Mark Twain noted how it can be best to stay silent on a subject, lest you expose your ignorance of it- You might mull that over & learn from others who know the history, purposes & accomplishments of the Council:
Prior to the Council (early '70's), police rarely responded to domestic violence (DV) calls- & at the time there weren't many calls, because police were not regarded as having a helpful role in a "family" dispute. There were no clear laws or protocols helping police deal with spousal violence; nor were there safe places to which a woman and her kids could flee for shelter.

Feminists of the time formed the Council, & began lobbying the Legislature for protective laws, for child support laws, for safe shelters and for police training. Their efforts are responsible for the shelter system, the more helpful DV police and Court procedures, & the changed social attitudes about DV..The types of programs & DV interventions needed varied greatly by Region Thus a Statewide Council.