DV Batterer Assessment and Group Based Services

2026-11-03

The Batterer Intervention Services contract will provide Comprehensive Intake Assessment and Lethality Evaluations and Batterer Intervention Group Sessions . The provider will complete a comprehensive intake assessment and lethality evaluation of the referred individual , the non - offending parent and their children as described in the Batterer Intervention Standards for the State of Michigan . The provider will also conduct group sessions for a minimum of 26 weeks to address identification and confrontation of abusive and controlling behaviors , the effects of violence and abuse of victims , promotion of responsibility and accountability , identification of cultural and social influences that contribute to abusive behavior and practice non - threatening and non - abusive forms of behavior . Requirements General Requirements Client Eligibility Criteria Definition of Eligibility For Child and Family Safety Stability and Permanency ( CFSSP ) Funding : Families with an active Children ’ s Protective Services ( CPS ) investigation or open case . Families with an open Prevention services case . Families with minor children investigated by MDHHS CPS within the previous 18 months . Families that do not have a preponderance of evidence of child abuse or neglect after a CPS investigation , but there is a risk of future harm to the child . Families with one or more children in a MDHHS supervised out - of - home placement ( inclusive of MDHHS supervised Foster Care , Juvenile Justice and relative placement ). MDHHS adoptive families for whom a need for post adoptive services has been identified by MDHHS to prevent disruption or dissolution .

MITN

2026-04-29