Trauma Informed Approach Content Topic Results

Centering the Needs of Male-Identified Survivors of Domestic Violence

berdman — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 15:31:08 +0000

Centering the Needs of Male-Identified Survivors of Domestic Violence berdman Fri, 01/22/2021 - 10:31

Published

October 01, 2021

Author(s)

“An officer said to me, ‘She must be a really big woman, and stronger than you.’ Society doesn't believe men like me that go through things like these.” – Male Survivor

Developing services that meet the needs of all survivors of domestic violence (DV) requires that we center safety and all the voices of those that experience harm. Historically, domestic violence programs were born from the women’s liberation movement of the 1970’s to address the needs of female survivors. Overtime, it has come to be understood that anyone can be a victim of domestic violence regardless of race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Currently, most domestic violence programs primarily provide services to women and children, who continue to represent the majority of victims seeking these services. At the same time, these programs struggle with the idea of integrating services to address male-identified victims across the lifespan. Both research and practice underscore the need to improve services to this group.

While data shows that domestic violence disproportionately affects girls and women, boys, gay, bisexual, transmasculine and heterosexual men are also victims. In 2015, NRCDV conducted a series of listening sessions with male survivors; out of these conversations, we noted that one of the most significant barriers to accessing services was shame and stigma, including the pressure they felt as men to be strong and “keep everything together.” Male victims often fear that their complaints are not credible or that they will be blamed for the abuse if they tell anyone. Some re-counted that receiving non-residential services from a domestic violence (DV) program was not an option because of their gender.

“I felt judged and not believed. You know men should be able to take care of their woman type of mentality.” – Male Survivor

We have a long way to go to deepen our understanding of the specific challenges male victims continue to face. Society needs a broader concept of “male identity” to ensure accessibility to services and the promising practices developed by agencies serving them. Given this absence of information, it is especially critical to amplify the voices of male victims from historically marginalized communities, as well as the experiences and best practices of the advocates who work with them.

“It’s hard…people don't believe you. I told one doctor my partner was beating me up and he immediately thought that I was gay. Society can’t believe that a woman can abuse a man.” – Male Survivor

About this collection:

This collection offers available resources for domestic violence service providers to enhance responses to male-identified survivors of domestic violence within their current service delivery models and within specialized community-driven programming and services.

NRCDV has compiled resources that may offer helpful guidance for domestic violence programs that need to enhance their response to male-identified victims. See our related TA Guidance document, Serving Male-Identified Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence.

A note about language:

Throughout this collection, we will be using the following terms interchangeably domestic violence (DV), intimate partner abuse (IPA), and intimate partner violence (IPV) to describe physical violence, sexual violence, stalking, or psychological harm by a current or former partner or spouse.

Reproductive Justice & Violence Against Women: Understanding the Intersections

ckeene — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 00:40:12 +0000

Reproductive Justice & Violence Against Women: Understanding the Intersections ckeene Thu, 08/11/2016 - 20:40

Published

February 28, 2017

Author(s)

Amanda Manes

Reproductive justice is a framework and movement that links reproductive health and rights with social justice. The term was claimed and coined by women of color as a result of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development hosted in Cairo, and the reproductive justice movement emphasizes that a woman's reproductive health is not only based on individual choice but also a variety of factors and conditions within one's experiences, family, and community. While many women see abortion rights as their main issue – and it is indeed important – many women, and in particular women of color and low income women, often have difficulty accessing contraception, comprehensive sex education, sexually transmitted infection prevention and care, alternative birth options, adequate prenatal and pregnancy care, domestic violence assistance, adequate wages to support families, safe homes, and so much more. Even the right to parent is often threatened. Reproductive justice addresses all of these critical issues (Loretta J. Ross, SisterSong, 2006).

The reproductive justice analysis also understands that women, and particularly women of color and their communities, experience reproductive oppression. Reproductive oppression is "the controlling and exploiting of women, girls, and individuals through our bodies, sexuality, labor, and reproduction (both biological and social) by families, communities, institutions and society" (Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice, 2005 and Loretta J. Ross, SisterSong, 2006). This reproductive oppression cannot be separated out from the other oppressions individuals and communities experience, just as a person's reproductive health experiences cannot be separated from mental, social, economic, familial, communal, or environmental well-being (Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice, 2005 and Loretta J. Ross, SisterSong, 2006).

