Family Violence Council:

Addressing Violence throughout the Lifespan

Agenda

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Wednesday, May 20, 2015

400 McAllister, room 617

San Francisco, CA 94102

Members:

Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, or designee / Director of San Francisco Child Abuse Council, or designee
Mayor, or designee / Director of the Department of Public Health, or designee
President of the Board of Supervisors, or designee / Director of Department of Aging and Adult Services, or designee
District Attorney, or designee / Director of Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families, or designee
Chief of Police, or designee / Chair of the Consortium of Batterers Intervention Programs, or designee
Sheriff, or designee / Director of Department of Child Support Services, or designee
President of Commission on the Status of Women, or designee / Chief of Juvenile Probation
Chief of Adult Probation, or designee / Public Defender, or designee
Executive Director of Department of Emergency Management, or designee / Director of Department of Animal Care and Control, or designee
Executive Director of Domestic Violence Consortium, or designee / Superintendent of San Francisco Unified School District, or designee
Director of Human Services Agency, or designee / Human Resources Director, or designee
Executive Director of Consortium for Elder Abuse Prevention, or designee / Chief of the Fire Department

I.  Call to Order/Agenda Changes Discussion/Action 3:00 pm – 3:02 pm

Action: To approve the meeting agenda.

II.  Introductions Discussion 3:02 pm -3:12 pm

III.  Approval of Minutes Discussion/Action 3:12 pm – 3:15 pm

Explanatory document – Minutes from the February 25, 2015 meeting

Action: To approve the February 25, 2015 minutes

IV.  DPH Mini-Presentation on Trauma Informed Care (Dr. Ken Epstein) Discussion 3:15 pm – 3:45 pm

V.  2014 Family Violence Council Report Presentation (Allison Ipsen) Discussion 3:45 pm – 4:25 pm

VI.  Police Video on Children of Arrested Parents (Lt. Edward Santos) Discussion 4:25 pm – 4:40 pm

VII.  Update from Justice and Courage Committee (Liz Tarchi) Discussion 4:40 pm – 4:50 pm

VIII. Key Issues in Family Violence Discussion 4:50 pm – 5:58 pm

A.  Domestic Violence Update - Beverly Upton

B.  Elder Abuse Update – Shawna Reeves

C.  Child Abuse Update – Katie Albright

IX.  Public Comment Discussion 4:58 pm – 5:00 pm

This item is to allow members of the public to comment, for a maximum of 2 minutes each, on matters within the Council’s purview, as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Council’s future consideration.

X.  Adjournment Action 5:00 pm

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