Commission Meeting Minutes
Past Reports
Domestic Violence in Whatcom County 1998-2004
Domestic Violence in Whatcom County 2000-2005
Domestic Violence in Whatcom County March 2005
Domestic Violence in Whatcom County 2001-2006
Domestic Violence in Whatcom County 1998-2009
Domestic Violence in Whatcom County 1998-2010
Domestic Violence in Whatcom County Small Cities 2005-2008
Domestic Violence in Whatcom County Small Cities 2005-2009
Domestic Violence in Whatcom County 1998-2013
Safe Futures Project Strengths & Needs Assessment
Ferndale School District Strengths & Needs Assessment
Review of Arrests of Women on Domestic Violence Related Charges
Findings & Recommendations for the City of Blaine
Domestic Violence in Whatcom County Small Cities 2005-2012
Findings & Recommendations for Prosecution & Probation Responses 2007
Response to Domestic Violence Cases: Call for Service (911), Law Enforcement Response, Jail Booking & Release 2003
Findings from Domestic Violence Victim/Survivor Focus Groups 2004
Community Survey Project: Factors that Influence Disclosure of Abuse to Providers 2002
Archived Resources
Domestic Violence, Children, & Child Maltreatment
Published April 2005
This protocol is intended to provide guidance and procedural direction for law enforcement agencies, courts, Child Protective Services (CPS) workers, and service providers when responding to domestic violence in relationships where there are children, and the children may subject to maltreatment.
Faith Communities Toolkit
Resources for faith communities are now included in the Toolkit to Respond to Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault found on our Resources page
Children Exposed to Domestic Violence 101: Training Manual
This “Train the Trainers” manual provides instruction on how to identify domestic violence, build understanding and empathy for survivors, support survivors and their children, understand the impact of DV on parenting, and cultivate resiliency in children.
Plan to Disarm Domestic Violence Defendants
Published Jan 2007
This best practice plan provide methods for disarming domestic violence defendants in the following sectors: 911 dispatch, law enforcement, victim advocates, probation, prosecution, defense attorneys, judges, and DV treatment providers.