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State Plan on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

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Process
	August 2001	Submitted grant to CDC: Supplemental Violence Against Women, Core State Injury Surveillance and Program Development
	September 2001	Received grant from CDC to begin development of State Plan
	October- December 2001	Survey was sent out to medical professionals regarding current services for domestic violence and sexual assault victims in a public health context. Inquiry was made to agencies requesting their participation in developing the State Plan.
	January 2002	State Plan Advisory Committee Meeting; representatives from 40 agencies attended. Representatives were divided into 3 subcommittees; education/prevention; services; and data collection/funding to: – identify services in place and those that are working well – identify gaps in services and barriers to achieving them – identify action steps, strategies, or initiatives that eliminate gaps, barriers, and move toward a vision
	February-May 2002	Analysis of data received at January meeting, development of a timeline to create State Plan on Violence Against Women in ND
	June 2002	Formation of State Plan Steering Committee to examine the data collected at the January meeting and begin to prioritize areas to be addressed in the State Plan.
	July-August 2002	State Plan Steering Committee continued to meet and further identify strategies and action steps for the issues prioritized for the State Plan on Intimate Partner Violence
	September 2002	Questionnaire sent to a broad range of professionals to assess current efforts and needs in their field to improve their response to domestic violence and sexual assault. A first draft of the State Plan was completed.
	October- November 2002	State Plan refined and reviewed by State Plan Advisory and Steering Committees
	December 2002	Publication and Dissemination of ND State Plan on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

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