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An Online Resource Library on Domestic & Sexual Violence
The six core components of a state injury and violence prevention (IVP) program described in this document recognize the resource constraints under which state IVP programs operate, but also reflect the creativity, flexibility, and innovation state programs have used to strengthen and expand their work.
This issue of the Chronicles highlights an important aspect of advocacy—helping survivors of any age or ability to heal and enhance other relationships in their lives.
The annual VPC report details national and state-by-state information on female homicides involving one female murder victim and one male offender. The study uses the most recent data available from the Federal Bureau of Investigations unpublished Supplementary Homicide Report and is released each year to coincide with Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. Nationwide, 1,707 females were murdered by males in single victim/single offender incidents in 2011.
This tool shows the power and control tactics used against victims of human trafficking.
By examining the many ways society reinforces the use of power and control, those using the wheel can identify actions that might be taken on personal, cultural and institutional levels to end the tolerance of battering.
