Domestic homicide tracking project leads to new policy and prevention strategies

Saturday, October 10, 2009: 2:15 PM-3:35 PM
Nottoway (Sheraton New Orleans Hotel)
Speaker:
Mary Gilfus, PhD, Simmons.College


Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report

Description:
The Massachusetts domestic homicide tracking project analyzes and reports trends in domestic homicide data while working toward systematic changes in domestic violence prevention efforts, risk assessment training, service coordination and utilization, and public education. This session will introduce the tracking system, present 6 year data trends and comparisons, and describe how the data have been used successfully to achieve systematic improvements in addressing domestic violence prevention, service delivery, and public education to reach populations not previously served.