Building Florida’s Capacity to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence: Eight-Year Strategic Plan

DELTA State Steering Committee

Building Florida’s Capacity to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence: Eight-Year Strategic Plan

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DELTA State Steering Committee

Building Florida’s Capacity to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence 2009

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Acknowledgements

Preventing intimate partner violence is a remarkably challenging undertaking. This strategic plan would not have been possible without the dedication and support of numerous individuals. Over the past seven years, Florida’s Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership Through Alliances (DELTA) program has benefited from diverse individuals, from adult and youth group participants, interim program coordinators, graduate students, meeting room staff, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff and consultants, and organizations. This project has also benefitted immensely from the national collaboration of the fourteen DELTA program states.

The past and present members of the DELTA statewide committee each provided vital insight and resources toward understanding intimate partner violence in Florida, supporting prevention programming through the state, and developing this plan. Whether for a brief or extended period, each member made unique and important contributions. Three founding members have served on the committee for the entire seven years of DELTA: Ed Feaver, Kim Moore, and Joe Quetone. In addition, committee members’ participation would not have been possible without the support, flexibility, and willingness of their affiliated organizations. The current Steering Committee members and affiliations are: Lorraine Husum Allen, Florida Department of Education; Jan Davis, Department of Health Sexual Violence Prevention Program; Ed. A. Feaver, The Lawton Chiles Foundation; Anna Guest-Jelley, Peaceful Paths Domestic Abuse Network; Andy Hindman, Department of Juvenile Justice Faith and Community Based Initiatives; Junia Robinson, Fort Lauderdale Police Department; Travis Johnson, The Haven of RCS; Phyllis Kalifeh, The Children’s Forum; Kimberly A. Moore, Workforce Plus; Lucy V. Ortiz, The Shelter for Abused Women and Children Immokalee Outreach Office; Mary L. Marotta, Florida Department of Children and Families Domestic Violence Program Office; Joe A. Quetone, Florida Governor’s Council on Indian Affairs, Inc.; Julie Ann Rivers-Cochran, Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Petra Solimon, Florida Governor’s Council on Indian Affairs, Inc.; Debby Tharpe, Workforce Plus; Rhonda Thomas-Poppell, Department of Health Sexual Violence Prevention Program; and Dina J. Wilke, Florida State University College of Social Work.

Over the past seven years, the six local DELTA programs have worked tirelessly through community collaborations to conceive, develop, and implement groundbreaking programs to prevent first-time perpetration and first-time victimization of intimate partner violence. Each of these programs overcame significant challenges and realized unique strengths around preventing intimate partner violence in their communities. The local program coordinators, their agencies, community collaborations, and program participant experiences, successes, challenges, and lessons learned have not only provided the essential basis for this plan, but have also helped to inform the burgeoning best practices for intimate partner violence nationally.

This publication was generously supported by grant number CE-05039, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Table of Contents

Forward...... 10 Universal Population Plan...... 34 Goal 3: Policy...... 34 Executive Summary...... 12 Strategy...... 34 Logic Model Narrative...... 35 Florida Needs a Prevention Plan...... 14 Logic Model...... 36 Intimate Partner Violence Definition.....14 Prevention Vision and Mission...... 14 Prevention System Selected Population...... 14 Capacity Plan...... 38 The Purpose of This Plan...... 14 Goal 4: Data System...... 38 Strategy...... 38 The DELTA Program...... 15 Logic Model Narrative...... 39 Logic Model...... 40 The State Steering Committee...... 16 Goal 5: Collaboration...... 42 The Strategic Planning Process...... 17 Strategy...... 42 Prevention Needs and Resources...... 18 Logic Model Narrative...... 42 Regional Differences...... 19 Logic Model...... 43 Risk and Protective Factors...... 19 Community Assets...... 21 Goal 6: Share Knowledge...... 45 Strategy...... 45 Prevention Plan...... 22 Logic Model...... 46 State Prevention Goals...... 22 Logic Model Narrative...... 47 Comprehensive Plan Rationale...... 22 Complimenting Local Goals...... 23 Appendix A – Florida DELTA Program Contacts...... 49 Selected Population Plan...... 27 Goal 1: Youth Involvement...... 27 Appendix B – References...... 51 Strategy...... 27 Logic Model Narrative...... 27 Logic Model...... 28

Goal 2: Healthy Norms...... 30 Strategy...... 30 Logic Model Narrative...... 31 Logic Model...... 32

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Forward

We are pleased to present this action plan to prevent intimate partner violence in Florida. As member organizations, we commend our representatives to the Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership Through Alliances (DELTA) State Steering Committee and local DELTA program coordinators who have worked tirelessly with the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence to create this document (FCADV).

This report estimates 255,000 Floridians experienced intimate partner violence in 2005. Together, the Steering Committee and FCADV set forth an attainable plan to begin preventing intimate partner violence by removing its causes and promoting healthy relationships at all levels of society. This is the beginning of a long-term undertak- ing with enormous benefits to Floridians.

In the pages that follow, the Steering Committee and FCADV describe positive social changes that Florida will undertake over the next eight years to prevent intimate partner violence. Each change (goal) is accompanied by activities and results that will improve the lives of every Floridian. Readers will find • Tasks that resonate with their abilities, to which they may contribute • Local programs and coalitions to join • Words from fellow Floridians who have been moved by this hopeful work • Resources for promoting healthy relationships and preventing intimate partner violence

Through commitment and collaboration on this plan and future work, the Steering Committee envisions how all people in Florida will have non-violent and respectful intimate partner relationships. We commend the work of the Steering Committee and FCADV. We present this plan to you, and we ask that you join in promoting healthy relationships for Florida!

______Tiffany Carr, President/CEO, Theresa B. Harrison, PhD, Executive Director, Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence Peaceful Paths Domestic Abuse Network, Inc.

______Duggan Cooley, Executive Director, Phyllis K. Kalifeh, President, Haven of RCS The Children’s Forum

______Edward A. Feaver, Chair, Nicholas Mazza, PhD, Interim Dean, DELTA State Steering Committee Florida State University College of Social Work

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______Penny Morrill, Executive Director, George H. Sheldon, Secretary, Sunrise of Pasco County, Inc. Florida Department of Children and Families

______Trula E. Motta, Director, Domestic Violence Michelle Sperzel, Executive Director, Program Office, Florida Department of Children Shelter House, Inc. and Families

______Linda Oberhaus, Executive Director, Suzanne Turner, Chief Executive Director, Shelter for Abused Women & Children, Inc. YWCA Harmony House

______Joe Quetone, Executive Director, Carol Wick, CEO, Florida Governor’s Council on Indian Affairs, Inc. Harbor House

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Executive Summary Preventing intimate partner violence requires forward thinking and long-term, sustained efforts to achieve positive social change. Since 2002, the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence (FCADV) has worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop and implement the Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership Through Alliances (DELTA) program. The purpose of the DELTA program is to prevent first-time perpetration and victimization of intimate partner violence. Preventing first-time occurrence is called primary prevention. There are currently fourteen US states taking part in the DELTA program.

In Florida, the DELTA program is a collaboration of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the DELTA State Steering Committee (Steering Committee), and six prevention programs in counties throughout Florida. The overall emphasis of this prevention work is on promoting protective factors that reduce the likelihood of intimate partner violence perpetration of victimization. The program also works to reduce risk factors associated with intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization.

The DELTA State Steering Committee collaborated with FCADV and the local DELTA programs to develop and implement a state intimate partner violence prevention plan. The Steering Committee followed a formal planning process called “Getting to Outcomes” to develop this plan. In addition, the Steering Committee infused all planning processes with the principles of empowerment evaluation.

The Steering Committee began the planning process by conducting an assessment. According to the assessment, Florida is the fourth largest state in the country, with a racially and ethnically diverse population of just over 18 million residents (Office of Economic and Demographic Research, 2007a). Intimate partner violence is a significant problem in Florida. This report conservatively estimates that more than 255,000 domestic violence episodes may have occurred in Florida in 2005, or 14 cases per 1,000 people. This report also summarizes several risk factors in Florida associated with risk for abusing one’s partner. These include belief in strict gender roles, desire for power and control, male dominance in the family, poor family functioning, negative portrayal of women in media, weak community sanctions against domestic violence perpetrators, social norms supportive of violence, traditional gender norms, and physical isolation. The needs assessment also reveals Florida’s many assets to support intimate partner violence prevention programming. The FCADV prevention staff, DELTA State Steering Committee, and the six DELTA local programs are only the beginning. In addition, through Governor Charlie Crist’s support for prevention, FCADV created prevention initiatives among all 42 FCADV member programs.

Through conducting the statewide needs assessment and in consultation with the local DELTA programs, the State Steering Committee identified six goals. The goals address Florida youth ages 5-18, all Floridians, and Florida’s overall capacity to conduct intimate partner violence prevention work. In addition, the report describes promising, evidence-informed strategies to achieve each goal. The report explains the basis for each strategy and how it meets the unique needs and resources of Florida’s unique and diverse population. The six goals and core strategies are:

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► Focusing on Youth 5-18 • Goal 1: Youth Involvement - To engage youth as a priority population for preventing intimate partner violence. • Strategy: Mobilize youth community to be involved in intimate partner violence prevention and train parents and guardians to provide information and empower youth. • Goal 2: Healthy Norms - To promote social norms that support non-violent and respectful intimate partner relationships. • Strategy: Identify influences on youth relationship norms, especially norms of reference groups, and focus local campaigns for those influences. ► Everyone in Florida • Goal 3: Policy - To advance public policy that promotes relationship equality, respect, and safety. • Strategy: Three-pronged strategy of research, training, and lobbying to advance public policy that promotes relationship equality, respect, and safety. ► Florida’s Prevention System Capacity • Goal 4: Data System - To increase the quality, quantity, and accessibility of population- based data collected on intimate partner violence with emphasis on root causes. • Strategy: Learn about root cause data elements from diverse constituencies, conduct a gaps analysis of existing data, and collaborate to collect new data. • Goal 5: Collaboration - To engage and sustain partnerships at the state and local levels to prevent intimate partner violence. • Strategy: Share resources broadly with stakeholders and partner with diverse stakeholders and constituencies, especially those least heard from. • Goal 6: Share Knowledge - To build and disseminate knowledge about the root causes of intimate partner violence and promising primary prevention practices. • Strategy: Develop training curricula for professionals as well as training for youth and community leaders. Increase statewide training.

Together, the goals and strategies help to build a comprehensive prevention program for the Florida. The goals compliment the intimate partner violence prevention goals and strategies of the six local DELTA programs and provide the institutional support for future programs throughout the state.

The ultimate purpose of Florida’s intimate partner violence prevention plan is to work toward the shared vision: for the people of Florida to have non-violent and respectful intimate partner relationships. To achieve this vision, the plan works to prevent the occurrence of intimate partner violence by identifying and removing its causes at all levels of society, including by promoting healthy relationships. This plan describes needed change goals to work toward the vision over the next eight years and lays out a roadmap of strategies and tasks to achieve change statewide. In addition, this plan furthers a dialogue about intimate partner violence primary prevention among and across multiple sectors and organizations in Florida.

