Governor’s Council on Domestic Abuse
July 9, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Virtual meeting only
Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 843 5553 7861
Passcode: 568919
Or call: 1-312-626-6799
Meeting Agenda
9:00 – 9:10 am Call to Order, Welcome, and Introductions
9:10 – 9:15 am Review and Approval of Past Minutes
April 2025 minutes
9:15 – 10:15 am Presentation: Wisconsin’s Implementation of the MNADV Lethality Assessment Program 2.0
Courtney Olson and Jessica Honish, Rainbow House, Marinette
Since October 2024, the leadership team from Rainbow House has served as the Wisconsin statewide coordinators for the Lethality Assessment Program (LAP 2.0). The Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) Maryland Model is a multi-prong validated tool used to assess the level of danger in an intimate partner relationship. This is used by first responders to assess the level of danger and trigger the LAP protocol. Survivors identified as being identified as high-risk are connected with their local domestic violence service provider from the scene of an incident. This warm introduction facilitates safety planning, emergency services, and resources of trained advocates. First implemented in WI in 2017, LAP 2.0 has been updated to place greater emphasis on the risk-factor of strangulation, to introduce technology improvements, & to connect with nationally recognized academic research partners in further understanding outcomes for survivors.
10:15 – 10:30 am Break
10:30 – 11:15 am Realignment of Committee Work
Access Committee
Budget Committee
Legislative & Policy Committee
11:15 am – 11:30 am Lobbying Update
End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin
11:30 am – 11:45 pm Discussion of the Governor’s Council 2025 Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Domestic Abuse Issues
11:45 – 12:00 pm Review of Council member terms, including Council Co-Chair
12:00 – 12:05 pm DCF Domestic Abuse Grant Program Updates
Stacey Cicero
12:05 – 12:10 pm Recent Correspondence
12:10 – 12:20 pm Open Forum for Council Members
12:20 – 12:30 pm Public Comments/Adjournment
The Department of Children and Families is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. If you have a disability and need to access services, receive information in an alternate format, or need information translated to another language, please call the Domestic Abuse Program at (920) 785-7842. If you are unable to attend this meeting remotely, please call (920) 785-7842 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind or speech disabled can use the free Wisconsin Relay Service (WRS) – 711 to contact the department.
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