UTAH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVISORY

Training and education: udvc is committed to offering comprehensive training, education, and technical assistance to professionals across utah. The objective is to equip them with the necessary skills and knowledge to deliver high quality services to victims of interpersonal violence. Udvc has established an exceptional in-house training team to provide specialized training programs, in collaboration with national and local technical experts, ensuring that practices align with the most up-to-date evidence-based approaches and national best practices. By staying current with the latest developments in the field, udvc can better serve the communities of utah with this collaborative approach to address the specific challenges and requirements of different communities within our state, ensuring that training is relevant, effective, and impactful.

Linkline udvc's hotline was established in 1993 and has served thousands of victims of domestic violence as the only state-wide, free, confidential, and anonymous hotline where callers receive crisis intervention, safety planning, information and referral services on safe shelters, community resources, legal assistance, victim advocates, counseling agencies and other needs. The linkline uses the lethality assessment protocol (lap) - a tool designed to save lives that involves an assessment by law enforcement to determine victim risk and encourages collaboration with community-based victim service providers. Udvc also partners with the refugee & immigrant center to develop services for victims of human trafficking and a protocol to assist trafficking victims at high risk to be connected with immediate expert assistance. All calls are answered by trained domestic violence advocates. The linkline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 1-800-897- link (5465).