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Florida Needs a Prevention Plan

Preventing intimate partner violence requires forward thinking and long-term, sustained efforts to achieve positive social change.

Intimate Partner Violence Definition Intimate partner violence includes physical violence, sexual violence, threats of physical or sexual violence, psychological/emotional abuse, financial abuse, and stalking between those who are or have been involved in a marital, sexual, or dating relationship.

Prevention Vision and Mission Vision: The people of Florida will have non-violent & respectful intimate partner relationships.

Mission: To prevent the occurrence of intimate partner violence by identifying and removing its causes at the individual, relationship, community, and societal levels, including by promoting healthy relationships.

Selected Population The Steering Committee identifies youth ages 5 to 18 years as the priority population on which to focus efforts.

The Purpose of This Plan • To provide a practical guide for state-level action to support continued work toward the vision and mission, • To describe evidence about Florida and intimate partner violence that was used as the basis for planning; and, • To explain strategies and activities to prevent the occurrence of intimate partner violence, and promote nonviolent, respectful relationships.

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The Social-Ecological Model2 The DELTA Program The DELTA program works to change these risk and protective factors at all levels of the social- DELTA Program to Prevent First-time Occur- ecological model. The social-ecological model rence is a framework for understanding how multiple Since 2002, the Florida Coalition Against Do- levels of influences affect a social problem like mestic Violence (FCADV) has worked with the intimate partner violence. DELTA works on four Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to interrelated levels that increase likelihood for in- develop and implement Florida’s Domestic Vio- lence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership Through Alliances (DELTA) program. The pur- What could helping to pose of the DELTA program is to prevent first- prevent intimate partner time perpetration and victimization of intimate partner violence. Intimate partner violence in- violence mean to you? cludes domestic violence between partners as well as dating violence. Preventing first-time oc- For Leota O’Malley, Reading Coach at currence is called primary prevention. There are Gainesville High School currently fourteen US states taking part in the “Contributing to intimate partner DELTA program: Alaska, California, Delaware, Florida, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, New York, violence prevention means … North Dakota, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Is- developing a curriculum that is land, Virginia, and Wisconsin.1 relevant to the daily lives of the adolescents… and engaging In Florida, the DELTA program is a collabora- tion of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic in a curriculum that facilitates Violence, the DELTA State Steering Committee empowering young adults to make a (Steering Committee), and six prevention pro- difference in society. Teaching isn’t grams in counties throughout Florida. The six just about reading, writing, and local programs are located in Alachua, Okaloo- math. It’s about helping our youth sa, Orange, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, and create a better future for all.” Walton counties. The DELTA program seeks to prevent first-time perpetration and first-time victimization of inti- timate partner violence perpetration or victimiza- mate partner violence by integrating prevention tion. The individual level includes factors such principles, concepts, and practices into programs as an individual’s knowledge, attitudes, and be- and systems at the state and local levels. The liefs. The relationship level includes peer and overall emphasis of prevention work is on pro- family influences, or the influence of other indi- moting protective factors that reduce the likeli- viduals such as teachers, coaches, employers, hood of intimate partner violence perpetration of or mentors. The level involves the victimization. The program also works to reduce community risk factors associated with intimate partner vio- local context such as community norms about lence perpetration and victimization. relationships and violence. Community settings include neighborhoods, schools, and workplac- 1 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funds the DELTA programs in all fourteen states. For more information 2 For more information on the social ecological model and and a history of the DELTA program, visit http://www.cdc.gov/ its application in the DELTA program, visit http://origin.cdc.gov/ ncipc/DELTA/DELTA_AAG.pdf ncipc/DELTA/

15 STRATEGIC PLAN Building Florida’s Capacity to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence es. Finally, the societal level includes broader 4. Prevention strategies should have a social and cultural norms and values about vio- scientific justification or logical rationale. lence, gender, and relationships. For example, base program planning on behavior and social change theories. Nine Prevention Principles 5. Programs should foster strong, stable, Building on the social ecological model and learn- positive relationships between children/ ing theories, nine prevention principles guide the youth and adults, youth and youth, adults DELTA programs: and adults. 1. Prevention program planning, implemen- 6. Program activities should happen at a tation, and evaluation should address all time that will have maximal impact in a levels of the social-ecological model (in- participant’s life. dividual, relationship, community, and so- ciety). 7. Tailor programs to fit cultural beliefs and practices of specific groups and 2. Strategies should include multiple teach- communities. ing methods, including some type of ac- tive, skills-based component. 8. A systematic evaluation is necessary to determine whether a program or strategy 3. Participants need enough exposure to worked. This includes using results to have desired effects. Research shows inform future prevention programs and that changes in attitudes and behaviors activities. need at least 7-9 “doses.” 9. Staff should be sensitive, competent, and should have sufficient training, support, and supervision before implementing What could helping to programs. prevent intimate partner violence mean to you? The State Steering “It means that I get to see firsthand the hard work of many dedicated people. I Committee can better see the value of what even a In 2002, the Florida Coalition Against Domestic small number of people can accomplish Violence convened the DELTA statewide com- when they work together. I’ve learned so mittee to provide guidance and oversight for the much about the real world. We really can newly created DELTA Program. In 2006, the make a difference in the lives of people.” committee became the DELTA State Steering Committee. The main task of the Steering Com- -- Kathrine Johnson, Ph.D., mittee was to develop and implement a state Associate Professor and Coordinator, level intimate partner violence prevention plan in collaboration with FCADV and the local DELTA Emerald Coast Criminal Justice programs. Program in Fort Walton Beach. The Steering Committee membership repre-

16 Building Florida’s Capacity to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence 2009 sents Florida’s racial, ethnic and gender diver- how all the pieces of the plan logically lead to sity. The committee also includes individuals program goals. The strategic plan uses several representing advocacy groups, representatives important concepts: of diverse communities (including the Haitian, • description of the change ultimately Native American, and agricultural worker com- Goal needed to achieve the vision of non-vio- munities), multiple service sectors (including lent respectful relationships local domestic violence centers, public health, sexual violence prevention, and workforce de- • Outcome measureable, achievable, velopment), and individuals with expertise work- time-specific description of what and how ing with men and boys. much change will occur in order to track progress toward the goal The Strategic Planning • Strategy An approach intended to create Process progress toward one or more goals, such as social skills training, mentoring, social Sharing Knowledge through Open marketing or policy changes Communication • Activity The processes, techniques, Since the initiation of Florida’s intimate partner tools, events, technology, and actions re- violence prevention planning, the State Steer- quired to implement a strategy ing Committee has met at least twice per year • Input The human, financial, organiza- in person, and via conference call and email be- tional, community or state resources tween meetings. At most in-person meetings, available to implement particular strate- the Steering Committee meets with representa- gies/activities tives of all six local DELTA programs. Through this open communication, the local programs • Output concrete products that result from inform the Steering Committee about programs. activities and that provide support for out- As a result, Steering Committee members apply comes local knowledge and needs to state planning. Principles of Empowerment3 Getting to Outcomes The Steering Committee infused all planning The Steering Committee followed a formal plan- processes with the principles of empowerment ning process called “Getting to Outcomes” to de- evaluation. Empowerment evaluation principles velop this plan. This process involved assessing include: Improvement; Community Ownership; Florida’s needs and resources for prevention, set- Inclusion; Democratic Participation; Social Jus- ting goals for statewide change, using research tice; Community Knowledge; Evidence-based evidence to select promising strategies, modify- Strategies; Capacity Building; Community Learn- ing strategies to fit Florida’s needs and resourc- ing; and, Accountability. Overall, using the em- es, and planning what needs to happen over the powerment evaluation process increased Steer- next eight years to make progress toward goals. ing Committee capacity for, involvement in, and Because this is a strategic plan, specific work accountability to evaluation processes. tasks are deemphasized. Instead, the strategic plan focuses on monitoring progress toward the goals, no matter who implements specific work 3 For further reading on Empowerment Evaluation princi- ples, see Fetterman, D. M., & Wandersman, A. (Eds.). (2005). plans. The plan is laid out in a logic model. The Empowerment Evaluation Principles in Practice. New York: logic model is a convenient visual overview of Guilford Press.

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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement Prevention Needs reports that simple assault and aggravated 4 assault account for the vast majority of domestic and Resources violence arrests (76% and 21% respectively). Stalking and other forms of intimidation comprised Florida is the fourth largest state in the country, 1.7% of domestic violence arrests, and forcible with a racially and ethnically diverse population of rape, sodomy, and fondling accounted for 1.4% just over 18 million residents (Office of Economic of arrests. Finally, 126 arrests were made in and Demographic Research, 2007a). According 2005 for murder or manslaughter attributed to to the US Census, 80% of the residents of Florida domestic violence (Florida Department of Law identify themselves as White, 16% are Black, Enforcement, 2006). and 4% another race. Compared to the United States, a disproportionately higher percentage of It is often argued that official law enforcement Floridians report a Hispanic or Latino background statistics do not capture the magnitude of intimate (20% in Florida compared to 15% in the US), and partner violence because of inconsistencies in speak a language other than English at home reporting and police response. The Centers for (23% in Florida compared to 18% in the US). Disease Control and Prevention estimates that In 2000, 16% of Floridians were foreign-born only about 25% of domestic violence episodes (compared to 11% in the US), and of those, 55% are reported to the police (Tjaden & Thoennes, were not citizens (Florida International University, 2000). Using that figure along with domestic 2007). Approximately 51% of the population is violence arrests, the Steering Committee female (Office of Economic and Demographic extrapolates that more than 255,000 domestic Research, 2007a). violence episodes may have occurred in Florida in 2005, or 14 cases per 1,000 people. That Intimate partner violence is a significant problem number should be considered a conservative in Florida. The Florida Coalition Against Domestic estimate because not all episodes reported to Violence and the Florida Department of Law the police result in arrest. Enforcement collect a variety of data to help assess the extent of intimate partner violence in Shelter stays and other crisis intervention data are the state. In Florida, domestic violence crimes available from FCADV. They report that 14,128 include simple assault, aggravated assault, Floridians received emergency shelter services threats/intimidation, stalking, aggravated stalking, in Fiscal Year 2005-2006 (Florida Coalition forcible fondling, forcible sodomy, forcible rape, Against Domestic Violence, 2006). Forty-eight manslaughter, and murder. According to the percent of those sheltered were children under Florida Department of Law Enforcement, in 2005 18. Further, 93,413 crisis calls were received there were 63,747 arrests for domestic violence on domestic violence hotlines (Florida Coalition (Florida Department of Law Enforcement, 2006), Against Domestic Violence, 2006). Finally, while the Florida Courts system reported 65,663 adolescents in Florida are also at risk for domestic violence cases filed (Florida State experiencing teen dating violence. According Courts, 2007). This latter number equates to to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey, approximately 3.62 cases per 1,000 people. 11% percent of Florida students reported being hit, slapped, or physically hurt by a boyfriend 4 This is a shortened version of the Steering Committee needs and resources assessment. For the complete version, or girlfriend in the past 12 months (Centers for please contact FCADV’s Prevention and Social Change Disease Control and Prevention, 2005). This Initiatives Coordinator (see Appendix A). compares to 9.2% nationally.

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Regional Differences • Prevalence estimate: 75,420 domestic vio- lence episodes, or 17.2 cases per 1,000 peo- In a state as large and diverse as Florida, it ple is likely that the needs and resources vary by region of the state. The Steering Committee Southeast Region: conducted an assessment of five regions • Population: Approximately 5.6 million resi- of the state. The regions are based on the dents and 859 people per square mile Florida Department of Children and Families • Counties: Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, five administrative zones because these zones and Palm Beach organize state-appropriated funds for domestic • Prevalence estimate: more than 50,000 do- violence. The five regions are the Northwest, mestic violence episodes, or 9 cases per Northeast, Suncoast, Central, and Southeast 1,000 people regions. The following estimates are based on the same sources as the overall state. Suncoast Region: • Population: Approximately 4.2 million resi- Northwest Region: dents and 669 people per square mile • Population: Approximately 1.4 million resi- • Counties: Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, dents and 117 people per square mile Hendry, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, • Counties: Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Pinellas, and Sarasota Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, • Prevalence estimate: more than 69,912 do- Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakul- mestic violence episodes, or 16.5 cases per la, Walton, and Washington 1,000 people • Prevalence estimate: 22,000 domestic vio- lence episodes, or 15.8 cases per 1,000 peo- ple Risk and Protective Factors Northeast Region: Far more is known about risk factors for • Population: Approximately 2.7 million resi- intimate partner violence perpetration than dents and 168 people per square mile victimization. Also, prevention programs appear • Counties: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, far more successful at preventing perpetration Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, than victimization. Perhaps this is because Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Nassau, perpetrators are ultimately responsible for their Putnam, St. John’s, Suwanee, Taylor, Union, actions, and it is difficult for another person to and Volusia anticipate and control an abuser’s actions. The • Prevalence estimate: 37,480 domestic vio- World Health Organization identified several risk lence episodes, or 13.8 cases per 1,000 peo- factors associated with a man’s risk for abusing ple his partner (Krug, Dahlberg, Mercy, Zwi, & Lozano, 2002). Based on the same research Central Region: evidence, the Kansas Coalition Against Domestic • Population: Approximately 4.4 million resi- Violence identified additional risk factors for dents and 372 people per square mile intimate partner violence perpetration. Still, • Counties: Brevard, Citrus, Hardee, Hernan- these risk factors likely represent an incomplete do, Highlands, Indian River, Lake, Marion, list. The risk factors for different levels of the Martin, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Polk, social ecological model are: Seminole, St. Lucie, and Sumter

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Individual Because the above risk factors are incomplete, • Belief in strict gender roles in 2007 the Steering Committee surveyed sixty- • Desire for power and control three county health directors and forty-one • Depression certified domestic violence center executive • Emotional intimacy problems directors about risk factors. There were 24 • Heavy drinking responses from health directors (38% response • Homophobia and heterosexism rate) and 30 responses from executive directors • Lack of empathy toward women (68% response rate). A content analysis was • Low academic achievement conducted on answers from open-ended • Low income questions. Responses identified risk factors at • Low self-esteem the individual, community, and societal levels. • Perpetrating psychological aggression Tables 1 and 2 show the top ten responses to • Personality disorders the first question asked of health directors and • Witnessing or experiencing violence as a executive directors. child • Young age Table 1. County Health Directors (N=22) Unique community factors that contribute

Relationship to intimate partner violence • Abuses of power Factors # of Directors • Dominance and control of the relationship by Poverty, low income 13 one partner over another Substance abuse 11 • Economic stress Rural area 7 • Male dominance in the family Lack of education 4 • Marital conflict Immigration Status 4 • Marital instability 3 • Poor family functioning Cultural, ethnic beliefs • Psychological violence Transient population 3 • Stressful events Limited affordable counseling resources 3 Lack of local resources overall 3 Community Low self esteem 2 • Low social capital • Negative portrayal of women in media Table 2. Executive Directors (N=30) • Poverty Unique community factors that contribute to • Weak community sanctions against domestic intimate partner violence violence perpetrators Factors # of Directors Rural area 9

Societal Transient population 7 • Historical and societal patterns that glorify Lack of affordable housing 7 violence against women Rigid Gender Roles 6 • Structures that promote unequal power Poverty, low income 5 between men and women Lack of local resources overall 4 • Men’s gender role socialization Ineffective Law Enforcement, Judicial response 4 • Social norms supportive of violence Community acceptance of violence 4 • Traditional gender norms Cultural, ethnic beliefs 3 • Women’s gender role socialization Immigration Status 3

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County Health Directors suggested that poverty or Community Assets low income was the biggest contributor to intimate partner violence (22% of responses) followed Florida has many assets to support intimate closely by substance abuse (19% of responses) partner violence prevention programming and the isolation and related issues associated that resulted in part from the DELTA program. with living in a rural area (12% of responses). These include the Florida Coalition Against Executive Directors also believed that living in Domestic Violence prevention team (currently a rural area was a key factor related to intimate five individuals), the DELTA State Steering partner violence (13% of responses) followed by Committee and their associated organizations, the transient nature of the population and lack of the six DELTA local programs, and numerous affordable housing (both at 10% of responses) DELTA local program participants and community and rigid gender roles (9% of responses). collaborators. Several other factors were mentioned, although not as frequently. These include immigration- During the 2007 Executive Director survey, related issues, cultural/ethnic beliefs, community the Steering Committee inquired about assets acceptance of violence, and lack of education. and resources available in local communities to help prevent the first time perpetration of intimate partner violence. Although the Steering What could helping to Committee focused on primary prevention, many responses focused on intervention. Examples prevent intimate partner of these strengths included intimate partner violence mean to you? violence screening, Healthy Start assessments, counseling, provider awareness, and the work “For me, sharing my mother’s event, from of the domestic violence centers. Community strengths included effective community the warning stages to being notified of collaborations, school programs, community her death as a very young adult; how norms against intimate partner violence, and it affected my brand new marriage; multimedia outreach. myself… Being able to let my mother’s passing be a voice for everyone to know Since the executive director survey, FCADV there are males out here who will not continued to advocate for statewide primary prevention. In 2007, Florida Governor Charlie Crist stand for this behavior... has been a earmarked 1 million dollars in his recommended personal blessing. A way of dealing with budget to create prevention initiatives among not having my mother in my life. A prayer FCADV’s 42 member programs. Like DELTA, that others take positive steps to stop the Governor’s prevention initiative works toward domestic abuse.” preventing first-time perpetration and first-time - Themitrios Saroglou, SSgt, USAF, victimization of intimate partner violence. The new prevention initiative also involves work on Eglin Airforce Base, Florida. multiple levels of the social ecological model. As a result, the experience and resources of all 42 centers’ prevention programs are an asset and resource for intimate partner prevention in Florida.

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Prevention Plan ♦ Selected Population (Youth 5-18) Goals • Goal 1: Youth Involvement - To The ultimate purpose of Florida’s intimate partner engage youth as a priority popula- violence prevention plan is to work toward the tion for preventing intimate partner Steering Committee’s shared vision: for the people violence. of Florida to have non-violent and respectful • Goal 2: Healthy Norms - To pro- intimate partner relationships. To achieve the mote social norms that support vision, the plan works to prevent the occurrence non-violent and respectful intimate of intimate partner violence by identifying and partner relationships. removing its causes at the individual, relationship, ♦ Universal Population community, and societal levels, including by (Everyone in Florida) Goal promoting healthy relationships. Over the past five years, the Steering Committee has identified • Goal 3: Policy - To advance public key needs and resources regarding intimate policy that promotes relationship partner violence prevention in Florida, and equality, respect, and safety. identified goals that specify some of the changes ♦ Prevention System Capacity Goals that need to occur in order to work toward the • Goal 4: Data System - To increase vision. This plan describes these goals and lays the quality, quantity, and accessibility out a roadmap of strategies and tasks to achieve of population-based data collected needed change statewide. on intimate partner violence with emphasis on root causes. In addition to detailing vital strategies, the Steering Committee writes this plan to further • Goal 5: Collaboration - To engage a dialogue about intimate partner violence and sustain partnerships at the state primary prevention among and across multiple and local levels to prevent intimate sectors and organizations that represent key partner violence. constituencies for intimate partner violence • Goal 6: Share Knowledge - To build prevention in Florida. The changes described and disseminate knowledge about and the strategies outlined will be the impetus the root causes of intimate partner for organizations or groups at the state and local violence and promising primary levels to change or to collaborate with the DELTA prevention practices. program, including the local programs, toward successfully implementing the vision. Comprehensive Plan Rationale Together, the goals help to build a comprehensive State Prevention Goals prevention program for the Florida. Goals 1 Through conducting the statewide needs assess- and 5 build the capacity to represent and reach ment and in consultation with the local DELTA diverse constituencies. Goal 2 focuses on programs, the State Steering Committee identi- shifting relationship norms among youth and fied six goals to organize Florida’s intimate part- other Floridians. Goal 3 uses the knowledge ner violence prevention work over the next five from the growing prevention collaborations at years. The goals address the selected popula- the state and local levels along with information tion, the universal population, and Florida’s over- available on intimate partner violence prevention all capacity to conduct intimate partner violence (see Goal 4: Data System) to change state prevention work. The six goals are: policies. Responding to the needs assessment

22 Building Florida’s Capacity to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence 2009 and the current lack of data for intimate partner Goal 1 also mobilizes the youth community to violence prevention, Goal 4 intends to improve become involved in planning and implementing the data system. Goal 4 also provides vital the remaining goals. Youth involvement and a information needed for Goals 2, 3, and 6. Goal broader collaboration is essential to effectively 5 seeks to increase the breadth and capacity of plan and implement the remaining goals, in the prevention system in Florida. Finally, Goal 6 particular Goal 2: to promote positive social uses knowledge from state and local prevention norms. While the state plan includes activities collaborations, the improving data system, as for all goals throughout the eight-year plan, well as knowledge from policy work (see Goal 3) implementation will emphasize planning and to disseminate information about intimate partner initiating progress toward outcomes for two goals violence prevention to key groups in Florida. at a time.