This intersectional paradigm at the core of reproductive justice acknowledges that systems of oppression simultaneously discriminate based on race, gender, sexuality, class, ability, age, immigration status, language, and other factors. These intersecting forms of oppression and discrimination have historically resulted in power, privilege, and resources for a select few and limited access to power and resources for a large majority, including women of color, women in poverty, women as an overall group, and others. Reproductive justice aims to bring about the complete physical, mental, spiritual, political, social and economic well-being of women and girls, based on the full achievement and protection of not only women’s reproductive rights, but their human rights.

This collection includes select resources that detail the history of the reproductive justice movement, provide comprehensive information on reproductive justice and social change, and lift up the work of organizations that are advancing a reproductive justice agenda. Also included are resources on the intersection of domestic and sexual violence and reproductive justice, and information on federal and state policies surrounding the issue.

This is an update to a collection that was originally developed by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, and the Women of Color Network. We would like to thank SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective, especially Loretta Ross, and the Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice for their years of dedication to and development of reproductive justice as a framework and movement and for all of their resources that are part of this collection.

Fostering Resilience, Respect & Healthy Growth in Childhood and Beyond

admin — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 14:58:04 +0000

Fostering Resilience, Respect & Healthy Growth in Childhood and Beyond admin Wed, 07/27/2016 - 10:58

Published

July 01, 2016

Author(s)

Ericka Kimball

Casey Keene

This Special Collection offers resources that promote strategies for creating environments where children can thrive with particular focus on enhancing capacity for resilience across the lifespan. While this collection emphasizes primary prevention strategies that foster healthy attitudes and behaviors, it also reflects our understanding of trauma as a common human experience, and explores post-traumatic growth as a positive framework for understanding trauma within the context of child development. Central to this collection is the belief that advocates working to end gender based violence are committed to the safety and well being of all children, and wish to create social change by investing in the potential that children offer – the promise of a new generation of non-violent, respectful young people and adults who resist traditional social norms that perpetuate violence against women and girls.

The resources in this collection are organized by intended audience and address all levels of the social ecological model. Here you’ll find materials for use by young people, parents and caregivers, teachers and school-based professionals, helping professionals, gender-based violence intervention and prevention advocates, and communities and organizations. Links to related Special Collections are also provided.

This collection was developed as a product of the Adult Children Exposed to Domestic Violence (ACE-DV) Leadership Forum, a project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence established to amplify the voices and experiences of ACE-DV to enhance our movement to end gender based violence. Special thanks to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, the Vermont Network Against Domestic Violence, and the University of Minnesota School of Social Work for supporting the development of this resource.

Trauma-Informed Domestic Violence Services: Developing Collaborations and Increasing Access (Part 3 of 3)

ckeene — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 00:15:44 +0000

Trauma-Informed Domestic Violence Services: Developing Collaborations and Increasing Access (Part 3 of 3) ckeene Thu, 08/11/2016 - 20:15

Published

April 01, 2013

Building on over 20 years of work in this area, the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health (NCDVTMH) have put into practice a framework that integrates a trauma-informed approach with a DV victim advocacy lens. The term trauma-informed is used to describe organizations and practices that reflect an understanding of the pervasiveness and impact of trauma and that are designed to reduce retraumatization, support healing and well-being and address the root causes of abuse and violence. The resources compiled in these collections reflect this integrated perspective (NCDVTMH 2013, adapted from Harris and Fallot 2001).

Resources on providing collaborative and comprehensive trauma-informed services and advocacy that have been developed by NCDVTMH specifically for DV settings. Also included throughout this collection are resources that have been developed for mental health or substance abuse settings that can also be useful to DV victim advocates.

The goals of this Special Collection series are to provide:

Basic information about the different ways in which trauma can affect individuals and to highlight current research on effective ways to respond to trauma;
Practical guidance on developing trauma-informed DV programs and services; and
Information that will help support collaboration between DV programs, and mental health, substance abuse, and other social services agencies and that will increase awareness about trauma treatment in the context of DV.

This is PART 3 of a 3-part collection, which also includes Understanding the Framework and Approach (PART 1 of 3), and Building Program Capacity (PART 2 of 3). PART 3 provides resources for building collaboration to ensure that survivors and their children have access to culture-, DV- and trauma-informed mental health and substance abuse services.

A Note About Gender: Intimate partner violence perpetrated by men against their female partners is epidemic. At the same time, whatever a person’s gender or their partner’s gender, they may experience intimate partner violence, and gendered language can minimize the experiences of many survivors. We have attempted to use language in this Special Collection that reflects our analysis of gender oppression and other forms of oppression, as well as our commitment to serving all survivors of domestic violence.

This Special Collection was developed by the National Centeron Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health (NCDVTMH) in partnership with the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence. Contact NCDVTMH for specialized technical assistance and training on this and related topics.

