National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) Content Topic Results

This session provides an overview of the culturally specific issues faced by Latin@ youth victims of teen dating violence.

On this 30 minute podcast Nalleli Castro Montoya, Latin@ Peer Youth Educator from Casa de Esperanza and Lumarie Orozco, National Trainer for the National Latino Network, talk about Casa de Esperanza’s peer education strategies to engage Latin@ youth in the efforts to eradicate dating violence.

This Applied Research paper provides information and research on forced marriage in the United States and its intersections with child abuse, sexual assault and rape, domestic and family violence, stalking, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), and human trafficking. The research demonstrates that forced marriage is a serious but neglected problem in this country, and despite many advocates’ best efforts, survivors of forced marriage and those at risk continue to fall through the cracks of the systems and programs set up to protect individuals from abuse.

In NRCDV's February 2016 TA Question of the month, Ivonne Ortiz discusses the importance of culturally specific programs for youth of color and offers examples.

Research indicates that financial abuse is experienced in 98% of abusive relationships. NRCDV's January 2016 TA Question of the Month explores what survivors can do to repair their credit.

As we naturally reflect on the year that has passed, questions may arise about how to set and achieve life goals and envision the short- and long-term future. This Technical Assistance Guidance explores the New Year’s holiday as an opportunity for domestic violence programs to engage in positive visioning with advocates and survivors.

National data suggests that three to five million older adults experience some form of abuse annually. NRCDV's December 2015 TA Question of the Month offers insight on serving older survivors of sexual violence.

Resilience is an innate human capacity that can be learned and developed in anyone. NRCDV's November 2015 TA Question of the month explores this concept and offers strategies for building resilience.

On this 30-minute BlogTalkRadio program, the NRCDV talks with panelists from MANY and Bridge Over Troubled Waters about ways to close the gap in information and services between runaway and homeless youth (RHY) providers and domestic violence/sexual assault programs, sharing promising practices to enhance collaborations and best serve RHY that experience abuse.

This webinar explored the significance, gifts, challenges, successes and the evolution of using an intersectionality of oppressions lens as the main approach to our work.

This webinar was designed for aspiring white allies interested in deepening their understanding of the connections between racial justice work and domestic and sexual violence intervention and prevention work.

While domestic violence occurs in every culture regardless of socioeconomic, educational, and religious background, we must address the fact that violence disproportionately affects marginalized groups. NRCDV's October 2015 Technical Assistance Question of the Month (TAQ) emphasizes the need for using a racial justice framework in our work to end domestic violence.