Homicide Response Plan
Provided by End Domestic Abuse WI, the objective of this document is to provide a framework for domestic violence programs to develop a plan for how they will respond to a homicide in their community, whether the victim had been a client or not. Additionally, many of the elements of this plan can be adapted for use when programs experience a death of a client in shelter, as often the effects felt are similar.
The second document, provided by the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, is a model policy and guide for programs regarding confidentiality and
releasing information in the event of a program participant’s death