Performance Details
Department of Public Safety - Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Mission
Alaskans live free from domestic violence and sexual assault.
Core Services
- Safety - Victims are equipped to further access program services for safety, information, and protection when needed.
*All FY2021 victim services data is estimated, due to staff shortages that have limited the capacity to analyze the FY2021 data. - Prevention - Communities are equipped to further primary prevention strategies.
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Performance Detail
A: Result -Reduce the level of domestic violence and sexual violence in Alaska |
A1: Core Service - Safety - Victims are equipped to further access program services for safety, information, and protection when needed. *All FY2021 victim services data is estimated, due to staff shortages that have limited the capacity to analyze the FY2021 data. |
Target #1: Victim service programs utilization cost per shelter night.
Target Last Modified: 03/29/2023 |
Target #2: Nights of safe shelter provided by victim service providers.
Unfortunately, it is difficult to know the exact causes without evaluating additional data sources to look at a broader picture of the Alaska rates of domestic and sexual violence. While it is not uncommon to see annual increases and decreases in shelter nights, it is the trends that give us a better perspective on need and reasons for variations. For instance, issues such as access to affordable safe housing options following a stay at a shelter-if other options are not available, a victim may reluctantly need to return to the home where the original violence occurred and future shelter needs may be required. As we continue to reduce stigmas against reporting incidents of domestic and sexual violence, more victims may be filing reports and taking positive action to find safe shelter. Fluctuations in the need for shelter night have a myriad of reasons and can only be evaluated over time, in conjunction with intersectional data. Target Last Modified: 03/29/2023 |
Target #3: As a result of contact with a victim service program, 80% of participants know more ways to plan for their safety.
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A2: Core Service - Prevention - Communities are equipped to further primary prevention strategies. |
Target #1: The number of communities that report the formation of a locally based workgroup dedicated to primary prevention is increasing.
An evaluation of the 2021 Summit indicated that 90% of community workgroups held a belief that their team prioritized violence prevention efforts at a level equal to or greater than other issues, including advocacy. Nearly half of respondents (46%) expected their team`s prioritization of primary prevention of violence would be at least somewhat affected by their participation in the Prevention Summit, while another 40% reported expecting their team would be affected a great deal in this domain. Target Last Modified: 03/29/2023 |
Target #2: The number of communities that report implementing at least one primary prevention strategy to address domestic violence or sexual assault is increasing.
As community efforts continue to expand and become more comprehensive (implementing complementary messaging across multiple populations in multiple settings) incident rates of domestic violence and sexual assault will be reduced. Target Last Modified: 03/29/2023 |
Target #3: The number of Alaska youth participating in youth leadership and prevention programming is increasing.
Prior to 2021 the number of participating youth and communities remained consistent with some slight fluctuations from year to year. Then the number of participants and the numbers of communities varied across fiscal years which could be attributed to available funds and variations in outreach efforts. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which greatly impacted the capacity for in-person meetings, the FY2021 conference was held virtually. During FY2022, youth engagement in LeadOn! activities in violence prevention continued to be limited by the ongoing pandemic. An in-person conference still wasn`t possible in FY2022, but CDVSA funds supported the implementation of a series of LeadOn! virtual events to correspond with Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month and the launch of mini-grants to support youth-led community projects. ANDVSA hosted these events, in coordination with stakeholders and partners at the State of Alaska. In FY2022, there were four on-line LeadOn! events with the topics and participant numbers outlined in the below chart. In FY2022, there ANDVSA hosted a LeadOn! Mini-Summit and four on-line LeadOn! luncheon events covering the following topics: Youth leadership, knowing yourself, healthy relationships, knowing your community, mindfulness & self-care Respect: healthy self, healthy relationships, risk factors Communicate: healthy relationships, healthy communication Mentors Edition: shared risk and protective factors, supporting youth Act: community projects, mini-grants, risk and protective factors *There were a total of 102 youth participants and 39 communities that attended FY2022 LeadOn! events. Please note: this number may duplicate participants or communities that attended multiple events. Target Last Modified: 03/29/2023 |
Target #4: The number of youth that report implementing at least one primary prevention strategy in their communities is increasing.
Target Last Modified: 10/31/2023 |
Last refreshed: 04/24/2024 05:00 pm