family_violence_council
2009 2008 2007 Family Violence Council:
Addressing Violence throughout the Lifespan
AGENDA
Thursday, October 15, 2009
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
San Francisco Civil Court
400 McAllister Street, Room 617
San Francisco, CA 94102
Members:
Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, or designee
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Director of Department of Aging and Adult Services, or designee
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Mayor, or designee
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Director of Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families, or designee
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President of the Board of Supervisors, or designee
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Director of Child Support Services, or designee
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District Attorney, or designee
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Director of Domestic Violence Consortium, or designee
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Chief of Police, or designee
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Director of Consortium for Elder Abuse Prevention, or designee
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Sheriff, or designee
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Director of San Francisco Child Abuse Council, or designee
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President of Commission on the Status of Women, or designee
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Chair of Batterer’s Intervention Programs Subcommittee
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Chief of Adult Probation, or designee
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Director of Department of Animal Care and Control, or designee
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Chief of Department of Emergency Management, or designee
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Public Defender, or designee
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Director of the Department of Public Health, or designee
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Superintendent of San Francisco Unified School District, or designee
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Director of Human Services Agency, or designee
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I. CALL TO ORDER/ AGENDA CHANGES DISCUSSION/ACTION 1 min.
Action: To approve the meeting agenda.
II. INTRODUCTIONS DISCUSSION 2 min.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES DISCUSSION/ACTION 1 min.
Explanatory document – Minutes from July 16, 2009 Family Violence Council meeting and Minutes from the August 13, 2009 Family Violence Council meeting.
Action: To approve the July 16, 2009 and August 13, 2009 minutes.
IV. BUSINESS
A. Police Chief George Gascón DISCUSSION 10 min.
The Council will welcome the new Chief of Police, and he will give brief remarks about the Police Department’s response to Family Violence.
B. Photo Documentation of Injuries DISCUSSION 5 min.
Laura Marshall will provide an update on this training opportunity.
C. Intervention Committee DISCUSSION 5 min.
Laura Marshall will provide an update about the Intervention Committee meeting on September 10, 2009.
D. Emerging Issues in Child Visitation Services DISCUSSION/ACTION 10 min.
Sonia Melara of Rally Visitation Services will provide an overview of new legislation being considered for the fall as it relates to visitation services, custody, and safety issues for women and children, and.
E. SFUSD Overview of Wellness Services DISCUSSION/ACTION 10 min.
Ilsa Bertolini will present an overview violence prevention and intervention services of the school district.
F. Family Violence Dashboards DISCUSSION/ACTION 40 min.
Explanatory document – Draft Family Violence Dashboard.
1. Dashboard Indicators: Members will discuss the draft document and determine the indicators to be measured throughout the year.
2. Discussion and action on 2010 Meeting Schedule
Action: To approve the 2010 Family Violence Council Meeting Schedule
G. Current Trends in Family Violence/Announcements DISCUSSION 2 min.
Meeting participants will have the opportunity to reflect on and share new or emerging trends in the field of family violence. This will also be an opportunity for sharing relevant information and announcements with attendees.
V. PUBLIC COMMENT DISCUSSION 2 min.
This item is to allow members of the public to comment, for a maximum of 2 minutes each, on matters within the Council’s purview, as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Council’s future consideration.
VI. ADJOURNMENT ACTION 1 min.
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