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• Encouraging and training all health care professionals to screen for domestic violence and to be aware of and recommend community resources for the victims

• Having an experienced domestic violence advocate accompany law enforcement officers when victims are served subpoenas so that they can become aware of supportive services

• Completing a lethality/risk assessment for ongoing cases

• Improving prevention education and outreach to multicultural groups

• Developing a public education campaign about the risk factors that indicate domestic violence situations could turn deadly

• Providing education in high schools on domestic violence

• Increasing community education about elder abuse

• Enhancing education on intervention programs for teen batterers

• Providing domestic violence prevention education to employers

The Fatality Review process is designed to help us prevent future domestic violence deaths, says MacDonald. This collaborative research will have a significant, positive impact on the community at large, victims of intimate partner violence and professionals who work in the field of domestic violence. We still have much work to do in implementing the recommendations. Its encouraging to have the support of the University of Cincinnati in our efforts to raise awareness and prevent further domestic violence fatalities, says MacDonald.