St. Louis Domestic and Family Violence Council
Mission Statement
The St. Louis County Council passed Ordinance No. 18,055, 1996, establishing
a Domestic and Family Violence Council.
The mission of the St. Louis County Domestic and Family Violence Council is to
build a collaborative community process to increase the awareness and understanding
of domestic and family violence and its consequences and to reduce the incident of
domestic and family violence.
The goals of the Council are:
To effectuate communication and coordination between organizations, agencies,
departments and the courts that address domestic and family violence issues:
To promote effective prevention, intervention, and treatment strategies, plans and
resources;
To improve the timeliness and effectiveness of response to domestic and family violence
by the entire community;
To examine and make recommendations relative to domestic and family violence legislation;
To promote public education regarding domestic and family violence:
To promote effective training of all persons involved with the prevention, intervention and
treatment of domestic and family violence victims and perpetrators;
To facilitate the development of comprehensive and uniform data collection concerning domestic
and family violence for courts, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, health care practitioners
and other agencies in a manner that protects the identity of victims of domestic and family violence; and
To facilitate the development and implementation of uniform protocols and procedures.