Trauma-Informed Domestic Violence Services: Understanding the Framework and Approach (Part 1 of 3)

ckeene — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 23:42:27 +0000

Trauma-Informed Domestic Violence Services: Understanding the Framework and Approach (Part 1 of 3) ckeene Thu, 08/11/2016 - 19:42

Published

April 01, 2013

In the past 30 years, there has been a profound shift in understanding about the impact of trauma on individuals, families, and society. A growing number of studies have documented the impact of trauma on the brain and have demonstrated that violence and trauma can affect our physical health, mental health, and relationships with others (Felitti, Anda, Nordenberg, et al, 1998; De Bellis, Van Dillen, 2005;Classen, Pain, Field, Woods, 2006; Lanius, Bluhm, Lanius, Pain, 2006; Lyons-Ruth, Dutra, Schuder, Bianchi, 2006; McEwen, 2006;Nemeroff, 2004; van der Kolk, Roth, Pelcovitz, Sunday, Spinazzola, 2005; Yehuda, 2006). At the same time, research on trauma and resilience, combined with what we have learned from the experiences of survivors, advocates, and clinicians has begun to clarify helpful ways to respond, both within and across cultures and communities. This emerging body of knowledge offers information that can be helpful to the domestic violence (DV) field in its work with survivors and their children.

Building on over 20 years of work in this area, the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health (NCDVTMH) has put into practice a framework that integrates a trauma-informed approach with a DV victim advocacy lens. The term trauma-informed is used to describe organizations and practices that incorporate an understanding of the pervasiveness and impact of trauma and that are designed to reduce retraumatization, support healing and resiliency, and address the root causes of abuse and violence (NCDVTMH 2013 adapted from Harris and Fallot 2001). The resources compiled in these linked collections reflect this integrated perspective.

The goals of this Special Collection series are to provide:

Basic information about the different ways in which trauma can affect individuals and to highlight current research on effective ways to respond to trauma;
Practical guidance on developing trauma-informed DV programs and services; and
Resources that will help support collaboration between DV programs, and mental health, substance abuse, and other social services agencies and that will increase awareness about trauma treatment in the context of DV.

This is PART 1 of a 3-part collection that also includes Building Program Capacity (PART 2 of 3) and Developing Collaborations and Increasing Access (PART 3 of 3). PART 1 provides an overview of the framework and research supporting trauma-informed approaches to working with survivors and their children.

This Special Collection was developed by the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health (NCDVTMH) in partnership with the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence. Contact NCDVTMH for specialized technical assistance and training on this and related topics.

Trauma-Informed Domestic Violence Services: Building Program Capacity (Part 2 of 3)

ckeene — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 00:07:19 +0000

Trauma-Informed Domestic Violence Services: Building Program Capacity (Part 2 of 3) ckeene Thu, 08/11/2016 - 20:07

Published

April 01, 2013

Building on over 20 years of work in this area, the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health (NCDVTMH) has put into practice a framework that integrates a trauma-informed approach with a DV victim advocacy lens. The term trauma-informed is used to describe organizations and practices that incorporate an understanding of the pervasiveness and impact of trauma and that are designed to reduce retraumatization, support healing and resilience and address the root causes of abuse and violence. The resources compiled in these collections reflect this integrated perspective (NCDVTMH 2013 adapted from Harris and Fallot 2001).

Resources on providing trauma-informed services and advocacy that have been developed by NCDVTMH specifically for DV settings are listed first. Also included throughout this Special Collection are resources that have been developed for mental health or substance abuse settings that can also be useful to DV victim advocates.

The goals of this Special Collection series are to provide:

Basic information about the different ways in which trauma can affect individuals and to highlight current research on effective ways to respond to trauma;
Practical guidance on developing trauma-informed DV programs and services; and
Resources that will help support collaboration between DV programs, and mental health, substance abuse, and other social services agencies and that will increase awareness about trauma treatment in the context of DV.

This is PART 2 of a 3-part collection that also includes Understanding the Framework and Approach (PART 1 of 3) and Developing Collaborations and Increasing Access (PART 3 of 3). PART 2 provides practical tools and resources on building capacity to implement trauma-informed programs.

This Special Collection was developed by the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health (NCDVTMH) in partnership with the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence. Contact NCDVTMH for specialized technical assistance and training on this and related topics.

NRCDV Access Initiative: Documenting Our Progress Towards Greater Accessibility

berdman — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 15:11:23 +0000

NRCDV Access Initiative: Documenting Our Progress Towards Greater Accessibility berdman Wed, 11/13/2019 - 10:11

Published

January 01, 2013

Author(s)

Patty Branco

Casey Keene

Be the change we wish to see in the world. That is just what the staff of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) had in mind when we launched the “Access Initiative” in 2006. The Initiative represented NRCDV’s organizational commitment –as an employer, service provider, and community member—to individuals with disabilities and accessibility in general.

