Domestic Violence Council

Meeting Agendas/Minutes and Webinars

Month	General Meeting		Committees
Month	General Meeting		Committee on Systems Improvement	Health Committee	LA Regional Policy Committee	LGBTQI+ Issues Committee	Interfaith Committee on IPV	Shelter Directors Committee
Nov	Agenda	-	CANCELLED	Agenda	Cancelled	Agenda	Agenda	Agenda
Oct	CANCELLED	-	CANCELLED	-	Agenda	-	CANCELLED	-
Sept	Agenda Presentation Handouts	-	Agenda	Agenda	Agenda	Agenda	CANCELLED	Agenda
July	Agenda Minutes	-	Agenda	Agenda	Agenda	Agenda	Agenda	Agenda
June	Agenda Minutes	-	Agenda	-	Agenda	-	Agenda	-
May	Agenda	-	Agenda	Agenda	Agenda	Agenda	CANCELLED	Agenda
April	CANCELLED	CANCELLED	CANCELLED		Agenda		CANCELLED
MAR	Agenda	-	Agenda	Agenda	Agenda	Agenda	Agenda	Agenda
FEB	Agenda	Presentation on New Laws in 2023 Impacting the DV Field and Survivors Los Angeles Regional Policy (LARP) committee co-chairs Minty Sio-Kootnikoff and Nancy Volpert Pallavi Dhawan from the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office	Agenda	-	Agenda	-	Agenda	-
JAN	Agenda Recording	Serving & Supporting LGBTQ+ Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity 101 Amy Bellm, Program Training Manager, National LGBTQ Institute on Intimate Partner Amanda Gould, Senior Program Manager, National LGBTQ Institute on Intimate Partner Violence	Agenda	Agenda	Agenda	Agenda	Agenda	Agenda

Month	General Meeting		Committees
Month	General Meeting		Committee on Systems Improvement	Health Committee	LA Regional Policy Committee	LGBTQI+ Issues Committee	Religion and DV Issues Committee	Shelter Directors Committee
NOVEMBER	Agenda Recording	Economic Wellbeing and Justice for DV/IPV Survivors: Tania Ventura, Director of Service Provider Engagement and Education, Free From Damian Pipkins, Program Manager II, Center for Financial Empowerment in LA County’s Department of Consumer Affairs Carrie Miller, Executive Director, LA County Poverty Alleviation Initiative in the County’s Chief Executive Office Chanel Smith, Executive Director, LA County Women and Girls Initiative in the County’s Chief Executive Office	Agenda	Agenda	Agenda	Agenda	Agenda	Agenda
OCTOBER	DVAM Awards Agenda Recording	DVC and DVA Awards in Recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month DVC’s Betty Fisher Award: Gail Pincus DVC’s Kendall Evans Memorial Award: Mary Case DVC’s Excellence in Service (Employee): Yvette Lozano DVC’s Excellence in Public Service: Jessica Iniguez DVC’s Excellence in Volunteer Service: Terry Cozad DVA’s Marjorie Braude Award: Nancy Volpert DVA’s Marjorie Braude Award: Tiffany Duvernay-Smith DVA’s Marjorie Braude Award: Carielle Escalante	Agenda	-	Agenda Report	-	Agenda	-
SEPTEMBER	Agenda Recording	Growing Leadership in the Domestic Violence Field Bernita Walker, Project PeaceMakers, Inc. Tiffany Duvernay Smith, Los Angeles Housing Services Authority Jaye Prado, LGBTQ Center Long Beach Eve Sheedy, Sheedy Consulting LLC	Agenda	Agenda	Agenda Report	Agenda	Agenda Report	-
JULY	Agenda Presentation	Department of Children and Family Services: Family First Prevention Services Act. Rob Woolridge, Interim FFPSA Manager Rochelle Alley, Consultant for the Center for Strategic Partnerships & Office of Child Protection Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization of 2022 Larisa Kofman, Principal of Kofman & Associates, LLC	Agenda	Agenda Report	Agenda Report	Agenda Report	Agenda Report	-
JUNE	Agenda Recording Presentation	Department of Public Health Panel: Addressing Domestic Violence from a Public Health Perspective, DPH Programs and Initiatives Adjoa Jones, African American Infant and Maternal Mortality Initiative Outreach and Engagement Director Ellen Sanchez, Program Manager of Substance Use Prevention and Control Ellen Eidem, Director of the Office of Women’s Health Susie Baldwin, Medical Director of the Office of Women's Health Andrea Welsing, Director of the Office of Violence Prevention	Agenda	-	Agenda Report	-	Agenda Report	-
MAY	Agenda	Reasons to Care and Connect: Self-Care Franklin Romero, Psychiatric Social Worker II, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Karon Austin, Psychiatric Social Worker II, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health	Agenda	Agenda Report	Agenda Report	Agenda	Agenda Report	Agenda
APR	Agenda Recording Presentation	Raising Awareness about Domestic Violence and Concussion Edie E. Zusman, Director Spine Program and TBI/Concussion Research, Piedmont Neuroscience Center and CEO/Executive Director of Safe Living Space	Agenda	-	Agenda Report	-	Report Agenda	-
MAR	Agenda Minutes Presentation	Religion and DV Committee: Reflections and Envisioning the Future Together Presented by: Bernita Walker, Chief Executive Office and Founder of Project Peacemakers, Inc. Cecelia Walker, Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator at Angel Step in Domestic Violence Shelter Varsha N., Founder ROAR Training and Consulting	Agenda	Agenda	Agenda Report	Agenda	Report Agenda	-
FEB	Agenda Recording Presentation Flyer	New DV-Related State Laws Nancy Volpert, Senior Director of Public Policy & Community Engagement, Jewish Family Service LA Minty Siu-Kootnikoff, Esq., Legal Services Director, Sojourn, The People Concern Pallavi Dhawan, Family Violence Operations, Director of Domestic Violence Policy, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office	Agenda	-	Agenda	-	Report Agenda	Agenda
JAN	-	Farewell for Eve (PDF)	SB320 Flyer Presentation Agenda	Agenda Report	Presentation Report Agenda	Report Agenda	Report Agenda	-

