On November 3, 2006 30 community organizations from the justice, social service, child welfare, education, health and violence against women sectors agreed to a Community Response Protocol for Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence It includes procedures in four key areas of work: safety planning, risk assessments, interventions and referrals, case management and community partner meetings based on a shared vision and principles to guide the work. Click to view or download the Community Response Protocol. A Train the Trainer Kit on the Protocol and is posted in the Working Together section of this website,

The Protocol Committee is interested in your comments on how the protocol is working for you and your organization.

You can download all of the training and protocol resources for use in your agency below. Please feel free to make copies of these materials. Thank you to all of the trainers and community agencies for their support of the protocol implementation process.