Complimenting Local Goals What could helping to The above state goals compliment the intimate partner violence prevention goals and strategies prevent intimate partner of the six local DELTA programs. Overall, the violence mean to you? state goals provide the institutional support for the local DELTA programs to implement program “I wasn’t as cognizant of the behavior goals as well as the social normative change that associated with our teens and the lack will resonate with local messaging. The state of respect demonstrated by our youth goals will provide institutional support for local strategies by helping to provide statewide buy-in towards one another. Our prevention for prevention programming, especially for youth. committee is on the right track. I Following are the local DELTA program goals, only wish that more could be done along with the lead agencies and organizations at the middle and high schools in supporting the intimate partner violence our community. Often times a particular prevention work in each county. teacher or counselor is the right In Alachua County, the Alachua County Domestic messenger to convey the principles and Violence Task Force, Peaceful Paths Domestic values involved.” Abuse Network, and other community groups Jack Daly, Chief Executive Officer, work together toward the following goals: Okaloosa-Walton County Child • Youth ages 12-17 in Alachua County: Care Services o To increase bystander intervention of sex- ist comments by peers among youth, o To decrease incidence of teen dating vio- lence, and The scope of work implied by each goal is o To increase young people’s knowledge, substantial but necessary. The Steering attitudes, and beliefs about their capacity Committee and local programs identified to engage in primary prevention. that Goals 1 and 5 provide a foundation for • Everyone in Alachua County: subsequent goals, and so will prioritize this work o To increase adult allies’ (school/agency during the first two years of the plan. Goals 1 staff) prevention capacity, and and 5 pertain to increasing collaborations: 1 o To increase interns’ prevention capacity. with youth and parents and 5 with stakeholders.

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• The Alachua County prevention o The prevention system will increase and system: diversify its member base, o To have better local data available on o The prevention system will foster com- teen dating violence, munity buy-in for primary prevention pro- o To increase individual community preven- gramming, tion collaboration members’ commitment o Shelter House, Inc. will build and maintain to primary prevention initiatives, primary prevention as a central theme in o To increase human resources in commu- its work, and nity prevention collaboration, and o Shelter House, Inc. staff and board mem- o To increase collaboration and resource bers will increase knowledge and capac- sharing between community prevention ity to implement primary prevention pro- groups. gramming. In Okaloosa and Walton Counties, the Okaloosa- In Orange County, the Orange County Domestic Walton Domestic Violence Coordinating Council Violence Task Force, Harbor House, and the and Shelter House, Inc. work together toward Ivey Lane community work together toward the the following goals: following goals: • Youth ages 11-17 in Okaloosa and Walton • Youth ages 11-14 in Orange County: County: o To increase peer intervention for negative o Youth will build positive skills for healthy behavior toward girls among boys, and relationships, and o To decrease group tolerance of negative o Youth will increase both their ability to behavior toward girls among boys. critique traditional gender norms and their • Everyone in Orange County: acceptance of more inclusive, less rigid o To increase individuals’ promotion of gender norms. appropriate ways to relate to girls and • Everyone in Okaloosa and Walton Counties: women, including rejection of negative o School/program staff and parents will behaviors and suggestions of positive be- increase their support for youth in havior, developing healthy relationships, o To decrease group tolerance of negative o School/program staff and parents will behavior towards girls and women, increase support for primary prevention o To decrease incidences of inappropriate activities in their schools and programs, or negative behavior of boys 11-14 toward and girls in the community, and o Okaloosa and Walton county community o To increase the priority of promoting pri- members will become aware of the con- mary prevention. tributing factors, severity, consequences, • The Orange County prevention system: and potential remedies of teen dating vio- o To increase coordinated community re- lence (TDV). sponse team members’ knowledge and • The Okaloosa and Walton County commitment to prevention based initia- prevention system: tives, o The prevention system will improve ca- o To increase coordinated community re- pacity to implement primary prevention sponse team membership size and diver- activities, sity,

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o The community will view the coordinated • The Palm Beach County prevention system: community response team as the overall o To increase coordinated community re- hub of prevention work, and sponse team members’ knowledge and o Improve local data system on intimate attitudes of intimate partner violence pri- partner violence Prevention in Orange mary prevention, and County o To have a united primary prevention effort In Palm Beach County, the Palm Beach County in Palm Beach County. Domestic Violence Council, the YWCA, and Harmony House work together toward the following goals: What could helping to • Youth ages 13-18 in Palm Beach County: prevent intimate partner o To increase knowledge, attitudes, beliefs violence mean to you? and skills for healthy intimate partner relationships, “To me, contributing to intimate partner o To increase the utilization of learned violence prevention has meant that knowledge and skills, maybe one more person will feel safe o To increase positive attitudes and tonight. Perhaps my contributions behaviors for healthy relationships including rejecting negative attitudes and have helped at least one young person behaviors, grow into a strong adult, capable of o To increase peer leadership for healthy recognizing unhealthy relationships, relationships, and and able to be a voice, not only as a self- o To increase family awareness and support advocate, but also as an advocate for of intimate partner violence prevention for others.” youth. - Sherri Dunham, Supervisor of Safe • Everyone in Palm Beach County: & Drug-Free Schools Prevention o To increase the knowledge, attitudes Programs in Pasco County and beliefs for healthy intimate partner relationships, o To increase the promotion of positive In Pasco County, the Pasco County Domestic attitudes and behaviors, rejecting negative and Sexual Violence Task Force and Sunrise attitudes and behaviors throughout Palm of Pasco County, Inc. work together toward the Beach County, following goals: o To increase involvement of community • Youth ages 11-18 in Pasco County: members in Palm Beach County in inti- o To increase awareness of the root causes mate partner violence primary prevention of intimate partner violence with a selected efforts, and focus group of students, o To increase Palm Beach County’s entities o To reduce the number of youth who integration of intimate partner violence experience abusive dating relationships, prevention for individuals in the scope of o To act as mentors to their peers on the their organization. issue of intimate partner violence preven- tion, and

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o To become involved in intimate partner o To promote and establish a collective norm violence prevention efforts throughout of respectful, violence free relationships. Pasco County. • Everyone in Pinellas County: • Everyone in Pasco County: o To increase community involvement in o To increase family involvement and sup- primary prevention programming, port of intimate partner violence preven- o To improve community practices that pro- tion activities in the school, mote respectful, violence free relation- o To increase school personnel’s awareness ships, of the DELTA program and the importance o To increase the capacity of the community of supporting intimate partner violence to engage in primary prevention activities prevention activities in the school, and that promote respectful, violence free o To increase knowledge of the root causes relationships, of intimate partner violence. o To increase the participation of Pinellas • The Pasco County prevention system: County officials and community leaders o To increase coordinated community re- in intimate partner violence prevention sponse team members’ knowledge of the activities, root causes of intimate partner violence o To build relationships among Pinellas and primary prevention, county officials, community leaders and o To increase the level of involvement and residents in an effort to have intimate part- commitment from coordinated community ner violence prevention activities, and response team members, and o To increase the number of intimate o To increase the level of support coordi- partner violence prevention activities in nated community response team mem- the community. bers receive from their organizations for • The Pinellas County prevention system: participating in coordinated community o To increase coordinated community response team efforts. response team members’ participation In Pinellas County, the Pinellas County Domestic in community awareness building about Violence Task Force and The Haven of RCS respectful non-violent relationships, work together toward the following goals: o To increase the number and diversity of • Youth 11-14 in Pinellas County: organizations that are members of the o Will build the knowledge, attitudes, skills, coordinated community response team, and behaviors useful for respectful, vio- and lence free relationships, o To increase the participation of Pinellas o Will willingly support respectful, violence County residential groups, organizations, free relationships in their relationship and churches and businesses in intimate part- others, ner violence primary prevention activi- ties. o To increase protective factors by strength- ening positive personal relationships with family, friends, and teachers, and

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Selected Population Plan 2007; Grube, 1997). While evidence regarding behavior change is limited in these fields, there is strong evidence for increased access Goal 1: Youth Involvement to protective factors and decreased access To engage youth as a priority population for to risk factors. Taking these lessons broadly, preventing intimate partner violence. the Steering Committee will employ provider training to increase the capacity of parents and Strategy guardians to build knowledge, skills, attitudes, Mobilize the youth community to be involved in and beliefs that promote healthy relationships intimate partner violence prevention and train among the youth in their care/supervision. The parents and guardians to provide information aim is to increase access to healthy relationship and empower youth. protective factors while also obtaining buy- in from parents who, without training, may be Strategic Approach. The Steering Committee’s hesitant to support intimate partner violence strategic approach includes community prevention messages. mobilization for intimate partner violence prevention and provider training. Evidence For both the community outreach and provider from public health fields such as tobacco, training aspects of this strategic approach, the maternal and child health, and community Steering Committee will need to build cultural assessment and planning suggests that competence to develop this strategy for Florida’s community mobilization will improve the reach diverse constituencies. In addition, parent and effectiveness of prevention strategies and guardian training will need to be adapted (Manley, et al., 1997; Zahner, 2005). In for children of different ages. For example, particular, strategy effectiveness improves with parents and guardians of young children will a wider range of collaborating organizations need messages that promote healthy peer (Zahner, 2005). Community mobilization will first relationships in general versus only dating involve mobilizing the FCADV member center relationships. Toward this end, the Steering community, the FCADV Youth Advisory Board, Committee is considering developing strategy, and Florida’s Children and Youth Cabinet. activity, or population-based subcommittees Through this base, the Steering Committee will to further plan and implement these strategies support local community capacity and action over the next five years. for local intimate partner violence primary prevention initiatives, outreach to diverse youth Logic Model constituencies, and inclusion of diverse youth in (See Following Page) prevention activities. Community mobilization of youth will involve youth to inform and improve Logic Model Narrative youth primary prevention strategies and Inputs. The primary sources of information activities as well as to improve the reach of such and perspective to support this strategy are activities. the FCADV DELTA prevention team, the State Steering Committee as an oversight committee, Public health approaches to reducing substance DELTA local programs, DELTA local program abuse and underage drinking in particular youth in an advisory and participatory role, have relied heavily on provider training as a Prevention Initiative local program youth in an strategy for risk reduction as well as to promote advisory and participatory role, and Florida’s protective factors (Fuller, Galea, & Caceres, Children and Youth Cabinet.

