the process will be for: staff training, agency oversight, referrals, report submission-by all agencies, who promotes the project (to the community and within each collaborative agency). • Clearly assign accountability systems to ALL collaborative partners • How will staff turn over be addressed?

  10. Consider Appropriate Timeframes • System change is a lengthy process and often tied to individuals vs. organizations in the initial phases • Consider a graduated plan for staff additions • Recognize the potential for slow progress when dealing with large bureaucratic systems

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