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Cache & Rich Counties, UT (Northern Utah)*

Project Name

Northern Utah Choices Out of Violence

Partners

Community Abuse Prevention Services Agency

(http://www.capsa.org)

Options for Independence

(http://www.optionsind.org/)

Utah Division of Services for People with Disabilities - Northern Region

(http://www.hsdspd.state.ut.us)

Utah State University, Center for Persons with Disabilities

(http://www.cpdusu.org)

Vision

The vision of Northern Utah’s Choices Out of Violence is: Northern Utah’s Choices Out of Violence (NUCOV) envisions a future where a lasting collaboration of public and private entities work together to ensure people with disabilities and Deaf people who experience violence are aware of and have access to comprehensive services. We believe that as a result of this collaboration, people will have access to services, no matter where they enter the system, and the option to live free of fear and violence.

Mission

The mission of Northern Utah’s Choices Out of Violence is: To ensure people with disabilities and Deaf people living in Cache and Rich Counties of Utah who are victims of violence are aware of and have access to appropriate services, it is the mission of NUCOV to:

Enhance the capacity of victim and disability service agencies to reach out and provide the protections and services needed, and
Improve the coordination of supports and services between victim and disability service agencies.

Contact Information

Community Abuse Prevention Services Agency (CAPSA)

Jill Anderson
435-753-2500 (v)
Email: jill@capsa.org

Related Links

Collaboration Charter
The collaboration charter summarizes and memorializes the decisions the collaboration agreed upon including: a vision and a mission; shared values; decision making and conflict resolution protocols; policies on confidentiality; communications and work plans; and relevant definitions.

Narrowing the Focus Memo

Needs Assessment Plan
The needs assessment plan documents the collaboration’s approach to determining the strengths and gaps in their organizations. It includes their methodologies, recruitment strategies, and questions for each audience.
Needs Assessment Report
The needs assessment report documents what the collaboration found when they interviewed or conducted focus groups with key audiences within their organizations.
Strategic Plan
The strategic plan documents the collaboration’s plans for improving services for survivors with disabilities and Deaf survivors. It includes the collaboration’s justification for each initiative and the timelines for completion.
NUCOV Intake Policy
The Intake Policy is designed to provide opportunities for accomodations to be requested, a safe environment with opportunities to disclose abuse, and to ensure transparency regarding mandatory reporting obligations.
NUCOV Safety Assessment Tool
This Safety Assessment Tool was created to address the safety of both staff and clients/consumers/survivors in various settings.

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