Safety First Initiative:
The Kansas City 
Collaborative


Agenda

.Background & Context
.about Safety First
.about the development of the Safety First 
products




.The Products
.Advocate Guide
.Accessibility & Responsiveness Review Tool 
and Scoring Instrument




agenda


Agenda

.Use of the products
.Lessons learned
.Successes




agenda


About Safety First

MOCSA

Rose Brooks Center

UMKC Institute for Human Development

background & context
About Safety First
Strategic Plan

1. Developing policies and procedures that 
promote universal design and responsiveness 
within the collaborative partner agencies

2. Expanding safety planning processes and 
resources to better address the needs of 
survivors with disabilities

3. Building relationships and linkages between 
victim service providers and disability service 
providers. 

background & context


About the development of the 
products

The products: 

.Advocate Guide to Safety Planning
.Accessibility & Responsiveness Review Tool




Strategic planning guided work

Collaborative members shared expertise

Desire for interdisciplinary relationships & 
linkages paved the way

background & context


Introduction to the products

the products
•Advocate Guide to Safety Planning for 
Persons with Disabilities


•Accessibility & Responsiveness for Survivors 
with Disabilities, Review Tool


•Accessibility & Responsiveness for Survivors 
with Disabilities, Scoring Instrument



Safety First contributions to 
DV and Disability service 
agencies

Orientation

Training

Onsite consultation & facilitation

Evaluation

use of the products


Lessons learned

Get your own “house in order”

Collaboration takes time

The products continue to evolve

Training & technical assistance required

use of the products
Successes
Getting our “house in order”

Collaborative relationships continue and 
expand

Popularity of products (careful what you 
wish for)

It is possible! 

use of the products


Questions??

Safety First Contact: Angie Blumel

Director of Community Services

MOCSA

816.285.1324 ablumel@mocsa.org