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Logic Model Narrative (continued from page 25) state strategies and get participant feedback on Activities. The logic model outlines eight planned activities. The meetings will help local activities to work toward this strategy. stakeholders understand and provide feedback Activity 1: Collaborate with youth and youth about the plan to the Steering Committee via representatives from multiple groups; this will be the local coordinators. implemented on an ongoing basis. The following tasks will begin in 2009: FCADV hosted a teen FCADV is the primary entity responsible for dating violence prevention summit on April activities 4 through 7: FCADV encourages 17, 2009. From January through March, local domestic violence centers to work with diverse program coordinators informed youth about parents & youth, encourages centers to adopt FCADV‘s Prevention Summit and encouraged youth & adult programming, and provides youth attendance at the summit. The Prevention training on youth involvement for domestic Summit will involve youth throughout Florida in a violence centers, and encourages collaboration. dialogue about preventing teen dating violence. Beginning in 2009 and ongoing thereafter, Individual Steering Committee members are FCADV will use the statewide prevention supporting the local programs in their effort to initiative implementation to encourage all 42 send youth to the summit by donating $300 certified domestic violence centers to work by March 2009 to fund youth and a parent or with diverse parents and youth (activity 4) and guardian to travel to the summit. FCADV will to adopt youth and adult primary prevention support this local activity by setting aside six programming (activity 5). To help this effort, $100 scholarships by January for the DELTA FCADV will provide training on youth involvement programs to help fund one youth each to attend for all certified domestic violence centers in 2009 the summit. The Steering Committee will also (activity 6). In 2010, FCADV will research and encourage attendance at the youth leadership adapt a parent and guardian training for those and teen dating violence event by encouraging with children of different ages and backgrounds attendance within their workplaces and networks (activity 7). This research will include work to from January through March 2009. help inform parents and guardians on how to communicate with their children for intimate Activity 2: Organize a statewide youth leadership partner violence prevention. advisory board to work with other groups to develop strategies; this will be initiated in the Activity 8: Local youth select representatives second half of 2009 following the Prevention to be on a statewide advisory board; this will Summit. Through discussions with youth at the begin implementation in 2009. Following the prevention summit, FCADV will help facilitate the Prevention Summit, DELTA local programs will youth-identified format for the youth leadership identify youth who are interested in leadership advisory board by December 2009. roles in the taskforce or who are interested in taking part in regular statewide communication. Activity 3: Involve youth, their parents, teachers, As local prevention initiative youth groups and other key adults, in strategy planning. As and/or task forces form, they too will select the youth leadership advisory board takes representatives for the state youth leadership shape and the Steering Committee begins advisory board. implementation planning for Goals 2, 3, 4, and 6, local programs will implement this activity. Local Outputs. The activities above work together to programs will begin this activity in Fall 2009 by produce the following outputs, listed in the order meeting with youth and key adults to describe in which they appear on the logic model graph.

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By 2011 and ongoing thereafter, the Steering violence prevention initiatives throughout the Committee will collaborate with a variety of youth state, as measured by pre and post tests. representing Florida youths’ social, economic, and cultural diversity. This collaboration will Impact. It is difficult to predict the long-range include regular meetings via phone, web, or in effect of this strategy, especially given influen- person. By 2013, 100% of certified domestic tial contextual factors including Florida’s multi- violence centers will have programming that tudinous constituencies and the challenges of teaches young people to engage in nonviolent developing effective programs for such diverse interpersonal behavior. FCADV will measure cultures, environments, and needs. Developing this outcome via prevention contract monitoring youth leadership among ages 5-18 is also chal- and will track progress toward an anticipated lenging. Yet the Steering Committee anticipates 25% in 2009 and 50% in 2011. Also measured that by 2022, the strategy of engaging youth for by contract monitoring, 25% of certified domestic implementation and planning will contribute to a violence centers will have programming that 15% decrease in reports of teen dating violence teaches parents, teachers, and other key perpetration and victimization. Ideally, this de- adults knowledge and skills to support youth in crease will be reported as a comparison to base- preventing intimate partner violence by 2011. line data created in 2012, although this depends Finally, 25% of certified domestic violence on the successful implementation of the goal to centers and their respective communities will improve Florida’s data system. create a local youth task force to work on ending intimate partner violence by 2011. This outcome will be measured by meeting agenda and logs. Goal 2: Healthy Norms To promote social norms that support non-violent Outcomes. Both the specific activities as well and respectful intimate partner relationships. as outputs described above will support and achieve the following expected outcomes. By Strategy 2012, 50% of parents, teachers, and other key Identify influences on youth relationship norms, adults in FCADV’s intimate partner violence especially norms of reference groups, and focus prevention initiatives throughout Florida will local campaigns for those influences. increase knowledge, skills, and willingness to support and work with youth in preventing Strategic Approach. The Steering Committee intimate partner violence, measured by pre plans to use a form of social norms marketing and post tests and/or community collaboration to accomplish this goal. Social marketing cam- questionnaires. All totaled primary prevention paigns have been widely used to reduce under- activities will reach 25% more youth in 2010 as age alcohol use, and studies generally show compared to 2008, as measured by program small, incremental but significant improvements attendance logs and/or monitoring. By 2012, (Eisen, 2003; Ott & Doyle, 2005; Perry, 2002; 20% more youth will report having access to Ramirez, Gallion, Espinoza, & Chalela, 1997; a key adult mentor who provides support for Simons-Morton, Donohew, & Crump, 1997). healthy relationships through providing positive These campaigns range from large-scale, multi- knowledge and skills, as reported by local million dollar campaigns that communicate program youth questionnaires. By 2013, there positive norms to entire populations, to school- will be a 10% increase in knowledge, attitudes, wide poster and video campaigns. Because evi- and skills for healthy intimate relationships dence suggests that individual beliefs are more among youth in FCADV’s intimate partner strongly impacted by an individual’s peer refer-

30 Building Florida’s Capacity to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence 2009 ence group norms than by societal norms (Ott The scope and details of the social norms strat- & Doyle, 2005; Ramirez et al., 1997), and be- egy are yet unspecified due to the need to pilot cause of Florida’s rich diversity, the strategy will this approach and the cost of such campaigns. be locally focused. The Steering Committee awaits further devel- opment of an operating budget and or specific The social marketing strategy is to identify sourc- opportunities to fund such a campaign. In addi- es influencing youth relationship norms, espe- tion, as the Steering Committee progresses with cially norms of reference groups, and focus local Goal 1: Youth Involvement and Goal 5: Collab- campaigns for those sources. While the Steer- oration, capacity to reach diverse youth popu- ing Committee has not yet finalized the extent of lations and partner with other agencies will in- locations, dosage, or media for the campaign, crease and opportunities may arise. Apart from the Steering Committee has concluded that the funding, the Steering Committee has identified campaign will have a dual focus on promoting the following resource needs for this strategy: healthy relationships and rejecting violence in research planning and development; data col- relationships. In addition, the Steering Commit- lectors; instrument developer; analysts; cam- tee will work with local DELTA programs to pilot paign development and delivery; stakeholders campaigns in geographically limited areas. from identity groups; language translators; a media and or public relations agency; and the The Steering Committee has identified sever- ability for FCADV, the Florida Department of al likely adaptations necessary for this type of Children and Families, or possibly a newly de- strategy to be appropriate for intimate partner veloped separate non-profit agency to monitor violence prevention. First, a social marketing the strategy. campaign for intimate partner violence preven- tion would need several adaptations for intimate Logic Model partner violence content. Unlike substance use, (See Following Page) intimate partner violence involves relationships and is a hidden versus a social behavior. Nor- mative responses to intimate partner violence Logic Model Narrative involve dissonance, for example, “I think it’s Inputs. The primary sources of information wrong, but it’s not my business.” Finally, the and perspective to support this strategy are the source of the negative behavior is an individual FCADV DELTA prevention team, the standing versus a chemical (e.g., alcohol) or corporation. State Steering Committee (an output from In addition, the campaign would need adapta- Goal 5: Collaboration), DELTA local programs, tions for Florida’s population. Campaign ma- the youth advisory board (an output of Goal 1: terials and messages must be developed with Youth Involvement), policies that promote data adequate representation of diverse primary au- collection for intimate partner violence prevention diences, taking into consideration such issues and information sharing (an outcome of Goal 3: as language and cultural differences as well as Policy), the developing data system for intimate urban versus rural locales. Some messages partner violence primary prevention (an output would also need to be modified for the environ- of Goal 4: Data System), and knowledge from ment, such as modifications to messages about local prevention programs (an activity for Goal sexual relationships for schools or messages 5: Collaboration). about non-violence for areas with a large mili- tary community. Initial Activities. Implementation activities and specific details for the Goal 2 strategy depend on

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32 Building Florida’s Capacity to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence 2009 the outcomes and outputs of other goals planned Steering Committee will convene a strategy for immediate and intermediate implementation implementation planning meeting and will then (see goal timeline discussion above). The initial identify and select constituencies, locations, activities ensure continual progress toward and groups to be the primary focus of the this goal even when the activities may not campaign. directly lead to outcomes. The first activity is to consult or collaborate with individuals who have experience in social marketing campaigns, What could helping to especially for youth, by bringing them onto the Steering Committee by Fall 2009. The Steering prevent intimate partner Committee and FCADV will actively recruit such violence mean to you? members to the next three Steering Committee meetings. In mid-2009, the Steering Committee For Sister Marta of Saint Peter Catholic will agree upon the final format and questions Church in Jupiter, Florida, it has meant: for three focus groups with Florida youth. The “The DELTA Curriculum … has focus groups will explore the norms, media and social issues that youth identify as most impactful been a great help to me as a youth on intimate partner violence. The focus groups coordinator. …It was remarkable to will be as diverse as possible; however, group hear the teens’ discussions on topics diversity is dependent upon the local county and related to stereotyping of minority the local program’s access to different groups. groups as well as expressing strong By the first quarter of 2010, FCADV will conduct beliefs in healthy relationships…” the three focus groups in the counties that are best able to recruit six to ten youth from diverse constituencies. The Steering Committee will finalize focus group questions in 2009. The Tentative Activities. At this time, the Steering questions will ask about norms, what youth think Committee has identified the following activities causes intimate partner violence in dating and with approximate timelines. These may adult relationships, and social issues that relate be revised during the 2011 implementation to intimate partner violence perpetration. planning meeting. First, by 2012, the Steering Committee needs to identify the social norms Given knowledge gleaned from focus groups and and influential sources affecting youth attitudes possibilities of state versus local implementation and beliefs about gender and intimate partner/ schemes, the Steering Committee and local dating violence in campaign areas. The Steering program representatives will determine the Committee, FCADV, and/or local programs scope of needed economic, personnel, and will need to acquire and allocate sufficient other resources needed by the third quarter of funds for the campaign before contracting. If 2010 (activity 2). The Steering Committee and the Steering Committee or local sites are able local DELTAs engaging in this campaign will to obtain substantial funding, this activity may develop budgets and or identify opportunities to involve contracting with a research and social fund campaigns by the second quarter of 2011. marketing firm with experience in youth social In preparation for final strategy implementation marketing campaigns. Or, this activity may planning, FCADV will locate research, planning involve conducting school and community focus and development needs and resources by groups. To implement the campaign, by 2012 mid-2011. By the second quarter of 2011, the the Steering Committee will also need to engage

33 STRATEGIC PLAN Building Florida’s Capacity to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence and collaborate or consult with representatives Outcomes. The anticipated outcomes for Goal having knowledge of or control over relevant 2 are that 25% of youth in Florida campaign social influences (e.g., peer groups, media, faith areas will report observing social norms leaders). Also in 2012, the Steering Committee campaign messages or content by 2015. The and/or the marketing firm would develop a data Steering Committee will measure the remaining collection instrument and campaign plan that outcomes with the data collection tool referred to could be adapted by local programs. The Steering above in activities. By 2016, 20% of youth who Committee will design the campaign with a dual observed social norms campaign messages focus on promoting healthy relationships and will report a significant increase in attitudes and rejecting violence in relationships. The firm and/ beliefs that promote non-violent and respectful or Steering Committee would collect baseline intimate partner relationships. Twenty percent data on social norms in 2013, implement the of youth who observed social norms campaign campaign in 2013-2015, and collect follow-up messages will report a significant decrease data in 2014-2016. in attitudes and beliefs that promote intimate partner violence by 2016.

