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2. STATE STRATEGIC PLAN This Strategic Plan for the Violence Against Women Formula Grant FY 2003 represents the final year of the three-year implementation plan that was initially adopted by the VAWA State Planning Committee in December 2001. The concept of a thfee-year implementation plan was to provide increased accountability and offer a longer range "road map" for statewide action for VAWA and other funding that address domestic and sexual violence issues, a concept now embraced by the Office of Violence Against Women. This current plan represents the third year of implementation and will cover the progress made over the past two years. A. Planning Process The initial meeting for the planning process was convened on May 17-18, 2001 with the assistance of STOP TA Project facilitator Robin Hassler -Thompson and Judiciary Center for Alternative Dispute facilitator Clyde Namuo. The VAWA State Planning Committee's agency participation included Offices of the Prosecuting Attorneys from Hawaii and Kauai Counties, the Honolulu and Hawaii County Police Departments; the Judiciary, and victim service agency administrative directors from Catholic Charities, Domestic Violence Clearinghouse and Legal Hotline, Big Island Coalition Against Physical and Sexual Abuse, and the Sex Abuse Treatment Center. hi addition, the U.S. Attorney's Office, State Department of Human Services, State Department of Health, and the Hawaii Coalition Against Sex Assault participated as invited guests of the State Planning Committee. Using a strategic planning tool called SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats), the committee conducted an internal analysis (strengths and weaknesses) and external assessment (opportunities and threats) of the organizations that work to end violence against women in Hawaii. Each of the agencies brought to this discussion the identified needs and priorities from their respective disciplines to address domestic violence and sexual assault reduction and organizational services to victims. Taking into consideration the SWOT assessment, the strategic planning committee members developed five strategic priority recommendations to address violence against women in Hawaii that were forwarded to the VAWA State Planning Committee for consideration and adoption : (1) Multi -disciplinary Training and Staff Support Efforts: Support and promote multi -disciplinary training, encourage coordination of multi -disciplinary efforts, and provide incentives for valuing and retaining staff. (2) Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Awareness: Elevate awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault issues to policy makers in order to promote support and commitment of resources, especially for core services to victims. (3) Domestic Violence and Children: Examine how to offer and provide services to children who witness domestic violence, and increase both general and targeted prevention and education efforts. 12