LANE COUNTY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNCIL

Working to reduce and prevent domestic violence through a coordinated community response

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ABOUT THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNCIL

In 1993, the Council was founded as part of a nation-wide movement. Over the history of the Council attendance has expanded. Currently, there are currently 45 voting members and over 100 non-voting members.

The Council is a coalition of survivors, service providers, and agency staff. It was founded with the mission of creating a community forum for developing, implementing and assessing a coordinated response to domestic violence in Lane County. The Council’s current mission is to reduce and prevent domestic violence through a coordinated community response. Administrative duties are shared by the Steering & Nominating Committees and the Council staff , guided by a well-developed set of policies.

The full Council meets every six weeks. Council meetings include committee reports and an educational presentation. Meetings are open to the public. Agendas are available about two weeks before the meetings and minutes about two weeks after. View the 2008 Council meeting Schedule!

**Please read the following comment from the Lane County Domestic Violence Council Program Coordinator!** Updated 2/23/07

The Council is looking at this current committee structure and many of the committees are on hiatus until the new structure has been complete. We are looking at creating work based groups to look at specific tasks to be accomplished within the next year. If you have thoughts on issues that you see in your work on tasks that you think you feel could begin addressing these issues, please let Council Staff know!

Contact Council Staff for more information!

The Council has four active committees, which address the following issues:

Batterer Intervention: post-conviction intervention for batterers
Children and Family Violence: a comprehensive response for children
Justice: addressing domestic violence throughout the justice system, improving prevention and intervention in both civil and criminal matters
Violence in the Lives of People with Disabilities: exploring the parameters of violence in the disabilities communities, educating the community about both the violence and access, identifying resources and filling gaps in those resources as they become apparent.

Community members are welcome to attend committees also. View the Committee meeting schedule!

View the latest Council Newsletter