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Best Practice Guidelines, Protocols, and Training Materials Resource List

Resource List Compiled by Annelies Hagemeister, MN Center Against Violence and Abuse, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN and Adrienne Howard, Family and Children Services Division, MN Dept. of Human Services, St. Paul, MN.

CALIFORNIA

County of San Diego, Department of Social Services, Children's Services Bureau.(1996). Domestic Violence Protocol. San Diego, CA. (San Diego Children's Services Bureau and YWCA Collaboration)
Contact: Domestic Violence Specialist
YWCA of San Diego County
2550 Garnet Avenue
San Diego, CA 92109
Tel: 619-461-2913; FAX: 619-270-4502

Project NEXUS (1999). CPS and DV: Curriculum/Training Outline for DV Advocates, Treatment Providers, and Others. San Diego, CA.
San Diego City Attorney, DV Project of Prosecutor's Office
Contact: Paul Copper, Head Deputy
Office of the City Attorney
1200 Third Avenue, Suite 700
San Diego, CA 92101-4106
Tel: 619-533-5503, FAX: 619-533-5505

Dept. of Family and Children’s Services (1996), Family Violence Prevention - Best Practices Guide. Santa Clara County. San Jose, CA. Social Services Agency
Department of Family & Children's Services
1725 Technology Drive
San Jose, CA. 95110-1360; PHONE: 408-441-5666; FAX 408-441-7237
E-Mail: DFCS@cws.CO.Santa-Clara.CA.US

COLORADO

American Human Association. (1997). Linking a Response: Protocols for a Collaborative Approach to Child Abuse and Domestic Violence.
63 Inverness Drive East,
Englewood, CO, 80112-5117
(303) 792-9900
children@amerhumane.org

Colorado Dept. of Human Services. (1995). Crossing the Bridge Curriculum: A Cross-Training Curriculum for DV and CP Workers,Domestic Abuse Assistance Program, Dept. of Human Services, Denver, CO.
Domestic Violence Training Project
Contact: Mary Ann Ganey, Project Coordinator
Colorado Department of Human Services
1575 Sherman St., 2nd Floor
Denver, CO 80203
Tel: 303-866-2855, FAX: 303-866-4214

ILLINOIS

Illinois DCFS. (19??) DV Protocol for Dept. of Children and Family Services. Illinois.
Lighthouse Institute/Chestnut Health Services
Training Outline for Child Protection Services regarding Domestic Violence
Contact: Randall Webber, Director of Training and Publications
Lighthouse Institute
720 W. Chestnut St.
Bloomington, IL 67101
Tel: 309-829-1058; FAX: 309-829-4661

MASSACHUSETTS

Massachusetts Department of Social Services. Domestic Violence Protocol for CPS. Mass. Dept. of Human Services, Boston, MA.
Contact: Crystal Jackson, Training Coordinator,
Domestic Violence Unit, Central Office,
24 Farnsworth St.,
Boston, MA 02210,
(617) 748-2337,
Crystal.Jackson@state.ma.us

Contact: Director, Domestic Violence Unit
Massachusetts Department of Social Services
24 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210
Tel: 617-727-0900, ext. 526; FAX: 617-727-4588
-OR-
Contact: Project Director
Massachusetts Coalition of Battered Women's Service Groups, Inc.
14 Beacon Street, Suite 507
Boston, MA 02108
Tel: 617-248-0922; FAX: 617-248-0902

Partnership Program
Contact: Stefan Krug, Ph.D. and Ann Fleck-Henderson, Ph.D. (Evaluators)
Simmons College
Graduate School of Social Work
51 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02116-2307
Tel: 617-521-3900; FAX: 617-521-3980

MAINE

Child Protective Services/Domestic Violence Initiative. (1998). Protocol for DV workers: Child Abuse and Neglect Protocol and Report Form and DV Protocol for the Maine DHS, Bureau of Child and Family Services. (Developed through a collaborative project of the DHS-Bureau of Child and Family Services, The Maine Coalition for Family Crisis Services, and the Muskie School of Public Service. Polly Campbell, Project Coordinator)
Contact: Coordinator, CPS/DV Initiative
c/o Muskie School of Public Service
University of Southern Maine
96 Falmouth Street
P.O. Box 9300
Portland, ME 04104-9300
Tel: 207-780-4430; 207-780-5864
-OR-
Maine Department of Human Services
State House Station 11
Augusta, ME 04333

MICHIGAN

Michigan Dept. of Social Services: DV/CPS Collaboration (1998). Documentation of the Collaborative Project between Families First of the Michigan Dept. of Human Services and the Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Board. East Lansing Michigan.
Domestic Violence Collaborative Project
Contact: Susan Kelly
Michigan Family Independence Agency
P.O. Box 30037
Lansing, MI 48909
Tel: 517-335-6079; FAX: 517-373-2799

MINNESOTA

Hagemeister, A., Nakajima, N., Edleson, J. & Beeman, S. (2000). Cross-Training Curriculum. Developed for Collaborating for Woman and Child Safety: An Initiative for Minnesota Rural Counties and Tribal Communities. Written by MINCAVA with MCBW, DHS, DCFL, BWJP, GVI. Contact: MINCAVA, 612-624-0721.

Olmsted County Community Services. Domestic Violence Protocol: Co-occurring Child Abuse and Partner Abuse.(2001). Rochester, Minnesota.
Contact: Rob Sawyer
Minn. Department of Human Services (2001)

MISSOURI

Missouri State Department of Social Services. (1999). Protocol and Training Materials. Jefferson City, Missouri. Missouri Department of Social Services
Contact: Carrie Bolm, Project Coordinator
Division of Family Services
P.O. Box 88
Jefferson City, MO 65103
Tel: 573-526-5405; 573-751-2075; FAX: 573-526-3971

NEW HAMPSHIRE

New Hampshire Governor's Commission on Domestic Violence. Division for Children Youth and Families: Domestic Violence Protocol. Contact: Sandra Matheson, Director; State Office of Victim/Witness Assistance; Department of Justice; State of New Hampshire, 33 Capitol St., Concord, New Hampshire 03301-6397, (603) 271-3671;
www.state.nh.us/nhdoj/victimwitness/pdfs/DV-DCYF.pdf

NEW YORK

New York City Administration for Children's Services. (2000/2001) Principles for Addressing Domestic Violence in Children's Services.

New York City Child Welfare Administration. CPS Domestic Violence Protocol in Training Child Welfare Workers on Domestic Violence. Children's Bureau and Center for the Study of Social Work Practice. (Contact: Kathryn Conroy, Columbia University School of Social Work)
Training Child Welfare Workers on Domestic Violence
Contact: Kathryn Conroy, DSW
Columbia University
School of Social Work
622 West 113th Street
New York, NY 10025
-OR-
Contact: Randy Magen, Ph.D. (formerly at Columbia U.)
School of Social Work
University of Alaska-Ancorage
e-mail: Randy H. Magen
On the Web at: http://hosting.uaa.alaska.edu/afrhm1/wacan
-OR-
Contact: Alisa Del Tufo, Project Coordinator
The Urban Justice Center
27 W. 24th St. Room 600
New York, NY 10010
Tel: 212-533-0540, FAX: 212-533-4598

Westchester County Collaboration -- Westchester County Office for Women and Department of Social Services
Contact: Beverly Houghton
150 Grand Street, 6th Floor
White Plains, NY 10601
Tel: 914-285-5972; 914-285-5054

NORTH CAROLINA

Mecklenberg County, Dept. of Social Services (1998). DV Protocol for CPS, Dept. of Social Services, Charlotte, NC;
Contact: H. Lien Bragg
Mecklenburg County DV/CPS Project
Contact: Lien Bragg, DV Specialist
Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services
Youth and Family Services
720 East Fourth Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Tel: 704-336-2936, FAX: 704-336-5940

OHIO

Artemis Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence. (1996). Domestic Violence Protocol: A Guide for Child Protective Service Workers and Domestic Violence Advocates. Dayton, (Montgomery County), OH.
Artemis Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence --
Children's and Domestic Violence Services Integration Project
Contact: Project Director
310 W. Monument Avenue, 3rd floor
Dayton, OH 45402
Tel: 937-461-5091, FAX: 937-461-2852

Hamilton County Human Services (1999). DV Protocol for Children’s Services. Cincinatti, OH

OREGON

Oregon Services to Children and Families.(1999). SCF Practice Guidelines for Cases with Domestic Violence.
Contact: Bonnie Jean Braeutigam, DV Program Director
Oregon Department of Human Services
State Office for Services to Children and Families
Human Resources Building, 2nd Floor
500 Summer St. NE
Salem, OR 97310-6198
Tel: 503-945-6686; FAX: 503-581-6198

VERMONT

Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Project, Collaboration of the Vermont Network Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and the State’s Domestic Violence Unit of the Social and Rehabilitative Services. Contact: Janine Allo, Project Director, 1-802-241-1250.

WASHINGTON

DV & CPS Collaboration Project (1999). Seattle/King County, Washington
Contact: Project Coordinator, Laura van Dernoot.

NATIONAL MATERIALS

Aron, L. & Olson, K. (1996). Efforts by Child Welfare Agencies to Address Domestic Violence: Experiences of Five Communities. Urban Institute Report. (Discusses the experiences of San Diego County, CA; East Hawaii, Hawaii; Massachusetts; Oregon; Michigan.)

Carter, Janet. Improving Child Welfare Response to Domestic Violence: Considerations for Policy and Practice. Family Violence Prevention Fund: San Francisco, CA.

De Panfilis & Brooks, G. (1989). National Woman Abuse Prevention Project. Protocol: Initial Assessment/Investigation of Cases involving Family Violence. Excerpt from Child Maltreatment and Woman Abuse: A Guide for Child Protective Services Intervention. By Diane DePanfilis and Gayle Brooks.

Friend, C. & Mills, L.G.(1999/2000). Assessment and Intervention Approach to Domestic Violence Cases Involving Children: An Innovative Training Program for Child Welfare Workers, 1999/2000. Colleen Friend and Linda G. Mills. 3250 Public Policy Building, Box 951656, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1656, (310) 825-3315, Fax (310) 206-7564, www.sppsr.ucla.edu

Ganley, A. & Schechter, S. (1996). Domestic Violence: National Curriculum for Child Protective Services. Family Violence Prevention Fund, San Francisco, CA.

Schechter, S. & Edleson, J. (1999). Effective Intervention in Domestic Violence & Child Maltreatment Cases: Guidelines for Policy and Practice: Recommendations from the National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges Family Violence Department. NCJFCJ, Reno, NV. (“Greenbook”)

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This is a cooperative project between: VAWO, the Violence Against Women Office, in the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice; Minnesota Center for Crime Victim Services in the Minnesota Department of Public Safety; Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women; Minnesota Department of Human Services; Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning; and MINCAVA - the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse at the University of Minnesota.

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