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NRCDV’s Prevention Council National Prevention Scan Data Report gives us a lot to think about, especially for those of you doing prevention work every day in your communities. This TAQ offers a brief overview of the main takeaways from the report, along with some practical technical assistance (TA) guidance you can use as you think about your own program’s next steps.

The main task of TA providers is to "help the helpers." In this piece, Patty Branco defines "technical assistance" and explores how it can support the work of service providers responding to domestic violence.

By including young people, advocates have the capacity to teach them organizing strategies that will prevent violence, and they gain the opportunity to learn from young people on what does and doesn’t work as the violence prevention space continues to change.

This was the question we asked ourselves at our annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) planning meeting this year. As we dreamed up possible taglines and campaign imagery, our core messages felt crystal clear: Survivors deserve safety. Survivors deserve support. Survivors deserve solidarity.

This TAQ offers concrete tips, guiding questions, and ideas for how to support male survivors – from before your first client reaches out to your program to debriefing with your supervisor after you close their file.

This TAQ offers guidance on how organizations can create decision-making processes that stay true to their mission while strengthening relationships with stakeholders (i.e., anyone involved or affected by the decision).