Integrating Lethality Assessment into Co-Response Models & Enhancing Safety Through Shared Decision-Making

May 13, 2026 | By Amber Howell, The Center for Family Safety and Healing & Commander Joe Curmode, Columbus Division of Police

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In this session, a law enforcement commander and a community-based advocate share lessons learned from their partnership in a co-response model addressing intimate partner violence in Franklin County, Ohio. Presenters discuss how multidisciplinary collaboration can enhance survivor safety and improve coordinated responses to high-risk cases. Viewers will gain practical insights into how lethality assessment is integrated into response efforts to inform decision-making, guide follow-up actions, and support effective collaboration between community and system partners. 

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