“The Access Initiative not only made me a better TA Provider, but also a better person.” - NRCDV staff member, 2013

The “ALL Are Welcome Here” poster was created by the Pennsylvania Cross-Systems Advocacy Coalition, supported by Grant No. 2007-FW-AX-K009, awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S Department of Justice. The NRCDV has reproduced this poster with permission, and free copies (in both English and Spanish) are available to the public free of charge upon request. To request copies of this poster, please contact the NRCDV at 1-800-537-2238 or nrcdvTA@nrcdv.org. Several NRCDV staff display this poster in their workspace as a symbol of their commitment to make our organization accessible to all.

Meeting Survivors' Needs Research Project

ckeene — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 17:55:48 +0000

Meeting Survivors' Needs Research Project ckeene Tue, 02/14/2017 - 12:55

Published

November 01, 2011

New Resources Added

January 17, 2019

Author(s)

The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) and the University of Connecticut School of Social Work reports data that documents how well local domestic violence programs are addressing the needs of those reaching out to them for assistance. This substantial data collection effort involved 90 urban, rural and suburban community-based domestic violence programs and nearly 1,500 domestic violence survivors surveyed in 2010 about their experiences seeking and receiving non-residential domestic violence services.

This study complements the Meeting Survivors' Needs: A Multi-State Study of Domestic Violence Shelter Experiences (2008), a survey of survivors of domestic violence who were in shelter. The Shelter Study was also conducted by the University of Connecticut of Social Work, in collaboration with the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence.

This collection complies information and resources from both studies, documenting our movement work to provide both residential and non-residential services to survivors of domestic violence and their loved ones.

For questions or comments related to the Meeting Survivors' Needs Research Project, please contact research@nrcdv.org.

WEBINAR SERIES: Serving Black Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

berdman — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 13:03:24 +0000

WEBINAR SERIES: Serving Black Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence berdman Tue, 02/27/2024 - 08:03

General Material

NRCDV Publications

Training Tools

Published Date

February, 2024

Publisher(s)

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)

Author(s)

Carolyn M. West

Doris O’Neal

Black women-identified survivors have been disproportionately harmed by the triple pandemics of COVID-19, intimate partner violence, and racial injustice. As a field, we must boldly design and create innovative approaches to service provision. These webinars will give advocates the tools and practical strategies to identify, reach, and effectively serve this population.

Presenters will offer highlights from their newly released 4-part NRCDV TA Guidance document series of the same name. The series includes:

In Part 1, advocates will learn to:

Provide survivor-centered, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, strengths-based care and advocacy that leads to real-world change.
Learn how IPV is influenced by the intersecting identities of Black survivors, such as ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

In Part 2, advocates will learn:

How to conduct culturally responsive assessment and treatment for the forms of IPV that disproportionately impact Black survivors, including reproductive coercion, non-fatal strangulation, and domestic homicide.
How IPV occurs within a Web of Trauma (historical trauma, family violence, structural violence, institutional violence, cultural violence, and community violence).

Associated Links

Part 1 Recording (Spanish)

Part 2 Recording (English)

Part 2 Recording (Spanish)

Associated Files

Attachment	Size
Part 1 Webinar Slides	15.22 MB
Part 2 Webinar Slides	30.77 MB

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Trauma Informed Approach

Serving Black Women Survivors of IPV TAG Series - Part 3: Understanding Reproductive Coercion, Non-Fatal Strangulation, and Intimate Partner Homicide

berdman — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:28:25 +0000

Serving Black Women Survivors of IPV TAG Series - Part 3: Understanding Reproductive Coercion, Non-Fatal Strangulation, and Intimate Partner Homicide berdman Tue, 01/09/2024 - 14:28

General Material

NRCDV Publications

Published Date

February, 2024

Publisher(s)

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)

Author(s)

Carolyn M. West

Doris O’Neal

The purpose of this 4-part Technical Assistance Guidance (TAG) series, Serving Black Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence, is to give advocates the tools and practical strategies to identify, reach, and effectively serve Black women-identified survivors of intimate partner violence.

Part 3 helps advocates to address reproductive coercion, non-fatal strangulation, and domestic homicide in the lives of Black survivors. For each topic, the authors explore key considerations, educational resources, and specific approaches that embody survivor-centered, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and strengths-based practice.

Access the full Serving Black Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence TAG series:

Associated Files