The Duluth Model, is recognized nationally and internationally as the leading tool to help communities eliminate violence in the lives of women and children. The model seeks to eliminate domestic violence through written procedures, policies, and protocols governing intervention and prosecution of criminal domestic assault cases. The Duluth Model was the first to outline multi-disciplinary procedures to protect and advocate for victims.

Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs offers domestic violence training and resources based on The Duluth Model to help community activists, domestic violence workers, practitioners in the criminal and civil justice systems, human service providers, and community leaders make a direct impact on domestic violence.

Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs was founded in 1980 by Minnesota Program Development, Inc.

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The latest from DAIP... Remembering victims of domestic violence Budgeteer News Published Thursday, October 16, 2008 Since 1988, there have been 643 victims of domestic violence in the state of Minnesota. To honor the lives of these victims, a 400-yard tribute was held up by volunteers Thursday afternoon on Lakewalk as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The exhibit, which included a T-shirt for every one of the 643 victims, was planned by Duluth’s Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs (DAIP) — as well as other similar organizations in the Twin Ports. A view from Lake Place Park of Thursday’s monumental victims of domestic violence tribute. Matthew R. Perrine/Budgeteer News “Each garment carries a story about the life and death of the victim; many were created in battered women’s support groups across the state, some by grieving friends and family members,” Linda Riddle, DAIP’s executive director, wrote about the event. “Each one is a loving reminder that a living, breathing person had her or his hopes, dreams, futures and life taken by another. “Together, they will be a stunning reminder that domestic violence is real and can be deadly. We must remain ever vigilant, strong and unwavering, never silent.” This display of the Minnesota Clothesline Project was also used to celebrate 30 years of the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women.   Reprinted with permission from Budgeteer News.