Communities of Color Content Topic Results
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Special Collection
Special Collection
February 2014
Domestic Violence in Latin@ Communities
This special collection provides a compilation of tools and resources developed specifically by Latin@s and for Latin@s as well as culturally adapted materials (not simply translations) to address domestic violence in Latin@ communities.
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Materials
- General Material
June 2025
Service Accessibility: Service Providers’ Perspectives on Barriers Faced by Immigrant Women of Color Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
Publisher(s):This study aims to examine the perspectives of service providers from both formal or domestic violence designated agencies and informal or non-DV designated agencies on barriers to service accessibility for IWOC.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
June 2025
Supporting Black Maternal Vitality & Resiliency at the Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), COVID-19, and Historical Trauma: Key Findings and Strategies
Publisher(s):This report captures the key findings, critical areas for improvement, and promising practices to promote Black maternal vitality and narrow gaps in services for Black pregnant and birthing survivors across the United States.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
November 2024
ARP Series: What do advocates need to know about the connections between missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW), gender-based violence, and COVID-19?
Publisher(s):This Technical Assistance Question (TAQ) explores the prevalence of gender-based violence among Native women, COVID-19's impact on the Indigenous population, and how they connect to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit movement.
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- General Material
October 2024
Policy Recommendations to Increase Safe Housing for Survivors: Learning from & Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships
Publisher(s):National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV), STTARS Indigenous Safe Housing Center, National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV)
On October 12-13, 2023 the Office of Family Violence Prevention Services hosted a roundtable discussion on safe housing solutions for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. This report shares key insights and recommendations that emerged from the roundtable.
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- General Material
October 2024
Promotoras building bridges during COVID-19: Strategies and leadership shared by Latina Promotoras serving Latin@ communities impacted by COVID-19
Publisher(s):Promotoras are leaders dedicated to bridging the gap between their community members and health systems. This report shares innovative approaches Promotoras used to respond to and mitigate the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Latin@ community.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
August 2024
2024 National Prevention Town Hall
Publisher(s):The 5th annual National Prevention Town Hall features anti-violence prevention approaches in the Mountain region of the United States through a virtual gallery tour of innovative change-making projects and collectives. This gallery tour can allow us to learn about what’s being mobilized beyond the systems we often work in for violence prevention. A panel follows the gallery tour, weaving together meaningful connections and address questions about reconnection, restoration, and re-indigenizing practices in the Mountain region.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
August 2024
Health Equity Prevents Gender-Based Violence: Everyone deserves the opportunity to experience optimal health and well-being!
Publisher(s):This graphic illustration tells the story of how health equity is connected to preventing gender-based violence, and describes meaningful ways to advance these shared goals through collaboration. This resource utilizes NRCDV’s Storytelling Framework to make the case for advancing wellness through an anti-oppression lens.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
August 2024
Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month 2024 with Despierta!
Publisher(s):In observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month and National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, NRCDV staff Patty Branco and Ivonne Ortiz chat with Juliana Lozano, Founder and Executive Director of Despierta, a culturally specific organization in Charlotte, NC, serving Latina immigrants.
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- General Material
May 2024
Racial Trauma and Systemic Racism in U.S. Schools: The Need for Race-Based Equity Services and Trauma-Informed Trainings
Publisher(s):This resource explores the impacts of racial trauma in schools on youth and provides strategies for incorporating trauma-informed trainings and race-based equity services into the education system.
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- General Material
May 2024
Centering: African American & Black Women & Girls in Indiana
Publisher(s):Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
April 2024
ARP Series: How can we shift our mindset to embrace abundance as a core value on our journey towards racial equity?
Publisher(s): In this Technical Assistance Question of the Month (TAQ), Jacqueline Miller reflects on how we can embrace abundance in our work to end domestic violence and promote racial equity.









