Componets:
The mission of BIPPs in Texas is to eliminate domestic violence by providing services to baterers, promoting safety for victims of domestic violence, and affecting social change leading to cultural values that prohibit rather than support abuse within intimate relationships
FAMILY HAVEN:
works cooperatively with judges,prosecutors, and
community supervision and corrections departments
provides separate groups for male and female offenders;
ensures that program staff is trained and has the expertise
needed to work with family violence offenders;
emphasizes that victim safety is the pramount concern of the
program; utilizes a curriculum of 27 sessions;
ensures that batterers are consistently held accountable for their
abuse and does not allow victim blaming; participates in a
coordinated community response that conveys zero
tolerance for domestic violence in the community; and
complies with state Battering Intervention and Prevention Project
Guidelines.
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