Month	General Meeting		Committees
Month	General Meeting		Committee on Systems Improvement	Health Committee	LA Regional Policy Committee	LGBTQI+ Issues Committee	Religion and DV Issues Committee	Shelter Directors Committee
DEC	WEBINAR - E-Filing: What Does the Family Law Court Change Mean For You? Recording Presentation Presentation Notes Tips
NOV	Meeting Recording Agenda Vet Center Readjustment Counseling Services Flyer (PDF)	Veterans and Domestic Violence James Maddox, MSW, ASW, Policy Analyst/Advocate, Former National Service Officer, Vietnam Veterans of America Panel Candace Witten, IPVAP Coordinator, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Phone: 424-542-5829 Email: candace.witten@va.gov Esperansa Perez, Readjustment Counselor Therapist, East Los Angeles Vet Center Latia Suttle, U.S. Army, Retired Chief Warrant Officer, Social Justice and DV Prevention Advocate Manuel Martinez, Former Director of the East Los Angeles Vet Center (ret), and currently on the Board of Directors of Association of Batterers Intervention Programs (ABIP). Sergio Antoniuk, Veterans Justice Outreach Program, Greater Los Angeles VA	Agenda	Agenda	Report Agenda	Report Agenda	Report Agenda	-
OCT	Program	DVA/DVC 2021 DVAM Event and Award Celebration Meeting Recording Password: bF#5yDyN	Agenda	-	Report Agenda	-	Report Agenda	CANCELED
SEP	Meeting Recording Agenda	Child Welfare and Domestic Violence: Intersection, Strategies and Action for Survivors Taylor Dudley, Administrative Director at the UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families Presentation Slides (PDF) The Report on Intersection and Action (PDF) Women’s Well-being Center Gloria Allen, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, Community Health Worker Women’s Well-being Center Brochure (PDF)	Agenda	Report Agenda	Report Agenda	Cancellation	Report Agenda	-
JUL	Agenda	Immigration Report (PDF) Policy Report Resources Federal Funding Chart State Rental Assistance Program Assembly Bill 2517 (Economic Abuse) Webinar Shifting the Lens Proposal Submission Link FreeFrom Report Child Tax Credit Flyer - English (PDF) Child Tax Credit Flyer - Spanish (PDF) Gun Violence Restraining Orders & Domestic Violence Restraining Orders: Best Practices for Advocacy and Implementation (PDF) Lisa Geller, State Affairs Manager, Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence Lauren Footman, Director of Outreach and Equity, Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence The Use of Gun Violence Restraining Orders (GVROs) in Domestic Violence Situations (PDF)	Canceled	Report Agenda	Report Agenda	Report Agenda	Report Agenda	Report Agenda
JUN	Meeting Recording Agenda	Dependency Court Procedures and Advocacy in Domestic Violence-Related Cases Katherine Mitchell, Senior Attorney II, Law Office of Amy Einstein, Los Angeles Dependency Attorneys Emily Freedman, Senior Attorney, Law Office of Emily Berger, Los Angeles Dependency Attorneys	Agenda	-	Agenda	-	Report Agenda	-
MAY	Meeting Recording Minutes Agenda	Custody Outcomes in U.S. Cases Involving Abuse and Alienation Claims Joan Meier, Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School Presentation (PDF)	Report Agenda	Report Agenda	Report Agenda	Report Agenda	Report Agenda	-
APR	Meeting Recording Minutes Agenda	Workplace Protections for Crime Victims WRAP Training: Protections for Women at Work - April 27 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm PDT Free (Flyer) (Register) Victims of Crime Brochure - English (PDF) Victims of Crime Brochure - Spanish (PDF) California Dept. of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) Web Site DLSE Brochures Links	Report Agenda	-	Report Agenda	Canceled	Report Agenda	Agenda
MAR	Agenda	The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse on Incarceration and Re-entry Women’s Experiences of Abuse as a Risk Factor for Incarceration: A Research Update (PDF)	Report Agenda	Report Agenda	Report Agenda	Report Agenda	Report Agenda	-
FEB	(Ad hoc) DV-Child Welfare Committee Meeting, February 23, 2021 Co-Reporting of Intimate Partner Violence & Child Maltreatment: The Likelihood of Investigation Outcomes (PDF)
FEB	Meeting Recording Agenda	2021 New Laws Training (PDF) Nancy Volpert, Director of Public Policy & Strategic Initiatives, Jewish Family Service LA Minty Siu-Kootnikoff, Esq., Legal Services Director, Sojourn, The People Concern Pallavi Dhawan, Family Violence Operations, Director of Domestic Violence Policy, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office Proposed CA Legislation to Address Coerced and Fraudulent Debt (PDF) Sabrina Hamm, M.P.P, Policy and Advocacy Specialist, FreeFrom	Agenda	-	Report Agenda	Canceled	Report Agenda	-
JAN	Agenda	COVID 19 Vaccination Seira Kurian MD, MPH Director, Division of Medical/Dental Affairs Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health Presentation Slides (PDF) VaccinateLACounty.com for latest updates	Report Agenda	Survey Summary Agenda	Report Agenda	Report Agenda	Report Agenda	Report Agenda

Month General Meeting Committees

Committee of Systems Improvement Health Committee LA Regional Policy Committee LGBTQ Issues Committee Religion and DV Issues Committee Shelter Directors Committee

NOV
Meeting Recording
Agenda Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health

Tiffany Duvernay-Smith, Systems Reform Advocate

Hector M. Ramirez, Board of Directors, Disability Rights California and the National Disability Rights Network

Reba Stevens, Mental Health Commissioner, Community Advocate/Activist

Tanishia Wright, MS, Community Healing & Trauma Prevention Center, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

Agenda Agenda Agenda Agenda Agenda -

OCT Program
In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month,the LA City Domestic Violence Alliance (DVA) and the LA County Domestic Violence Council (DVC) are pleased to recognize the outstanding and remarkable work performed by individuals and agencies in the field of domestic violence prevention and intervention.

Congratulations!
Betty Fisher Award: Elizabeth Eastlund, Executive Director, Rainbow Services

Betty Fisher Award: Carmen McDonald, Director of Legal Services, Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice

Excellence in Employee Service: Sandy Villeda, DART Advocate, Strength United

Excellence in Public Service: Chanel Smith, Program Manager- Domestic Violence/Human Trafficking Shelter Operations, HCID

Excellence in Volunteer Service: Abe Aviles, Volunteer, Free Resource Garage

Report Agenda - Canceled Agenda Report Agenda Report Agenda

SEP
Meeting Recording
Agenda
Immigration Report Chat Addendum (PDF)
Domestic Violence and the American Indian and Alaska Native Community in Los Angeles County (PDF)

Dr. Carrie L. Johnson
email: cjohnson@uaii.org
Report Agenda Agenda Report Agenda Agenda Agenda -

JUL
Meeting Recording

Minutes
Agenda Court Update: Re-Opening, Language Access and New Procedures for Survivors of DV/IPV

Eve Sheedy, Executive Director, Domestic Violence Council – Moderator

Language Access & the Courts (PDF)
Joann H. Lee - Special Counsel, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

Survivors & New Family Court Procedures (PDF)
Jimena Vasquez and Amanda Jancu - Senior Attorney, Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice

Update from the District Attorney's Office
Ron Geltz - Head Deputy District Attorney, Family Violence Division, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office

Project RoomKey & Shallow Subsidy (PDF)
Cristina Cortes - Manager, Domestic Violence Systems Alignment, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA)
Domestic Violence Regional Coordinators by SPA (updated 07/28/20) (PDF)

Agenda Canceled Report Agenda Canceled Report Agenda Canceled

JUN
Meeting Recording

Minutes
Agenda Silver Linings: Promising Practices and Lessons Learned During COVID-19

