Massachusetts General Laws Part I. Administration of the Government (Ch. 1-182) Ch. 17, § 16

(1) To integrate a violence prevention focus within the department of public health and those agencies which receive funding from the department;

(2) To develop collaborative relationships with other state agencies which are interested or active in the reduction of interpersonal violence including child abuse, youth violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and elderly abuse;

(3) To integrate violence prevention education into substance use and abuse prevention programs;

(4) To support the development of comprehensive community-based violence prevention initiatives within cities and towns across the state;  and

(5) To develop sources of funding to maintain the office and expand its activities.