Utah Domestic Violence Council. Utah Taxonomy

Utah Domestic Violence Council

Scope note

UDVC is recognized nationally as the state domestic violence coalition in Utah. It receives two thirds of its funding from a federal Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) state coalition grant. The other third comes from a Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) grant. This grant currently funds outreach to under-served communities. Currently the UDVC is comprised of 36 voting members and 12 working committees. The Council employs five staff members and has 13 working committees. The Council also works closely with and provides funding for Utah’s 23 local domestic violence coalitions, as well as collaborating with and providing resources and information to many individuals and agencies.

Historical note

The UDVC, formerly the Utah Domestic Violence Advisory Council, was founded in 1978 by the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) to lead a collaborative, statewide, effort to eliminate domestic violence. The UDVC was initially formed as a community forum to start a dialogue about domestic violence in the state of Utah. The UDVC incorporated in 1993, and in 1994 the Council became independent of DCFS. In 1998 the UDVC was designated as a 501c(3), non-for-profit organization. Governor Jon M. Huntman worked with UCASA, the Utah Department of Health, and the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ) to restructure UDVl so that it can be the most influential mechanism to improve the systems that serve victims and perpetrators of sexual violence in Utah. In January 2006, the Council became a subcommittee of the CCJJ. Michele Christiansen, CCJJ Director, was appointed as Chair and Ned Searle, Director of the Governor's Violence Against Women and Families Cabinet Council, serves as Vice-Chair.

Bibliographic note

http://www.udvc.org/
UDVC Publications (domestic violence deaths reports,newsletters, brochures):
http://udvc.org/udvc/udvc-publications
2012 Utah Domestic Violence-related Deaths [report; news]