The Montana DELTA Project
In September 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Injury Prevention (CDC) selected MCADSV as one of the original 9 state coalitions to participate in the new Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership Through Alliances, or DELTA program. In February 2003, it was expanded to include 5 more states. Montana's selection represents a promise of over $600,000 over a three-year period to support this work. The majority of the funding will be passed to Montana's five local community partners.What is DELTA?
Like the Greek delta symbol, the DELTA project is all about CHANGE. How that change will occur will be as individual as the communities who undertake it.
The Project itself has three primary elements that make it a unique and exciting approach to the prevention of intimate partner violence (IPV.) Those elements are:
- DELTA's focus is on prevention
- DELTA is a collaborative process
- DELTA employs a multi-level approach, attempting to influence change at various levels of the community.
In addition to the close work with the five local community partners, Montana's DELTA project provides technical assistance on Coordinated Community Response Team development and the primary prevention of Intimate partner violence (IPV) to any MCADSV members in Montana.
Click on the topics below for more information relevant to the DELTA project in Montana.
DELTA Statewide Steering Committee
DELTA's National Partners
Coordinated Community Responses (CCRs)
Montana's DELTA Partners
(if a partner's name is green, click on it for more information about their local project. Click on the project coordinator's name to e-mail that person.)
Carbon County CCR Team - Project Coordinator: Allison Smith-Estelle
Hill County Domestic Violence Task Force - Project Coordinator: Kate Hillson
Ravalli County Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence - Project Coordinator: Faylee Favara
Missoula Family Violence Council - Project Coordinator: Michelle Stacer
Prevention Resources and other Topics Related to DELTA
Since you are here, you are probably interested in building a better understanding of intimate partner violence prevention and the many interrelated topics. Please note: Much of the information on our Domestic Violence page will provide important background for understanding the dynamics and issues related to intimate partner violence. The resources listed below focus primarily on prevention and changing those beliefs and attitudes in our communities that foster violence, especially intimate partner violence. How can people come together to stop the violence before it happens in their community? Below are some of the resources that we use on a regular basis. This is not an exhaustive list and we would welcome any comments or additions that you might suggest (click here to e-mail Karen, MCADSV DELTA Project Coordinator.)Links
A lot of groups are working in this field and have Web sites that could provide important information. Below are some links to Web sites we use most often for information, insight, and ideas.
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control: Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership Through Alliances (DELTA) .
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control . This site includes a wealth of reports and initiatives related to violence.
Transforming Communities offers tools for working within communities to change conditions that promote or condone violence.
The Prevention Institute offers toolkits for doing prevention work and building coalitions. Online newsletter also available.
The Family Violence Prevention Fund offers many public education and awareness materials.
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence represents a great resource for statistics, articles, reports, manuals, policies, practices, and packets on prevention and intervention.
The Violence Against Women Office, housed in the U.S. Department of Justice, this site is a good source for statistics and links to the Violence Against Women Online Resources Web site that includes articles, reports, and promising practices.
Click here for resources on CCR development.
Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancements and Leadership Through Alliances (DELTA) is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Injury Prevention (CDC), through Cooperative Agreement No.US.4/CCU822487-04. This website does not represent the official views of the CDC.