What could helping to Impact. It is difficult to predict the long-range prevent intimate partner effect of this strategy, especially given influen- tial contextual factors including that intimate violence mean to you? partner violence is a hidden behavior, norma- tive responses to intimate partner violence in- “I’ve learned to always have volve dissonance, and Florida’s diverse cultural respect for someone.” contexts, which may each impact the effective- ness of social norms campaign messages. Still, That’s what helping to prevent the Steering Committee anticipates two long- intimate partner violence has meant range impacts of the strategy. By 2022, there will be a 15% decrease in reports of intimate to a youth participant at Interface partner violence perpetration and victimization Youth Shelter in Alachua County. as self-reported by survey and official statistics. Also by 2022, at least 67% of adults and youth in campaign areas will indicate only attitudes and Outputs. The anticipated outputs for the Goal beliefs that promote non-violent and respectful 2 strategy are to produce a list of social norms intimate partner relationships. that contribute to condoning or encouraging in- timate partner violence in relationships among Universal Population Plan Florida youth by 2013. Also by 2013, the Steer- ing Committee will report a list of social influ- ences whereby youth learn social norms about Goal 3: Policy relationships. Persons involved in intimate To advance public policy that promotes partner violence prevention efforts at the state relationship equality, respect, and safety. and local levels will utilize these lists. In 2016, Strategy the Steering Committee will produce a report of Three-pronged strategy of research, training, changes in social norms and a written sustain- and lobbying to advance public policy that ability plan for promoting positive social norms promotes relationship equality, respect, and for healthy relationships. safety.

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Strategic Approach. The Steering Committee Logic Model Narrative devised a three-pronged strategy of research, Inputs. The primary sources of information training, and lobbying to advance public policy and perspective to support this strategy are the that promotes relationship equality, respect, FCADV DELTA prevention team, the standing and safety. The intent is that the research State Steering Committee (an output of Goal 5: will provide a comprehensive picture of the Collaboration), DELTA local programs, the youth practice and impact of existing policies as well advisory board (an output of Goal 1: Youth In- as a description of ongoing processes at the volvement), and knowledge from local preven- state level that will benefit or obstruct intimate tion programs (an activity for Goal 5: Collabora- partner violence prevention. Incorporating tion). It will also need to include knowledge and the empowerment evaluation principle of experience applying empowerment evaluation inclusion and democratic participation, local principles of inclusion and democratic participa- intimate partner violence prevention programs tion. will inform the research. This research will be the basis for recommendations and education for policymakers, local decision makers, and What could helping to relevant agencies. For example, the Steering Committee has identified that policy changes and prevent intimate partner recommendations should include assessable violence mean to you? information and tools for use by schools to advocate for needed change or to implement a Nellie Bogar, Founder/Director of Youth new policy. Village, Inc. helps implement a DELTA This strategic approach will need to take into program. Why? account many diverse contexts in Florida, in “Contributing to the prevention of particular the seasonal operation of the legisla- ture including readiness to educate lawmakers domestic violence begins at an early in early spring each year. Education will cover age, therefore Youth Village has needed changes to current laws as well as ini- incorporated an anti-bullying policy. tiating any new laws. Policy recommendations If left unchecked, [bullying] can very will need to take into account the environments easily escalate into domestic violence.“ of diverse agencies and organizations including the Department of Education, the Department of Health, the Department of Children and Families, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Sheriff’s Association, and the Florida Prosecut- Initial Activities. Implementation activities and ing Attorney’s Association, among others. The specific details for the Goal 3 strategy depend on Steering Committee acknowledges the need to the outputs and outcomes of other goals planned tailor recommendations to regional differences, for immediate implementation (see goal timeline for example differences in population density discussion above). The initial activities ensure and cultural constituencies. continual progress toward this goal even when the activities may not directly lead to outcomes. Logic Model In 2009 with the first activity, the Steering (See Following Page) Committee will identify policy needs to promote other goals, such as information sharing and

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36 Building Florida’s Capacity to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence 2009 practitioner prevention training for Goal 6, or data relate to intimate partner violence perpetration. collection for Goal 4. The Steering Committee Given knowledge gleaned from focus groups, will also meet and collaborate with local local program collaborations, and goal needs, prevention programs in 2009 and 2010 so that the Steering Committee will establish criteria for local programs are able to inform policy research a review of policies that pertain to root causes of priorities and to build capacity to advocate for intimate partner violence, including relationship policy change at the local level. In mid-2009, equality, respect, social norms, and safety. With the Steering Committee will agree upon the final the criteria established, the Steering Committee format and questions for three focus groups with will hold a strategy implementation planning Florida youth. The focus groups will explore meeting by the second quarter of 2010. the norms, media and social issues that youth identify as most impactful on intimate partner Tentative Activities. At this time, the Steering violence. The focus groups will be as diverse as Committee has identified the following activities with approximate timelines. These may be revised during the 2010 implementation planning What could helping to meeting. First, the Steering Committee or prevent intimate partner FCADV will review Florida statutes and rules to identify those pertaining to root causes of intimate violence mean to you? partner violence, relationship equality, respect, and safety in 2011. The Steering Committee will For Brian McCarey, Safety Net Domestic then evaluate the implementation, outcomes, Violence Program Supervisor, Lake and/or impact of relevant selected Florida Worth, Florida, it has meant: statutes and rules by 2011. Between 2011 and 2015, the Steering Committee and FCADV will “….A dramatic change in the belief train local programs on effectiveness and impact system of the teens...These teens… of selected reviewed statutes and rules. With have shown positive changes in their state level technical assistance, local programs basic attitudes about prejudice and will educate the public on how to organize for stereotyping … and learned to policy change. The Steering Committee will encourage and enhance healthy, non- work with FCADV to educate policymakers about effectiveness and impact of selected reviewed violent relationships among statutes and rules beginning in 2012, and will themselves and their peers.” begin to advocate for changes to existing Florida statutes and rules by 2013 and ongoing. possible; however, group diversity is dependent upon the local county and the local program’s Outputs. The anticipated outputs for the Goal 3 access to different groups. By the first quarter strategy are to produce a set of tools for schools of 2010, FCADV will conduct three focus groups and communities to advocate for policy change in the counties that are best able to recruit or to implement new policy. These tools are six to ten youth from diverse constituencies. intended to become available beginning in 2011 The Steering Committee will finalize focus and updated as needed thereafter. By 2013, group questions during the Fall 2009 meeting. the Steering Committee intends to produce an Questions will ask about norms, what youth initial report of statutes and rules that contribute think causes intimate partner violence in dating to or help eliminate root causes of intimate and adult relationships and social issues that partner violence. This report will include a

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endorse new bills or revisions of Florida statutes What could helping to and rules that promote healthy relationships and prevent intimate partner violence by 2014. By prevent intimate partner 2016, the Florida legislature will pass legislation violence mean to you? mandating and/or funding programs that promote healthy relationships and prevent intimate For Vince Mazzara of Pasco County, partner violence. The Steering Committee will “Learning to respect a woman as measure these policy outcomes by bills filed, an intimate partner as an ‘equal’ endorsements, and laws passed. in that relationship… The life Impact. It is difficult to predict the long-range altering impact domestic violence effect of this strategy, especially given influential has when the person you ‘should contextual factors including the varying political have’ a trusted, secure, intimate and organizational environments of state relationship with... is also the person agencies and legislators. In addition, the that you fear the most. The very seasonal operation of the legislature influences strategy effectiveness because of the difficulty in significant importance of treating communicating with many legislators throughout that ‘loved one’ as a compassionate, the year. Still, the Steering Committee supportive equal partner. Always anticipates the strategy will contribute to two understanding … what it is to ‘Walk a long-range impacts. By 2022, there will be a mile in her shoes!” 20% decrease in reports of intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization as self- reported by survey and official statistics. Also by 2022, at least 67% of adults and youth in comprehensive description of which agencies campaign areas will indicate only attitudes and and organizations are doing work at the state beliefs that promote non-violent and respectful level that affects intimate partner violence intimate partner relationships. primary prevention policy criteria. The Steering Committee and FCADV will produce policy recommendations for policymakers and the public with implications for agencies and diverse constituencies by 2014. By 2015, FCADV will Prevention System create a policymaker training curriculum that Capacity Plan covers needed changes to current laws and recommendations for new legislation. Goal 4: Data System Outcomes. The anticipated outcomes for Goal To increase the quality, quantity, and accessibility of 3 are that intimate partner violence prevention population-based data collected on intimate partner programs at the state and local level will have violence with emphasis on root causes. knowledge about the impact of existing Florida statutes and rules on intimate partner violence Strategy prevention by 2014. The Steering Committee Learn about root cause data elements from diverse will develop a survey along with the training to constituencies, conduct a gaps analysis of existing measure this outcome. Florida policymakers will data, and collaborate to collect new data.

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Strategic Approach. The Steering Committee DELTA local programs, the youth advisory board understands that root causes of intimate partner (an output of Goal 1: Youth Involvement), and violence are based in social-ecological contexts. knowledge from local prevention programs (an Thus, the Steering Committee’s strategy for building activity for Goal 5: Collaboration). Knowledge and the data system involves outreach to diverse experience applying Empowerment Evaluation constituencies to identify potential data elements principles of inclusion and democratic participation that indicate root causes or that are needed to and policies that promote intimate partner violence promote prevention in specific contexts. In addition, root causes data and information sharing (an the strategy will include conducting a gaps analysis outcome of Goal 3: Policy) are also needed. of data already collected from traditional and non- traditional data sources, and collaborating with Initial Activities. Implementation activities and agencies and diverse constituencies to collect specific details for the Goal 4 strategy depend on needed additional data on intimate partner the outputs and outcomes of other goals planned violence that promotes prevention efforts. for immediate implementation (see goal timeline discussion on page 20). The initial activities ensure The outreach approach to identifying data elements continual progress toward this goal even when is guided by the empowerment evaluation principle the activities may not directly lead to outcomes. of community knowledge, which holds that the The Steering Committee will first identify diverse specific communities experiencing a problem communities and groups to work with to inform possess unique and valuable knowledge that should data definitions and elements by the fourth be incorporated into planning and solutions. This quarter of 2009. The Steering Committee will strategy will entail identifying people from diverse later collaborate with existing organizations and communities to help define and select key data entities currently maintaining relevant data, by the elements. This strategy will complement the data third quarter of 2010. In mid-2009, the Steering collection strategy after the gaps analysis because Committee will agree upon the final format and individuals who help to inform data elements questions for three focus groups with Florida youth. may later assist with data collection in their The focus groups will explore the norms, media and communities. This strategy will incorporate data social issues that youth identify as most impactful elements appropriate to the universal population on intimate partner violence. The focus groups will as well as to specific social contexts, such as faith be as diverse as possible; however, group diversity communities; income; ethnic; lesbian, gay, bisexual, is dependent upon the local county and the local transgender, queer (LGBTQ) communities; single program’s access to different groups. By the first parent; and rural contexts. quarter of 2010, FCADV will conduct the three focus groups in the counties that are best able to recruit Logic Model six to ten youth from diverse constituencies. The (See Following Page) Steering Committee will finalize the focus group questions during the Fall 2009 meeting. The focus groups will include a discussion of how to collect information about the impactful issues and what Logic Model Narrative barriers might exist to data collection and integrity. The Steering Committee or a workgroup will Inputs. The primary sources of information and update the intimate partner violence prevention perspective to support this strategy are the FCADV database in 2009. With the updated database and DELTA prevention team, the standing State Steering knowledge from focus groups and local program Committee (an output of Goal 5: Collaboration), collaborations, the Steering Committee will hold a

