November 28, 2012 | Department on the Status of Women

Family Violence Council - November 28, 2012

Family Violence Council:
Addressing Violence throughout the Lifespan

AGENDA
3 - 5 pm, Wednesday, November 28, 2012
San Francisco Civil Court
400 McAllister St., Room 617, San Francisco, CA 94102

Members:
Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, or designee Director of Human Services Agency, or designee
Mayor, or designee Director of Department of Aging and Adult Services, or designee
President of the Board of Supervisors, or designee Director of Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families, or designee
District Attorney, or designee Director of Child Support Services, or designee
Public Defender, or designee Director of Department of Animal Care and Control, or designee
Sheriff, or designee Superintendent of San Francisco Unified School District, or designee
Chief of Police, or designee Director of Domestic Violence Consortium, or designee
President of Commission on the Status of Women, or designee Director of San Francisco Elder Abuse Forensic Center, or designee
Chief of Adult Probation, or designee Director of San Francisco Child Abuse Council, or designee
Chief of Department of Emergency Management, or designee Chair of Batterers Intervention Programs Subcommittee, or designee
Director of the Department of Public Health, or designee

Total Estimated Meeting Time: 2 hours

I. CALL TO ORDER/AGENDA CHANGES DISCUSSION/ACTION 1 min.
Action: To approve the meeting agenda.

II. INTRODUCTIONS DISCUSSION 7 min.

III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES DISCUSSION/ACTION 3 min.
Explanatory document – Minutes from the August 15, 2012 Family Violence Council meeting.
Action: To approve the August 15, 2012 minutes.

IV. REPORTS DISCUSSION
A. Updates from Agencies 10 min.
Agency representatives are asked to provide an update, if any, on high profile cases, major budget issues, emerging trends, new reports, etc.

B. Sentencing Commission – Minouche Kandel 1 min.

D. Police Department, Special Victims Unit – Captain Denise Flaherty 5 min.

C. Police Department – Susan Giffin 5 min.

D. JUS.T.I.S. Project – Linda Yeung 5 min.

C. Review of Family Violence Council Work Plan/Recommendations: 10 min.
To improve case outcomes, the City’s response must be coordinated with community providers.
1. Child Abuse Counseling Program (Ramona Massey)
2. Children’s Advocacy Center (Kathy Baxter)
3. Child Abuse Intervention Program (Janice Avery)
4. Elder Abuse Forensic Center (Talitha Guinn)
a. Law Enforcement Elder Abuse App
5. Current Issues in Domestic Violence (Beverly Upton)

V. NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION/ACTION 55 min.
A. Review of the draft 2011 Comprehensive Report on Family Violence in San Francisco
Action: To approve the 2011 Comprehensive Report on Family Violence in San Francisco.

VI. ADMINISTRATION DISCUSSION/ACTION 1 min.
A. 2013 Meeting Dates: February 20, May 15, August 21, November 20
Action: To approve 2013 meeting dates.

VII. ANNOUNCEMENTS DISCUSSION 8 min.
A. Key Legislation
B. Events

VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT DISCUSSION 8 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.

IX. ADJOURNMENT ACTION 1 min.

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