Uncovering the Facts: Learning from the Data Henrico County Domestic and Sexual Violence Needs Assessment 2011 Report 1 Acknowledgements Henrico County Division of Police would like to thank the following individuals and their respective organizations. Collaborating Partners Director Bruce Cruser Henrico County Community Corrections Program Director Kay Frye Fourteenth District Court Services Unit Commonwealth’s Attorney Wade Kizer Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office Director Shelly Shuman-Johnson Henrico County Victim/Witness Assistance Program Colonel Henry W. Stanley Henrico County Division of Police Director Angela Verdery Safe Harbor V-STOP Steering Committee Christi Adams Frank LaRuffa Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Center Office Ryan Arey Rebecca Lee Commonwealth Catholic Charities Richmond YWCA Beth Bonniwell Shannon Meadowcroft Henrico County Division of Police Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Clerk’s Rebecca Cone Office Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Clerk’s Bonnie Price Office Bon Secours Hospital William Connor Jenna Rotz Magistrate’s Office Henrico County Community Corrections Lisa Furr Program Central Virginia Task Force on Domestic Shelly Shuman-Johnson Violence in Later Life Henrico County Victim/Witness Assistance Taryn Giroux Program Henrico County Victim/Witness Assistance Angela Verdery Program Safe Harbor Shelby Johnson Lewis Wright Henrico County Community Corrections Fourteenth District Court Services Unit Program 2 Participating Agencies Eva Ampey Sherrie Goggans Department of Blind and Vision Impaired Virginia Domestic and Sexual Violence Action Dr. Edward Ansello Alliance Virginia Center on Aging Dayle Goldberg Sarah Babcock Henrico Court Appointed Special Advocates Richmond SPCA Reverend Dr. Robin Gorsline Patrice Bank-Lewis Metropolitan Community Church Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority Steve Guthrie Officer Randy Barron Henrico County Information Technology University of Richmond Police Patti Hall John Baumann Hanover Safe Place Fan Free Clinic Maria Hernandez Michael Bingham Commonwealth Catholic Charities Refugee and Henrico County Juvenile Detention Immigration Services Antigone Branch Jeff A. Hewitt Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Dr. Tawny Hiatt Center Virginia Commonwealth University Counseling Edward Canada John Hughes ChildSavers Henrico County Information Technology Peggy Carlos Aisha Hunter-Casey Hilliard House Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority Rebekah Carrow Gretchen Icard YWCA Henrico County Department of Social Services Jean Cheek Investigator Edward J. Kopacki Virginia Commonwealth University Injury and Henrico County Division of Police Violence Prevention Program Dr. Emmitt Jones Jane Clayborne Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community James House Counseling Center Bruce Cruser Anne Jordan Henrico County Community Corrections Virginia Commonwealth University Injury and Program Violence Prevention Program Ian Danielsen Robin Kitt Greater Richmond Stop Child Abuse Now Virginia Department of Corrections Honorable Margaret Deglau Dr. Paula Kupstas Henrico County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Virginia Center on Aging Court Dr. Nicki Lee Melissa Dickert Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Virginia Office of the Attorney General Karen Legato Richard Edelman Fan Free Clinic Henrico County Mental Health and Adam J. Lenda Developmental Services Dr. Peter LeViness Geraldine Evans University of Richmond Counseling and Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority Psychological Services Shannon Freeman Grace Lewis Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority LaQuana Fulton-Garvin Officer Joel Maddox Bon Secours Senior Outreach Henrico County Division of Police 3 Theresa Major Lieutenant Shawn Sears St. Joseph’s Villa Flagler House Henrico County Division of Police, Animal Frank Manners Protection Unit Frank Manners and Associates Patricia Shaw Carol McElhinney Henrico County Drug Court Commonwealth Catholic Charities Refugee and Investigator Amber Shovlin Immigration Services Henrico County Division of Police Michelle Miles Tisha Skinner Virginia Department of Corrections Chesterfield County Community Corrections Grayson Mitchell Services ROSMY Barbra Slayden Investigator Joseph M. Mitchell Offender Aid and Restoration Henrico County Division of Police Jennifer Smith Tana Mooney Hunton and Williams Law Office Chesterfield County Police Department Jackie Smith-White Investigator Timothy Morris Mental Health and Developmental Services Henrico County Division of Police Prevention Services Stephanie Morton Anne Stambaugh J. Sergeant Reynolds Community College Police Central Virginia Legal Aid Society Mary Mulee Mandie Sweetnam Henrico Doctor’s Hospital Richmond SPCA Beth Panilaitis Susan Umidi ROSMY Henrico County Adult Protective Services Investigator Erica Parker Susheila Varky Henrico County Division of Police Virginia Poverty Law Center Leslie Prince Stacie Vecchietti Virginia Department of Deaf and Hard of Safe Harbor Hearing Chief Joh n Venuti Revered Jeanne Pupke Virginia Commonwealth University Police First Unitarian Church of Richmond Sheriff Michael Wade Robyn Puryear Henrico County Sheriff’s Office Henrico County Community Corrections Phil White Cassandra Reynolds Henrico County Department of Social Services Hunton and Williams Law Office Connie Williams Kirstin Rose Domestic Violence Interventions, Inc Safe Harbor Lynn Williams Joyce Salmon CrossOver Ministries Henrico County Division of Police Suzette Williams Laura Sanchez-del Solar Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Lieutenant Cindy Wood Lieutenant K.S. Schaff Henrico County Division of Police Henrico County Division of Police James Woody Pamela Sclar Glenwood Medical Center Virginia Department of Health Investigator Elizabeth A. Wright Brian Seal Henrico County Division of Police Henrico County Information Technology 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................................... 1 Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................................... 2 Collaborating Partners ................................................................................................................ 2 V-STOP Steering Committee ................................................................................................. 2 Participating Agencies ............................................................................................................ 3 Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ 6 Domestic and Sexual Violence ....................................................................................................... 7 Domestic Violence Definitions ................................................................................................... 7 Legal (defined by the Virginia Code 16.1-228) Definition .................................................... 7 Advocacy Definition ............................................................................................................... 7 Sexual Violence Definition ......................................................................................................... 7 V-STOP Project Participants .......................................................................................................... 8 Domestic Violence Project Assistant .......................................................................................... 8 V-STOP Steering Committee ..................................................................................................... 8 What is a Needs Assessment? ......................................................................................................... 9 Community Profile........................................................................................................................ 11 Henrico County ......................................................................................................................... 11 Current Community Assets ....................................................................................................... 12 Underserved Populations .............................................................................................................. 13 Underserved Populations .............................................................................................................. 14 Children and Adolescents as Secondary Victims ..................................................................... 14 Children and Adolescents as Secondary Victims ..................................................................... 15 Service Providers .................................................................................................................. 15 Statistics ................................................................................................................................ 16 Gaps in Services .................................................................................................................... 16 College Students ....................................................................................................................... 17 Domestic Violence ...............................................................................................................