San Clemente Domestic Violence Task Force

San Clemente has a new Task Force working to help identify gaps in local services to victims for domestic violence and their families. The San Clemente Domestic Violence Task Force is a volunteer committee formed in 2014 with the goal of creating coordinated community responses to deal with domestic violence in our community. The Task Force is seeking to improve the integration of services through the collaboration of agencies and organizations.

Members constitute a cross section of victim advocates, civic leaders, and professionals from local churches, hospitals, domestic violence shelters, legal and social services organizations.

Patricia Drown, PhD., founder and chairperson of the San Clemente Domestic Violence Task Force said, “I am amazed and humbled by the talent, compassion and expertise in this newly formed DV committee. I know the Task Force can and will make a difference in our community.”
Although the San Clemente Domestic Task Force was formed prior to the death of San Clemente resident and business owner Cindy Roiser, the Task Force is dedicating their work and findings to her memory and the memory of all victims of domestic violence in our city.

“It is our hope that this important conversation that is occurring among professionals on the task force will spread to classrooms, dinner tables and churches. Because of Cindy’s tragic and very public death, domestic violence is no longer a private matter in San Clemente, and we want to reach everyone who needs help”, said Drown.

The Task Force is looking to develop a volunteer core that will be trained to assist DV victims in accessing the legal system. They also plan to create an outreach group to educate junior high and high school students in hopes of providing a better understanding and preventing domestic violence.

The San Clemente Domestic Violence Task Force meets quarterly and plans on delivering a final report on the state of Domestic Violence in San Clemente and DV response ability to the San Clemente Human Affairs Commission and City Council later this year.

For more information on the San Clemente Domestic Task force efforts and how to get involved contact: scdvtaskforce@gmail.com.