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This document offers fully-cited statistics and talking points on domestic violence within immigrant communities.

While rigorous evaluations of domestic violence support groups have been quite limited, the broader literature on support group efficacy is informative. Taken together, there is a significant body of evidence indicating that peer support groups can alleviate depression and stress, and increase self-esteem, self-efficacy, and psychological well-being.

Culture is often understood as ethnic culture, but in fact we all inhabit multiple cultures simultaneously and need to understand which ones we are operating in to be effective. This helpful resource from the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence explores the intersections of culture, community and systems.

This article offers tips, strategies, and resources for talking with your child about dating, forming friendships, and treating one another with respect.

Since March, the COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated the stark racial, gender, and socioeconomic health inequalities that have always existed in the U.S. This report makes seven policy recommendations for addressing the socio-economic effects of COVID-19 on survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

Deciding which materials (e.g., marketing campaigns, curricula, etc.) or strategies are primary prevention-based is often a difficult and involved process. There are few, if any, clear cut answers. This document is meant to help guide your process of determining if a strategy is likely to be primary prevention-based or not. It is not meant to help figure out which strategies are sanctioned by funding sources or which are the best ones for your community but rather give you a process by which to explore the key factors in strategy selection.

This exercise explores what the term “batter accountability” means and identifies opportunities to learn and think about your community’s response to violence by men who batter.

Aside from setting screening guidelines, this manual discusses barriers faced by women in rural communities when attempting to protect themselves from domestic violence and presents guidelines for coordinating community response to domestic violence.

These fact sheets provide information and practical tips to domestic violence advocates on working with survivors who are experiencing trauma symptoms and/or mental health conditions.

This document provides a framework to help organizations develop a Language Assistance Plan.

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 website provides resources and contact information for shelters and other DV resources.