Systems Advocacy
In addition to advocating legislatively at both local and federal levels, ODVN’s policy team actively engages in initiatives aimed at reshaping the policies and systems governing the provision of services to domestic violence survivors and their families.
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Linking Systems of Care for Ohio's Youth (LSCOY)
Linking Systems of Care for Ohio’s Youth (LSCOY) is Ohio’s effort to better coordinate and align health care, child welfare, education, justice, and other systems both statewide and locally to ensure that, regardless of the system of entry, young victims of trauma and their families receive help in a timely and seamless manner.
Safe Access for Victims' Economic Security Center (SAVES)
The SAVES Center provides research, training, technical assistance, policy direction, and collaboration guidance to increase safe access to child support, parenting time, and the establishment of parentage services for survivors of domestic violence.
Justice for Families
ODVN provides specialized training for the Advanced Guardian Ad Litem: Excellence in Child Custody Training Program. This initiative provides attorney guardians ad litem (GALs) with 24 hours of specialized training focused on domestic violence dynamics, trauma-informed practices, and child safety.
Fatality Review Boards
ODVN is one of the local partners currently working with the Ohio Department of Health and others across the state to provide technical assistance and develop policies and procedures around establishing and conducting domestic violence fatality reviews.
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