Emily M. Murase, PhD
Executive Director
Edwin M. Lee
Mayor
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
Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, or designee
Mayor, or designee
President of the Board of Supervisors, or designee
District Attorney, or designee
Chief of Police, or designee
Sheriff, or designee
President of Commission on the Status of Women, or
designee
Chief of Adult Probation, or designee
Executive Director of Department of Emergency
Management, or designee
Executive Director of Domestic Violence Consortium, or
designee
Director of Human Services Agency, or designee
Executive Director of Consortium for Elder Abuse
Prevention, or designee
I.
Members:
Director of San Francisco Child Abuse Council, or designee
Director of the Department of Public Health, or designee
Director of Department of Aging and Adult Services, or
designee
Director of Department of Children, Youth, and Their
Families, or designee
Chair of the Consortium of Batterers Intervention Programs,
or designee
Director of Department of Child Support Services, or designee
Chief of Juvenile Probation
Public Defender, or designee
Director of Department of Animal Care and Control, or
designee
Superintendent of San Francisco Unified School District, or
designee
Human Resources Director, or designee
Chief of the Fire Department
Call to Order/Agenda Changes
Action: To approve the meeting agenda.
II. Introductions
Discussion/Action
3:00 pm – 3:02 pm
Discussion
3:02 pm -3:12 pm
III. Approval of Minutes
Discussion/Action
Explanatory document – Minutes from the February 25, 2015 meeting
Action: To approve the February 25, 2015 minutes
3:12 pm – 3:15 pm
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
Discussion
4:40 pm – 4:50 pm
(Liz Tarchi)
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VIII. Key Issues in Family Violence
A.
B.
C.
Discussion
4:50 pm – 5:58 pm
Domestic Violence Update - Beverly Upton
Elder Abuse Update – Shawna Reeves
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
Family Violence Council
Quarterly Meeting Schedule 2015
Wednesdays, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm; 400 McAllister Street, Room 617
February 18, 2015
May 20, 2015
September 2, 2015
November 18, 2015
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