Maricopa Association of Governments

MAG Regional Domestic Violence Council

Members of the council are drawn from local elected officials, members of the Governor's Office, business community, police officers, shelter and service providers and private funders. The council is charged with implementing the 41 recommendations of the MAG Domestic Violence Plan. The MAG Domestic Violence Council serves as the primary coordinating body for issues related to domestic violence. The Council provides a forum for communication and coordinated action to effectively address, prevent and eradicate domestic violence in Maricopa County.

MAG Regional Domestic Violence Council committee page.

Goals

• To mobilize all facets of the community to take effective action against domestic violence
• To prevent domestic violence through modifying attitudes
• To promote victim safety and self determination
• To hold abusers accountable through instituting effective consequences

Roles

• Promote Valley-wide coordinated response to domestic violence
• Provide overall policy direction and oversight for Regional Plan implementation
• Convene Action Teams to develop implementation strategies
• Review implementation strategies and remove roadblocks to implementation
• Incorporate activities of other regional/local task forces, coalitions, or committee on domestic violence
• Provide periodic updates to the MAG Regional Council
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the regional response to domestic violence over the long-term

Background

The Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Regional Domestic Violence Council was created in January 2000 to implement the 1999 MAG Regional Plan on Domestic Violence. Because domestic violence touches every segment of our community, the Council was specifically designed to reflect a variety of community interests, namely the core groups that are impacted and respond to domestic violence: business, criminal justice, education, faith-based institutions, government, health care, social services, and domestic violence survivors. The Council is one the largest coordinated community response coalition of its kind in the country.