Council members press for budgeted domestic‑violence programs, oversight and a task force
County council members and panelists discussed moving domestic‑violence work out of siloed grant dependence toward dedicated budget lines and oversight. Officials proposed a monthly multi‑agency domestic‑violence task force to improve outcomes and hot‑handoffs to services.
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Council members pressed panelists on whether Prince George's County is allocating permanent budget resources for domestic‑violence services or relying on competitive grants. Dr. Matthew Levy, the county health officer, said many domestic‑violence programs are run through the Department of Family Services rather than the health department and that some neighboring jurisdictions place Family Justice Center funding as a budget line item.
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