On-Call Services for Domestic Violence Survivors

An Effective Practice

Description

On-Call Services offers advocacy for domestic violence survivors involved with the criminal justice system. The program provides a 24-hour response by advocacy teams in every law enforcement jurisdiction and in hospital emergency rooms in Washtenaw County, MI.

Goal / Mission

The goal of the On-Call Services program is to provide information about domestic violence and the legal system to survivors of abuse. The program also offers legal advocacy for court hearings and meetings with the police, prosecutor, and other involved attorneys, probation, and others.

Results / Accomplishments

In 1996 alone, 50 On-Call Advocates responded to 765 domestic assault arrests calls from police.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
The Domestic Violence Project, Inc./ SAFE House
Primary Contact
Erin House
PO Box 705
Ann Arbor, MI 48107
(734) 973-0242, ext. 253
http://www.safehousecenter.org/contact.html
Topics
Community / Domestic Violence & Abuse
Health / Women's Health
Organization(s)
The Domestic Violence Project, Inc./ SAFE House
Source
Violence Against Women Online Resources
Date of publication
2003
Location
Washtenaw County, MI
For more details
http://www.mincava.umn.edu/documents/bwjp/communit...
Target Audience
Families

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An Effective Practice meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success and/or promise in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures of improvement in outcome of interest (i.e. increase in voter registration, not just delivery of voter registration drive) and/ or the outcome measure is increased or improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant.