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282109
Anchorage domestic violence prevention project (ADVPP): Lessons learned


Monday, November 4, 2013 : 9:30 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.

Rhonda M. Johnson, DrPH, MPH, FNP, Health Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK
Natasha Pineda, MPH-c, Department of Health Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK
     
In the past ten years, the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska has developed and implemented a multi-phase, collaborative domestic violence prevention partnership between the Department of Health and Human Services (DHSS), the Municipal Prosecutors Office (MPO), the Anchorage Police Department (APD) and a local non-profit agency Alaska Women's Aid in Crisis (AWAIC). The Anchorage Domestic Violence Prevention Project (ADVPP) began in 2002 with a focused victims needs assessment and emphasis on increasing offender accountability. The subsequent phases of the project increased funded positions and services based on this initial assessment. The ADVPP system of service offers:

1. Two DHHS positions to administer the grant, create and maintain a database, collect and analyze data on the project, and report findings;

2. Two APD compliance officers housed at Department of Law (DOL) who monitor offender compliance, make arrests, and issue arrest warrants;

3. Two DOL clerks who enter bail conditions and judgments into a database that is accessed by compliance officers, APD dispatch, and DOL attorneys; and,

4. One AWAIC case manager who provides information, referral, and emergency financial assistance to victims of domestic violence.

This presentation will provide highlights from a 2012-2013 mixed methods evaluation of the ADVPP. Key informant interviews were supplemented with program record review and focused literature review. Lessons learned and possible implications for improved collaborative practice will be shared.

Learning Areas:

Conduct evaluation related to programs, research, and other areas of practice
Other professions or practice related to public health
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
Identify key partners and components of the Anchorage Domestic Violence Prevention Project (ADVPP) Describe the shifting demographics of women served over the course of the ADVPP project (2006-2012) Evaluate ADVPP process and outcomes compared to established standards of excellence Discuss implications of lessons learned by ADVPP for improved family violence prevention/intervention

Keyword(s): Family Violence, Community-Based Partnership

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I was the lead evaluator of the Anchorage Domestic Violence Prevention Project, and have been actively involved in domestic violence prevention efforts in Alaska for more than ten years. I have taught both undergraduate and graduate courses in program evaluation, and currently direct the graduate program in public health in Alaska.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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