23.15 Family Violence
ISSUE DATE: 09/2020
County and tribal human services agencies must:
· Inform all applicants and participants in writing and orally when they are referred to child support and when they are referred to employment services that, if a participant is experiencing family violence, that:· Referrals for counseling and supportive services are available.· A family violence waiver approval stops the clock for the 60-month time limit, see 8.18 (Time Limits & Family Violence Waiver).· Employment plans focused on safety are available, see 8.24 (Employment Plans & Family Violence Waiver).· Nonpermanent noncitizen residents who are experiencing family violence may have the right to seek legal permanent resident status, see 8.9 Rights for Non-Citizens.· Explain to any participants who report they are experiencing family violence, but are denied family violence waiver, why the waiver was not approved and document that denying the plan does not interfere with the safety of the participant or children.· Must provide applicants and participants access to a person trained in family violence, see 8.21 (Family Violence Specialists). This could be done by:· A county staff person.· The nearest organization designated as providing services in response to family violence.· Not set across-the-board policies for when to end and renew family violence waivers: those decisions should be on a case- by-case basis in which the family’s safety is the over-riding goal.· Call in the domestic violence specialist anytime there are questions about whether to continue the waiver, sanction the participant, or determine the current status of the family’s situation.
For complete information on the policies associated with Family Violence, see Chapter 8 (Family Violence Waiver).
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