Transforming Communities Technical Assistance, Training and Resource Center, (TC-TAT), in San Rafael, California, is pleased to present this Manual, Making the Case for Domestic Violence Prevention Through the Lens of Cost-Benefit, as part of our ongoing development and provision of resources, training, and support to the domestic violence prevention field.
Founded and operated by Marin Abused Women’s Services, TC-TAT opened its doors in 1997 and its resource center in 1998 (with support from the California State Office of Criminal Justice Planning, now the Office of Emergency Services). TC-TAT has served thousands and continues to contribute to the field by developing, teaching and testing new curricula; conducting trainings of trainers who will teach these new curricula; identifying and synthesizing existing and new approaches, tools and techniques; and training practitioners and policy-makers working to prevent domestic violence.
This Manual (2005-06 Grant # FV05081181) distills research supported by this current grant as well as by the previous 2003-04 Grant #FV3061181. Under the previous grant, a foundation paper, Domestic Violence Prevention Through the Lens of Cost-Benifit, was produced, discussing issues and concepts primarily from a theoretical and research standpoint. We have used this foundation paper as the basis for this Manual, and have included expanded descriptions of cost-benefit approaches and tools, a glossary, and additional resources.
Note on accessibility: TC-TAT is committed to making its website and printed materials accessible to all readers in compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1998. However, there are various URL links included in this Manual that will bring readers to sites that are not accessible. Because there is so little information available on the cost-benefit of domestic violence prevention, we felt it was important to include these links at this time. We hope that as our field evolves, more and more websites will become fully accessible.
We are very grateful to the many people who contributed suggestions and resources for this Manual, especially our National Advisory Committee. We also extend our heartfelt appreciation to the many domestic violence prevention practitioners who are working every day to address this important and complex social problem.
TC-TAT looks forward to the continuing evolution of the domestic violence prevention field, and to being a part of this great movement for change.
Transforming Communities Technical Assistance, Training and Resource Center June 2006
TC-TAT extends a special thank you for their contributions to and support of this project to the following people and organizations:
TC-TAT OES Project
National Advisory Committee
Nancy Bagnato, Coordinator
Violence Against Women Statewide Prevention Project
Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control Branch (EPIC)
California Department of Health Services (CDHS), Sacramento, California
Ellyne Bell, Executive Director
California Alliance Against Domestic Violence, Sacramento, California
Linda Berger, Executive Director
Statewide California Coalition for Battered Women, Long Beach, California
Jeffrey Betcher, Program Operations Director
Family Violence Prevention Fund, San Francisco, California
Susan Brustchy, President
Applied Survey Research, Santa Cruz and Santa Clara, California
DeeDee Burnett, Technical Assistance Specialist
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Delena Couchman, Prevention Program Coordinator
Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center, Los Angeles, California
Pamela Cox, Division of Violence Prevention
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Rae Eby-Carl, Deputy Director
Lake Family Resource Center, Lakeport, California
Larissa Griffin-Sponsler, Resource Coordinator
Battered Women’s Justice Project, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Susan Holt, Manager, Domestic Violence Program
Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center, Los Angeles, California
Casey Keene, Resource Coordinator
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Devorah Levine, Special Projects Manager
Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative, Contra Costa County, California
Celia Organista, Executive Director
Defensa de Mujeras, Watsonville, California
Alyssa Pomernacki, DELTA Coordinator
California Alliance Against Domestic Violence, Sacramento, California
Joyce Scroggs, Director of Domestic Violence Services
Plumas Rural Services, Quincy, California
Tara Shabazz, Director of Programs and Operations
California Partnership to End Domestic Violence, Sacramento, California
Susan Sorenson, Ph.D., Professor
UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California
Connie Sponsler, Training/Audit Coordinator
Battered Women’s Justice Project, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Susan Thompson, Community Development Manager
Lake Family Resource Center, Lakeport, California
Mily Trevino-Sauceda, Executive Director
Lideres Campesinas, Pomona, California
And
The State of California Office of Emergency Services that provided funding for this exciting project.
