TDH Booklet4 - Texas Association Against Sexual Assault

Appendicies - A Plan Goals/Objectives
APPENDIX A
Goals and Objectives:
Texas Strategic Plan to Prevent Violence Against Women
Vision: The primary prevention of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking is a public
health priority in Texas.
Mission: To implement a comprehensive plan for the primary prevention of sexual assault,
domestic violence and stalking that is inclusive of all Texans and that includes strategies focusing on
individuals and families, communities, state level organizations and government.
Principal Statements: Goals, objectives, and strategies aimed at the primary prevention of
sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking will be appropriate for individuals and groups,
taking into account attributes such as age, gender, culture, disabilities, sexual orientation, national
origin, religious affiliation and socioeconomic status. The perspectives of those who have survived
sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking will be integral to prevention efforts.
The Texas Violence Against Women Advisory Committee (VAWPAC) identified the following goals
and objectives for ending violence against women in Texas. Actors are not specified for each
objective because implementation of this plan is a work in progress in collaboration with
stakeholders who participated in the planning process and other entities who will be invited to
participate. Potential actors will include state entities such as: Department of Human Services
Family Violence Prevention Program, Governor’s Commission for Women, Office of Attorney
General, TX Association Against Sexual Assault, TX Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, TX
Council on Family Violence and TX Department of Health. 1 Actors will also include academic
entities such as: the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio and the UT Center for Social Work
Research - Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. Other actors will include communitybased,
advocacy and faith-based organizations such as: Migrant Clinicians Network, Austin
SafePlace, and Batterers Intervention and Prevention Programs. 2 A-92
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Other state level entities that will be invited to participate include: State Licensing Boards for Health Professions, TX Association of Business and
Chambers of Commerce, TX Education Association, TX Hospital Association, TX Medical Association, Texas Municipal Police Association, TX Nurses
Association, Military entities, Woman’s Chamber of Commerce, TCLEOSE - Continuing Education for Law Enforcement, TX Department of Mental
Health and Mental Retardation, TX
Other community efforts to be invited include: Austin Commission for Women, Center for Health Training, Children’s Advocacy Centers of TX,
Domestic Violence Initiative, Faith Based Organizations, Greater Dallas Crime Commission, Media entities, Texas Health Resources, Woman’s
Advocacy Project.
A STRATEGIC PLAN TO PREVENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN TEXAS