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40 Building Florida’s Capacity to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence 2009 strategy implementation planning meeting by the Outcomes. The anticipated outcomes for Goal 4 second quarter of 2010. are for Florida organizations and entities currently Tentative Activities. With knowledge gleaned from maintaining databases or gathering data on focus groups and local program collaborations, the intimate partner violence and related issues to Steering Committee will identify key data sources for incorporate new data collection elements that focus the statewide intimate partner violence database on intimate partner violence prevention by 2013. in 2011. The following timeline may be revised As with many outputs and outcomes, this outcome during the 2010 implementation planning meeting hinges on the earlier stages of implementation for for this goal. Local programs and the Steering other goals. For example, the Steering Committee Committee will collaborate with diverse groups to needs the improved statewide prevention system identify and define data elements in 2011. By mid- capacity resulting from Goal 5 activities and youth 2012, the Steering Committee plans to conduct a leadership through Goal 1 activities in order to data gaps analysis for the intimate partner violence produce a list of entities collecting specific data. database. While conducting the gaps analysis, the This Steering Committee will revise this outcome Steering Committee will also collaborate with in 2010 to include more concrete details about law enforcement entities to improve intimate numbers of agencies and data elements. Another partner violence reporting. By 2014, the Steering outcome is that the intimate partner violence Committee plans to begin to collect additional prevention system will include an intimate partner data items identified in the gaps analysis. With the violence database of statewide data, including new data and existing data sources, the Steering root causes, risk and protective factors, social Committee will develop, link, or map a new intimate norms, intimate partner violence incidents, and partner violence prevention database including emphasizing youth by 2014. State and local new items in 2015 and subsequently make the new intimate partner violence prevention programs database accessible to intimate partner violence will have access to the updated intimate partner prevention programs and then to all Floridians. As violence database by 2015, and Floridians will have improved data becomes available, the local DELTA access to the updated intimate partner violence and prevention initiative programs will disseminate database by 2016 and ongoing. the new information through their local coalitions and communities. Impact. It is difficult to predict the long-range effect of this strategy, especially given influential Outputs. The anticipated outputs for the Goal 4 contextual factors including Florida’s diverse strategy are to produce an up-to-date intimate population, the lack of a national standard for partner violence database of available statewide intimate partner violence primary prevention data data relating to intimate partner violence primary systems, and obstacles to accessing information prevention by the end of 2009. In addition, the from some constituencies such as rural communities Steering Committee will create a list and definitions and closed communities. However, the Steering of data elements for an enhanced intimate partner Committee anticipates the strategy will contribute violence prevention database by 2011. By 2013, to a sustainable data system to track intimate the Steering Committee will create data collection partner violence rates, root causes, and contributing instruments and collection plans for data elements factors among adults and youth in Florida by 2020. identified in the gaps analysis. The ultimate output will be an enhanced data system for intimate partner violence prevention available to primary prevention programs by 2015.

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Goal 5: Collaboration Activities. The logic model outlines several activi- ties to work toward this strategy. The first activity – To engage and sustain partnerships at the state and build collaborative relationships with state entities local levels to prevent intimate partner violence. and groups – will be implemented by FCADV, local programs, and the Steering Committee. In 2009 and Strategy ongoing, FCADV will facilitate learning exchanges and knowledge sharing between DELTA intimate Share resources broadly with stakeholders partner violence prevention programs and all certi- and partner with diverse stakeholders and fied domestic violence centers in Florida. In 2011, constituencies, especially those least heard from. local programs will regularly inform local agencies about intimate partner violence prevention so in- Strategic Approach. The strategy to engage formation about primary prevention concepts and and sustain partnerships is based on sharing activities percolates up to state-level organizations. resources as broadly as possible with stakeholders This process will help with selecting and defining and partnering with diverse stakeholders and prevention data elements for Goal 4: Data System. constituencies, especially those least heard from. Local programs will also provide trainings for local Resource sharing will include sharing information agencies. The Steering Committee will work within from databases with other groups, although this their agencies beginning in winter 2009 to encour- form of information sharing will need to occur age local offices to be involved. The Steering Com- in different formats for different groups (e.g., mittee will discuss messaging with local programs reports for community groups, Excel spreadsheet in fall 2009 so that information from the state level for Department of Education). Partnerships complements local strategies. The Steering Com- will seek breadth over depth, meaning that the mittee will also recruit representatives from the Steering Committee seeks representatives from Florida Department of Education and Florida’s as many different constituencies as possible. For Children and Youth Cabinet, among others, to par- example, when working to involve youth to inform ticipate in or collaborate with the Steering Com- prevention work, the Steering Committee will work mittee in fall 2009. After inviting new members to to involve youth from different ethnicities, economic the Steering Committee, the Steering Committee backgrounds, regions of the state, educational will help members identify and/or support state backgrounds, guardianships, and ages. to local communication on intimate partner vio- lence prevention within each member’s respective agency. Logic Model (See Following Page) The next activity is to develop partnerships to in- tegrate intimate partner violence prevention into other prevention work. Beginning in 2009 and to Logic Model Narrative the extent possible, local programs will sit in on and participate in meetings of other taskforces do- Inputs. The primary sources of information and ing related prevention work. The Steering Com- perspective to support this strategy are the FCADV mittee will act as an experts bureau to help local DELTA prevention team, the DELTA State Steering programs approach and work with diverse groups. Committee and their associated organizations, The Steering Committee will generate a contact list DELTA local programs, DELTA local program youth, with their areas of expertise for local programs in prevention initiative local program youth, and the third quarter of 2009. FCADV will implement Florida’s Children and Youth Cabinet.

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43 STRATEGIC PLAN Building Florida’s Capacity to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence activity 3 in 2009 and annually thereafter by con- lence prevention will increase knowledge, skills, vening a primary prevention summit or statewide and willingness to collaborate for intimate partner prevention awareness meeting. FCADV will invite violence primary prevention by 2012, measured by all possible stakeholders to the Prevention Sum- pre and post test or the community collaboration mit. The Steering Committee will work within their survey. By 2014, 40% of local prevention collabora- agencies to encourage attendance at the summit. tions needing increased state agency involvement FCADV will collaborate with the Office of the Gov- will have increased participation from relevant lo- ernor and Florida’s Children and Youth Cabinet, for cal state agency departments, offices, or divisions, example by seeking a seat on the cabinet in 2009. as measured by the community collaboration sur- vey and meeting logs and compared to 2009 or Outputs. The activities above work together to 2010 baseline. produce the following outputs, listed in the order in which they appear on the logic model graph. By 2009, the intimate partner violence prevention What could helping to plan will have support from multiple state agency prevent intimate partner heads, as measured by signatures. By 2009, FCADV will hold a prevention summit to raise awareness of violence mean to you? and increase involvement in intimate partner vio- lence primary prevention, as measured by program For Bob Walters of Pasco County, and attendance logs. By 2011, Florida will have a contributing to intimate partner standing State Steering Committee that guides in- violence prevention: timate partner violence prevention efforts, as mea- “Has made me more aware of what sured by at least two agenda and meeting logs/ is being done in the community, by notes per year. By 2017, 100% of Florida’s certified domestic violence centers will be engaging in pri- all agencies, to educate community mary prevention activities with local community members about issues dealing with partners, measured by prevention contract moni- Domestic /Dating Violence, & Sexual toring, or monthly logs Assault and to teach that this is NOT acceptable behavior.” Outcomes. Both the specific activities as well as outputs described above will support and achieve the following outcomes. From 2010-2016, intimate partner violence prevention will be integrated into Impact. It is difficult to predict the long-range other prevention work at the state or local level at effect of this strategy, especially given influential an average rate of one prevention field (e.g., sub- contextual factors including Florida’s diverse stance abuse, mental health, early learning, law en- population and the resulting need for a broad array forcement) per year, as measured by meeting notes, of collaborators, the limited time and availability logs, or agendas. Yearly from 2011-2016, one ad- of collaborators, and economic recession. The ditional state level agency or office will encourage Steering Committee anticipates that by 2020, local offices to engage in intimate partner violence Florida will have a sustainable statewide system primary prevention collaborations, measured by of collaboration among all relevant entities that letters of support, memos, or other official commu- works together to sustain intimate partner violence nications. Twenty percent of local personnel within prevention throughout Florida. relevant state agency departments, offices, or divi- sions who receive training on intimate partner vio-

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Goal 6: Share Knowledge (Fuller, Galea, & Caceres, 2007; Grube, 1997). To build and disseminate knowledge about the root causes of intimate partner violence and promising The curriculum-based provider training strategy primary prevention practices. will include development of a university-based cur- riculum for new providers as well as flexible and Strategy portable training such as internet-based training Develop training curricula for professionals as and trainings integrated with professional continu- well as training for youth and community leaders. ing education requirements. The portable trainings Increase statewide training. will allow broader access to existing professionals, including those working in rural areas with limited Strategic Approach. This strategy is based on access to trainings. In addition to the curriculum- provider training. The Steering Committee will de- based provider training, the Steering Committee is velop training curricula for professionals including considering mobile technology and internet-based social workers and school guidance counselors, as methods for knowledge dissemination to youth and well as training for youth and community leaders. community leaders. Such methods could include The trainings will incorporate primary prevention text messaging, pod-casts, and web-based self-ed- knowledge gained from local communities as well ucation. The Steering Committee anticipates that as the developing data system (see Goal 4: Data Sys- these technologies will be instrumental in dissemi- tem). Evidence from public health problems such nating knowledge to youth leaders throughout the as underage drinking and HIV/AIDS indicates that state. provider training is successful in changing provider behavior and in increasing access to health promo- To continue planning and implementing this tion resources among the intended populations strategy, as with many of the other strategies, the Steering Committee needs additional capacity. Ideas for additional Steering Committee members What could helping to include safe and drug free schools ambassadors; prevent intimate partner representatives of certification boards for social workers, counseling psychology, and child welfare; violence mean to you? the Florida State University Film School; and the Florida State University Public Broadcasting For Jennifer Battle, facility manager System. These and other participants are needed at Ivey Lane Community Center in to help develop and adapt training curricula and Orlando, Florida: other forms of communication to specific groups “When I hear so much of this issue or areas, such as for guidance counselors, coaches, today, it shows how these young early learning teachers, homeless shelters, Native American tribes, and middle and high schools. To people are treating each other, reach the widest possible audience, this strategy thinking it’s okay; but it’s not. The will need to maximize existing resources for teens within our program can see knowledge dissemination, including the Florida the difference of how they should Education Network, professional certification be treating one another. They love boards, and Suncom, to name a few. the program, the speakers, and the Logic Model outings, and above all: what they (See Following Page) learned has impacted their lives.”

