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<strong>Relationship</strong> <strong>Building</strong><br />
<strong>Across</strong> <strong>Various</strong> <strong>Support</strong><br />
Service Agencies<br />
Carol L. Lavery, MPA
"The most important single ingredient<br />
in the formula of success is knowing<br />
how to get along with people."<br />
-Theodore Roosevelt
Office of the Victim<br />
Advocate
Mission Statement<br />
The Pennsylvania Office of the Victim<br />
Advocate is dedicated to<br />
representing, protecting and<br />
advancing the individual and<br />
collective rights and interests of<br />
crime victims.
OVA Mass Violence and<br />
Terrorism Services<br />
Participation with the Pennsylvania<br />
Emergency Management Agency<br />
(PEMA) - <strong>Home</strong>land Security<br />
Response Plan<br />
Facilitation of post-incident response<br />
coordination, communication and<br />
resource identification - Response<br />
Partner Task Forces
Management of the readiness<br />
planning for crime related mass<br />
violence/terrorism services -<br />
<strong>Home</strong>land Security Crime Victim<br />
Response Committee<br />
<strong>Support</strong> for the specialized statewide<br />
behavioral health response provider<br />
for victims/communities following<br />
mass violence - Keystone Crisis<br />
Intervention Team (KCIT)
How Is Mass Violence Different<br />
More Victims<br />
Impact on responders<br />
Media response<br />
Prolonged grief<br />
More trigger events<br />
Justice System more complicated<br />
More agencies engaged
Results:<br />
Increased communication problems<br />
Protocol breakdowns<br />
Role breakdowns<br />
Heavier reliance on RELAIONSHIPS
Trust is the glue of life. It's the most<br />
essential ingredient in effective<br />
communication. It's the foundational<br />
principle that holds all relationships.<br />
- Stephen R. Covey
Incident<br />
Federal<br />
Responses<br />
State Agencies<br />
Responses<br />
County &<br />
Municipal<br />
Responses<br />
Corporate, Individual<br />
& Non-Profit<br />
Responses<br />
Office of the<br />
Victim Advocate<br />
Keystone Crisis<br />
Intervention Team<br />
(KCIT)<br />
Response Partners<br />
Task Force
HOMELAND SECURITY CRIME VICTIM<br />
RESPONSE COMMITTEE<br />
Coordination<br />
Planning<br />
Networking<br />
Special Projects<br />
Training
Response Partner Task Forces<br />
School Shooting Nicole Mines<br />
LA Fitness Center Shooting<br />
Coatesville Arsons<br />
Kids for Cash Scandal
RELATIONSHIPS WITH WHOM
IDENTIFYING STAKEHOLDERS<br />
Federal<br />
State<br />
Local<br />
Public<br />
Private<br />
Individual<br />
Corporate<br />
Non-Profit
STAKEHOLDERS<br />
PA Emergency Management Agency (PEMA)<br />
Department of Public Welfare<br />
– Mental/Behavioral Health<br />
– Substance Abuse<br />
Department of Health<br />
Department of Education<br />
PA State Police<br />
Governor’s Office<br />
PennDot<br />
PA Commission on Crime & Delinquency<br />
– Victim Compensation<br />
– Assistance<br />
Office of the Victim Advocate<br />
Prosecutors - Coroners
Sample RESPONDER<br />
NETWORKS<br />
Keystone Crisis Intervention Team<br />
Voluntary Organizations Active in<br />
Disaster<br />
DCORT Teams<br />
CISM Teams<br />
Red Cross
<strong>Relationship</strong> <strong>Building</strong><br />
A Statewide Team Example
Keystone Crisis<br />
Intervention Team<br />
(KCIT)
KCIT ORGANIZATIONAL CHART<br />
PA Commission on<br />
Crime<br />
And Delinquency<br />
• Grant Funder for KCIT<br />
Victims Services<br />
Advisory Committee<br />
Victims Services<br />
Subcommittee<br />
Office of the<br />
Victim Advocate<br />
• Receives & Screens<br />
Calls<br />
for KCIT<br />
Deployments<br />
• Offers Referrals &<br />
Advice<br />
• Administers Funds<br />
• <strong>Home</strong> for KCIT Staff<br />
• Coordinates Training<br />
• Advisory Board<br />
• Sets Policies / Procedures<br />
• Directs Training Committee<br />
• Chairperson Directs Deployments<br />
• Staffs CR Teams<br />
• Undergoes Training
CROS<br />
• 11 members<br />
• Representing comprehensive victim service<br />
agencies (4), Office of the Victim Advocate (1-2),<br />
OVS/PCCD (1), DA’s Victim/Witness (1), US<br />
Attorney’s Office (1), Mental Health (1), Social<br />
Services (1), Education (1)
CROS Activities<br />
Networking<br />
• Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster<br />
• Pennsylvania Department of Education<br />
• Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse<br />
Services<br />
• <strong>Home</strong>land Security Victim Response Planning<br />
Committee
Membership<br />
• 112 members<br />
• 34 counties<br />
• Victim service professionals, mental<br />
health professionals, school psychologists,<br />
clergy, law enforcement, adult probation
Levels of Intervention<br />
• Technical Assistance<br />
• Assisting the local community to assess need<br />
• Developing intervention plans<br />
• Providing individual and group crisis<br />
interventions
Contact Information<br />
Network of Victim Assistance<br />
2370 York Road, Suite B-1<br />
Jamison, PA 18929<br />
215-343-6543<br />
lynne@novabucks.org<br />
www.kcitpa.org<br />
Lynne Feldman, KCIT Project<br />
Coordinator
The value of a relationship is in direct<br />
proportion to the time that you<br />
invest in the relationship.<br />
- Brian Tracy
Discussion<br />
Questions & Answer
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