This presentation is part of the 5th Annual Bridging Communities Conference: Finding Connection and Building Communities in a Virtual Environment. Ticket price includes access to all Bridging Communities speakers throughout the month of November including the keynote on November 24, 2020.
Overall, Coordinated Community Responses continue to be considered a best practice model of intervention. They provide a comprehensive response to client that includes customization of supports, diversity of service delivery, and an approach based on a continuum of care for clients. In recognition of the value of this response, the Calgary domestic violence sector, coordinated by the Calgary Domestic Violence Collective, has come together to create a model that embraces the following principals and benefits:
- leveraging existing supports and services in the community;
- tightening the community response to clients; and
- providing customization of supports and services for the client, which includes the whole family, engaging in a triage of family violence and abuse community support and resources supports.
Through this presentation, participants will learn about the overall model components beginning with the risk assessment conducted by the CPS, flow of information and connection, triaging of family violence and abuse supports to the client/family, and the role of partners in relationships of the client. We end this presentation by sharing our experiences and learnings acquired since the execution of this project, recommendations on how we managed to bridge our sectorial differences, and how we are working together to develop inclusive services for victims and perpetrators.
Speakers: Glenn Andruschuk, Calgary Police Service, Linette Soldan, Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter, Mayra Jarillo Alvarado, YW Calgary, Rekha Gadhia, Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association