Domestic Violence Content Topic Results

This document briefly discusses the scope, magnitude, consequences, and causes of VAW, and highlights the importance of coordination between sector-specific approaches, civil society initiatives, and government institutions to address VAW. The document includes examples of national commissions and community-based networks to improve inter-sectoral coordination.

NNEDV's App Safety Center provides tips, information, and resources for the safe development and use of smartphone apps addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, harassment, and stalking. The App Safety Center provides resources for survivors and advocates, as well as information about apps to increase public awareness of domestic violence.

This page reviews key electronic privacy issues impacting victims of domestic violence, including HMIS, identity theft, personal surveillance, REAL ID, VAWA, telephone records, personal data, government records, and provider confidentiality.

This manual is a comprehensive tool that provides information relating to public benefits. It is composed of chapters and training tools providing an overview of immigrant crime victims’ legal rights to services and public benefits.

This brochure outlines the reasons why a survivor may struggle with leaving an abusive relationship.

This sermon comes from Rev. Robert S. Owens, retired minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), who has been involved in ministry to victims of domestic violence and their families for many years.

This benchcard outlines the problem of elder abuse and offers strategies the court can take to improve responses. It can be modified to reflect state statutes, court remediation and management tools, and local resources.

This article in Spanish explores the variety of reasons why abused men don’t report the abuse they are experiencing to the authorities.

This document offers guidance to immigrant survivors for planning their safety at home and at work and for planning for safety of their children. Available in English and Spanish.

Jessica Lenahan’s three daughters were kidnapped and killed by her estranged husband due to the lack of actions taken by local law enforcement. She took her case before the U.S. Supreme Court and then before the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights. This webpage includes the amicus briefs regarding her case, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights decision, and the press releases regarding this decision.

This fact sheet includes an overview of human trafficking, its impact and legal definition, as well as a description of the connection between intimate partner violence and human trafficking. Tips for safety planning are also included.

This YouTube playlist by Barnard Center for Research on Women includes a series of four short videos featuring anti-violence activists in discussions on community accountability and transformative justice.