Eve Sheedy, Executive Director, Domestic Violence Council – Moderator
Suzanne Marcus, Director of Partnerships and Community Engagement, National Alliance for Safe Housing

Presentation Slides PDF

Chanel Smith, Director, Domestic Violence Policy & Vulnerable Populations, Mayor's Office of Public Safety
Elizabeth Eastlund, LCSW, Executive Director, Rainbow Services
Patti Giggans, Executive Director/CEO, Peace Over Violence
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MAY Canceled Canceled Canceled Canceled Agenda Canceled -

APR Canceled Canceled Canceled Canceled Canceled Canceled -

MAR Canceled Relationship Realities: An Exploration of Social Norms and the Impact of Relationship Violence Among High School Students

Jasmine Uribe, Chief Program Officer, Break the Cycle

Aila Ferguson, Staff Attorney, Break the Cycle

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FEB Minutes Agenda Los Angeles Regional Policy Committee - New DV Laws

Presentation (PDF)

Additional Domestic Violence-Related Laws (PDF)

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JAN Minutes Agenda The Current Landscape of Technology-Enabled Abuse

Adam Dodge, CEO, EndTAB (Ending Technology-Enabled Abuse)

EndTAB Resources

Nonconsensual Deepfake Victim Resource Guide (PDF)

Monthly Policy Update: PDF Report Agenda Report Agenda Report Agenda Report Agenda Facility Map Report Agenda Report Agenda

Month General Meeting Committees

Committee of Systems Improvement Health Committee LA Regional Policy Committee LGBTQ Issues Committee Religion and DV Issues Committee Shelter Directors Committee

NOV Agenda Panel Discussion: Experience of survivors working with DV providers
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OCT Minutes Program Domestic Violence Awareness Month Celebration
Congratulations to the following recipients!

Betty Fisher Award
Kendall Evans, Program Director & Founder
Another Way: Stopping Violence and Abuse

Award for Excellence in Service
Krysta Warfield, Program Manager
Domestic Violence Program, Child & Family Center

Award for Excellence in Public Service
Genethia Hudley-Hayes, Education and Social Services Deputy for Supervisor Sheila Kuehl (SD3)

Award for Excellence in Volunteer Service
Mercy Fresno, Volunteer
Harriet Buhai Center

Agenda - Report Agenda Canceled Agenda Report Agenda

SEP Agenda A Skills Building Approach to Anti-Violence Work in LGBTQ+ Communities

Presented by Mieko Failey, Mary Case and Jaye Prado

Presentation

LGBTQI+ IPV Basic Terminology Quiz and Key

Handout - Intake Exercise

Monthly Policy Update: PDF Agenda Report Agenda Report Agenda Report Agenda Report Agenda -

JUL Minutes Agenda Human Trafficking for DV/IPV Providers: Intersections and Legal Remedies

Michelle Carey, Directing Attorney, Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice
email: michelle@laclj.org

Susie Baldwin, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Office of Women’s Health, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

Presentation

Handout - Human Trafficking and DV Fact Sheet

Handout - Freedom Network

Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice (www.laclj.org)

Monthly Policy Update: PDF
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JUN Minutes Agenda Domestic Violence + Health Care Partnerships: Impact, Findings and Lessons Learned

Jennifer Haddad Bell, Program Consultant, Jenesse Center
email: jbell@jenesse.org

Presentation

Handout (High Level Data)

www.dvhcla.org

Monthly Policy Update: PDF
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MAY Minutes Agenda Coordinated Entry System (CES) Overview and Discussion - Handouts

CES Brochure

SPA Map

Monthly Policy Update: PDF
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APR Minutes Agenda Mimi Kim, Executive Director and Founder of Creative Interventions

Presentation Slides (see last slide for contact info)

Handout (transcript of recording)

website: creative-interventions.org

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MAR Minutes Agenda From Power Over to Power With: Rainbow Services’ Transformation to a Trauma Informed Culture

Report (PDF)

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FEB Minutes Agenda Data is Your Friend

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Presenters:

Dr. Paul Simon, Chief Science Officer

Dr. Rashmi Shetgiri, Chief of Health Assessment and Epidemiology

Presentation (PDF)

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JAN Minutes Agenda LA Hospitality Training Academy

Presentation (PPT)

Program Guide (PDF)

Infographic (PDF)

Evans CAS Partnership (PDF)

Culinary Apprenticeship Program (PDF)

Room Attendant Apprenticeship Program (PDF)

Imagine LA

Presentation (PPT)

Family Flyer (PDF)

Referral Form and Receipt (PDF)

FreeFrom

www.freefrom.org

Sonya Passi, Founder & CEO
sonya.passi@freefrom.org
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