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Logic Model Narrative What could helping to Inputs. The primary sources of information and perspective to support this strategy are the FCADV prevent intimate partner DELTA prevention team, the standing State Steering violence mean to you? Committee (an output of Goal 5: Collaboration), DELTA local programs, the youth advisory board “We consider intimate partner violence to (an output of Goal 1: Youth Involvement), policies that promote data collection for intimate partner be in direct violation of a safe community violence prevention and information sharing (an and embrace a collaborative approach outcome of Goal 3: Policy), the developing data to prevention. We share a common system for intimate partner violence primary purpose of keeping all of families safe to prevention (an output of Goal 4: Data System), and strengthen our county.” knowledge from local prevention programs (an - Deborah Allen, MSW, ACSW, Sexual activity for Goal 5: Collaboration). Assault Response Coordinator, Eglin Air Force Base, FL Initial Activities. Implementation activities and specific details for the Goal 6 strategy depend on domestic violence center knowledge dissemina- the outputs and outcomes of other goals planned tion. In 2009, FCADV will collect baseline data on for immediate implementation (see the goal time- intimate partner violence prevention knowledge line discussion above). The initial activities ensure and attitudes of domestic violence center Executive continual progress toward this goal even when Directors, staff, volunteers, and boards via the com- the activities may not directly lead to outcomes. In munity collaboration survey at the 2009 prevention 2009 and 2010, FCADV and the Steering Commit- institute. FCADV will train domestic violence center tee will work to increase the Steering Committee’s Executive Directors, staff, volunteers, and boards capacity for curriculum development and training on primary prevention of intimate partner violence by recruiting additional members and collabora- beginning in 2009 and ongoing via the prevention tors. In 2010 with the knowledge from additional institutes or other annual prevention event and site specialists and local programs, the Steering Com- visits. FCADV will increase the number of primary mittee will identify any needed modifications for prevention presentations at state intimate partner specific groups or areas, such as for guidance coun- violence prevention events by 25% yearly from selors, homeless shelters, Native American tribes, 2009. All programs will take part in the annual pre- and middle and high schools. In preparation for vention event beginning in 2009 and thereafter. final strategy implementation planning, the Steer- ing Committee will identify existing resources for knowledge dissemination and assess their utility by Tentative Activities. The Steering Committee has mid-2011. These resources will include the Florida identified the following tentative activities, which Education Network, the Florida State University may be revised during the 2011 implementation- Public Broadcasting System, professional certifica- planning meeting. The Steering Committee will tion boards, and Suncom. By the second quarter of identify a set of core prevention principles to 2011, the Steering Committee will convene a strat- incorporate in all trainings. The Steering Committee egy implementation planning meeting regarding will collaborate with colleges and universities, knowledge dissemination to specialists, to commu- certification boards, youth, and local prevention nities, via training media, and venues. Training and programs to develop relevant curricula. The Steering activities will commence immediately, however, for Committee and FCADV will develop methods or

47 STRATEGIC PLAN Building Florida’s Capacity to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence acquire subscriptions to take advantage of distance Impact. It is difficult to predict the long-range learning and other relevant technology. effect of this strategy, especially given influential contextual factors including Florida’s diverse Outputs. The anticipated outputs for the Goal 6 population and the resulting need for a broad array strategy are to produce a model curriculum for of collaborators, the limited time and availability community and online settings available for adults of collaborators, and economic recession. The and youth by 2011. The Steering Committee Steering Committee anticipates that by 2025, and FCADV will create a university-based model professionals in all relevant positions will be curriculum for relevant disciplines by 2015. The competent in intimate partner violence primary Steering Committee and FCADV will create a model prevention knowledge and skills to work at the curriculum for practitioner trainings, including individual, relationship, community and societal those working with higher risk groups by 2011. By levels. 2010, 75% of certified domestic violence center executive directors, staff, and volunteers will have participated in training on primary prevention. By In Summary 2012, 25% of certified domestic violence centers will have prevention as part of their mission Preventing intimate partner violence requires statement. forward thinking and long-term, sustained efforts to achieve positive social change. Outcomes. The anticipated outcomes for Goal 6 are that state prevention event participants will This plan emphasizes promoting protective have a 10% increase in knowledge about primary factors that reduce the likelihood of intimate prevention concepts, attitudes, and promising partner violence perpetration of victimization. practices, as measured by pre and post test or the community collaboration survey and beginning in The plan also works to reduce risk factors 2009. By 2011, certified domestic violence center associated with intimate partner violence executive directors and staff will have a 50% increase perpetration and victimization. in intimate partner violence knowledge, attitudes, skills, and commitment to primary prevention work Together, the goals and strategies help to compared to 2009 baseline, as measured by pre and build a comprehensive prevention program post test or the community collaboration survey. for the State of Florida. By 2015, there will be a 50% increase in intimate partner violence knowledge, attitudes, skills, and For More Information or to become involved willingness for primary prevention collaboration among practitioners receiving intimate partner in programs to prevent intimate partner violence prevention training in related fields, as violence, please see contact information in measured by pre and post test or the community Appendix A. collaboration survey.

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Appendix A Florida DELTA Program Contacts

Prevention DELTA Area Lead Agency Collaboration Contact The Alachua County Peaceful Paths Domestic Abuse Anna Guest-Jelley Domestic Violence Task Network, Inc. Director, Violence Prevention Program Alachua Force P.O. Box 5099 (352) 377-5690 Gainesville, FL 32627 (352) 378-9033 fax County [email protected] www.gainesvilledelta.org

The Okaloosa-Walton Shelter House, Inc. Amy Hanes Okaloosa Domestic Violence P.O. Box 220 Prevention Coordinator Coordinating Council Fort Walton Beach, FL 32549 (850) 243-1201 X214 / Walton (850) 243-6756 fax Counties [email protected]

The Orange County Harbor House, OCCADV Kelly Bullard Domestic Violence Task P.O. Box 680748 Prevention Coordinator Orange Force Orlando, FL 32868 (321) 276-3829 County (407) 886-2244 X231 (407) 886-0006 fax [email protected]

The Palm Beach County YWCA of Palm Beach County Marlene Rivera Domestic Violence 2200 North Florida Mango Road Prevention Coordinator Council West Palm Beach, FL 33409 (561) 603-6977 (561) 433-9695 fax Palm [email protected] Beach Shelley Parker Prevention Coordinator County [email protected] Eric Peterman Prevention Coordinator [email protected]

The Pasco County Sunrise of Pasco County, Inc. Terri O’Brien Pasco Domestic and Sexual P.O. Box 928 DELTA Coordinator Violence Task Force Dade City, FL 33526 (352) 521-3358 County (352) 521-3099 fax [email protected]

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Appendix A (continued) Florida DELTA Program Contacts

Prevention DELTA Area Lead Agency Collaboration Contact

The Pinellas County The Haven of R.C.S Travis Johnson Domestic Violence Task P.O. Box 10594 DELTA Coordinator Pinellas Force Clearwater, FL 33757 (727) 418-0959 County (727) 441-2029 (727) 461-4702 fax [email protected]

DELTA State Steering Florida Coalition Against Brandy Carlson Committee Domestic Violence Prevention and Social Change Initiatives 425 Office Plaza Drive Coordinator Tallahassee, FL 32301 (850) 425-2749 [email protected] Florida Julie Ann Rivers-Cochran Vice President of Programs and Planning (850) 425-2749 [email protected]

DELTA State Steering Not applicable Ed Feaver Committee Chair, DELTA State Steering Committee Florida [email protected]

DELTA State Steering Not applicable Pippin Whitaker Committee Empowerment Evaluator Florida [email protected]

Centers for Disease Centers for Disease Control and DELTA Program Control and Prevention Prevention (800) CDC-INFO DELTA Collaborative National Center for Injury [email protected] USA, Prevention and Control www.cdc.gov/injury National 4770 Buford Highway NE Mailstop F-64 Atlanta, GA 30341

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Appendix B References

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2005). Youth online: Comprehensive results. Retrieved December, 2007, from http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/yrbss/QuestyearTable.asp?Loc2=X X&submit1=GO&cat=1&Quest=Q21&Loc=FL&Year=2005&ByVar=&colval=2005&rowval1=Sex &rowval2=None&compval=yes&Graphval=yes&path=byHT Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence. (2006). Domestic Violence Annual Report. Tallahassee, FL: Florida Department of Children and Families. Florida Department of Education. (2006). Graduation rates 2005 - 2006. Retrieved July, 2007, from http://www.fldoe.org/eias/eiaspubs/2006grad.asp Florida Department of Education. (2007). Graduation rates. Retrieved July, 2007, from www.firn. edu/doe/eias/eiaspubs/pdt/gradrate/pdf Florida Department of Law Enforcement. (2006). 2005 Annual Crime in Florida Report. Tallahassee, FL: Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Florida International University. (2007). Research Institute on Social and Economic Policy: Data. Retrieved March, 2007, from http://www.risep-fiu.org/ Florida Research and Economic Database. (2007). Labor market information. Retrieved December, 2007, from http://fred.labormarketinfo.com/analyzer/saintro.asp?cat=LAB&session=labforce&ti me=&geo= Florida State Courts. (2007). Trial court statistics. Retrieved February, 2007, from http://trialstats. flcourts.org/ Krug, E. G., Dahlberg, L. L., Mercy, J. A., Zwi, A. B., & Lozano, R. (2002). World Report on Violence and Health. Geneva: World Health Organization. Office of Economic and Demographic Research. (2007a). Census data. Tallahassee, FL: The Florida Legislature. Office of Economic and Demographic Research. (2007b). County Profiles.Tallahassee, FL: The Florida Legislature. Office of Economic and Demographic Research. (2007c). Demographic Estimating Conference Database. Tallahassee, FL: The Florida Legislature. Tjaden, P. G., & Thoennes, N. (2000). Extent, nature, and consequences of intimate partner violence : Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey. Washington, DC: U.S. Department. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice.

1 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funds the DELTA programs in all fourteen states. For more information and a history of the DELTA program, visit http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/DELTA/DELTA_AAG.pdf 2 For more information on the social ecological model and its application in the DELTA program, visit http://origin.cdc.gov/ncipc/DELTA/ 3 For further reading on Empowerment Evaluation principles, see Fetterman, D. M., & Wandersman, A. (Eds.). (2005). Empowerment evaluation principles in practice. New York: Guilford Press. 4 This plan contains a shortened version of the Steering Committee needs and resources assessment. For the complete version, please contact FCADV’s Prevention and Social Change Initiatives Coordinator (see Appendix A).

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