VAWnet News Blog

As we wrap up 2023, this is the season to reflect on the year's highlights, lessons learned, and themes that we want to carry forward. This issue of the PreventIPV newsletter shares highlights from our 2023 National Prevention Town Hall, features the IPV Prevention Council's new Strategic Plan for 2023-2026, and includes key resources for moving our work forward into the new year and beyond.

This issue of the PreventIPV newsletter highlights resources for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Resources feature a particular focus on promoting healing in our communities, holding space, and centering survivors in our prevention efforts.

“Nothing that we do that is worthwhile is done alone.” - Mariame Kaba

This issue of the PreventIPV newsletter highlights resources for promoting economic justice as key to our intimate partner violence prevention efforts. Resources feature a particular focus on strategies to create thriving working conditions for Black women and gender expansive individuals, including pay equity, building values-driven workplace cultures, and more. 

This issue of the PreventIPV newsletter highlights resources for SAAM and Black Maternal Health Week 2023, as well as our newly released DELTA FOCUS story. Resources center strategies for building partnerships to advance equity.  We must follow the lead of Black visionaries doing this work. As the National Sexual Violence Resource Center reminds us, prevention demands equity.

The Domestic Violence and Housing Technical Assistance Consortium (DVHTAC) continues to receive a steady stream of TA requests from survivors across the country seeking assistance with locating and accessing housing options that are affordable, available and safe. As many forge ahead, countless others are left behind.