Principles, Standards and Practices
“Imagine a world free of oppression where actions, beliefs and systems support all people to thrive”
-Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
“We believe supervised visitation must be seen as an essential component to each community's response to addressing both safety and healing for families who have experienced intimate partner violence.”
-Inspire Action for Social Change
Visitation centers should consider as their highest priority the safety of child(ren) and adult victims and should treat both with equal regard
-Guiding Principles of Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program
The Vermont Coalition of Supervised Visitation Programs commits itself and its member programs to adhere to a common set of standards. These standards are informed by a variety of different socially conscious and trauma informed human service bodies which provide guidance and best practices to supervised visitation providers across North America. Links to these organizations, along with relevant documents can be found below:
