...brief guide on coercive control codification is found here: https://bwjp.org/site-resources/coercive-control-codification-policy-brief-domestic-violence-protection-orders/ BWJP’s coercive control matrix can be found here: https://bwjp.org/site-resources/coercive-control-codification-matrix/ Our policy papers on coercive control can be found here: https://bwjp.org/site-resources/coercive-control-codification-brief-a-guide-for-advocates-and-coalitions/...
The National Center on Reimagining Coordinated Community Response establishes approaches and support for centering survivor and culturally specific realities, for advocates and allied professionals to positively shift systems’ interactions with...
BWJP is the national legal resource for gender-based violence. Our projects provide some of the nation’s leading specialized policy and practice initiatives on improving survivor safety. Our work addresses the...
...prohibiting access to guns, so our mission is to go beyond just policy improvement. We work with communities to identify the root causes of violence and develop victim-centered intervention strategies...
...Black women. The Wheel captures information from local and national sources. The Committee pulled core themes and examples to use on the Wheel from a national literature review on Black...
TAGS: #survivors #Tools and Guides...stages of offending before the violence escalates. The first three years of implementation resulted in re-offense rates of only 14% across 1,200+ offenders. These rates for IPV offenders are significant...
TAGS: #Promising Practices #Tools and Guides...have access to a gun while that protection order is active. This has saved countless lives. Under state law, a survivor of domestic violence can ask their local court to...
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations...violence restraining order, substantial risk order, lethal violence protective order. As of March 2024, 21 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. have laws providing for ERPOs. DVPO vs. ERPO Resource Download...
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations #survivors #Tools and Guides...survivors by addressing gun violence in ways tailored to each community’s needs. Our comprehensive training and consultations focus on community building, promoting safety, supporting firearms surrender strategies, and fostering connectivity...
TAGS: #survivors #Tools and Guides #Webinar...Units, Denver’s District and City Attorneys’ Offices, Pretrial Services, Probation and community agencies including: Colorado Legal Services, Denver Domestic Violence Coordinating Council, Safe House Denver and Project Safeguard. The Triage Team meets daily to review...
TAGS: #Promising PracticesBWJP and EFSGV co-host a thoughtful conversation on the intersection of guns and domestic violence through a public health lens. The Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence uses a public health and...
TAGS: #Webinar...equality and victim-centered approaches, BWJP provides training, technical assistance, and policy advocacy to support the implementation of effective interventions and strategies across the United States. For more information, visit www.bwjp.org ...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #News #Women...body types, hair types, skin types, spiritual beliefs, and generational preferences for music, dance, clothing, and vernacular that all come together under the singular term “Black women.” While the unique...
TAGS: #BIPOC #black women #BWJP Announcements #Gender Based Violence #News...and organize and develop meaningful relationships with community-based organizations and leaders. The Community is the most essential component of inclusive, equitable, and accessible coordinated community responses. NCRCCR supports advocates, system...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Gender Based Violence #News...also The White House, Fact Sheet: Biden-ā Harris Administration Advances Equity and Opportunity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities Across the Country (Jan. 20, 2022), https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/01/20/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-advances-equity-and-opportunity-for-asian-american-native-hawaiian-and-pacific-islander-communities-across-the-country/. 4 Lee,...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Gender Based Violence #News...true, I want to talk about why that archetype can be harmful when it comes to healing from trauma caused by gender-based violence. One researcher describes the “Strong Black Woman”...
TAGS: #black women #BWJP Announcements #Gender Based Violence #News #Women...attempting to purchase a firearm from a licensed gun dealer. Many states, as well as Native American Tribes, have created associated databases for purchases taking place within their jurisdictions. Under federal...
TAGS:...to purchase a firearm from a licensed gun dealer. Many states, as well as Native American Tribes, have created associated databases for purchases taking place within their jurisdictions. Under federal...
TAGS:...prohibited him from committing further family violence. These facts, when evaluated under governing case law, establish that the requirements of 922(g)(8) were met. The facts underlying issuance of each protection...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #Gender Based Violence #News #Protection Orders #Women...Mental Health community: Cultural competency, addressing provider biases, proper education, higher standards and accountability. Community: Advocacy, awareness, and compassion. Culturally: Support and understanding (counter of taboos and cultural nuances). Individually:...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #News #Women...to facilitate the Firearms Technical Assistance Program (FTAP). FTAP is designed to help communities across the country reduce domestic violence homicides and injuries committed with firearms by partnering with communities...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #News...while that protection order is active. This has saved countless lives. Under state law, a survivor of domestic violence can ask their local court to issue a protection order, which...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #Gender Based Violence #News #Protection Orders #Women...in the Indigenous communities is that it is NOT traditional, rarely occurred, and was not tolerated in tribal communities before colonization. Tribal communities took care of one another, and women...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Gender Based Violence #News #Women...believe in creating systemic change that acknowledges the nuances and complexities that exist within the world of gender-based violence. Position Overview: The Executive Assistant serves as the primary point of...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements...https://www.insider.com/adult-children-parental-alienation-treatment-therapy-program-experience-2023-5 Hirt, S. (2019, Dec. 17). Florida blames mother when men batter them – then takes away their children. USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/story-series/2020/12/16/florida-blames-mothers-when-men-batter-them-then-takes-their-children/6507973002/ Mink, C. (2023, Dec. 7). California can take...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Children and Teens #Gender Based Violence #News...communities’ most pressing issues, and in doing so, aiming to reduce social inequities by empowering communities through intentional community engagement, inclusion and leadership strategies that enhance access and service provision...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #News...like me put our stories out there to validate other experiences, educate others on the complexities of gender-based violence, and offer supportive ways to navigate difficult events and relationships, like...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Children and Teens #Custody #News #Women...here: https://bwjp.org/our-work/systems-change-and-advocacy/ Further education and resources can also be found with these organizations: www.freedomnetworkusa.org www.tahirih.org www.asistahelp.org [1] https://www.unhcr.org/global-trends-report-2022 [2] See U.S. Immigration Policy and Human Trafficking: Two Sides of the...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Gender Based Violence #News #trafficking #Women...whether the parties record sessions or caucuses on their phones, iPads, voice-activated devices, or even on an old-fashioned tape recorder. Mediators can’t control whether parties utilize spyware or tracking devices...
TAGS:...skills, and proactive supervision strategies. Along with collaboration with community partners, and a commitment to promoting accountability and rehabilitation. By fulfilling these responsibilities with professionalism and compassion, these officers play...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Gender Based Violence #News...for 14 percent of the female population in the United States, while 28 percent of the females killed by males in single victim/single offender incidents where the race of the...
TAGS: #black women #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #News #Protection Orders #Women...we think about gender-based violence, the way the system may respond to future crimes, and the light in which the community regards these crimes. We must do better. -James Henderson...
TAGS:...their finances. Abuse transcends generations, different cultural communities, relationship types, sexual orientation, and gender identities. There is a greater opportunity for financial abuse in cultures that place men at the...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Children and Teens #Firearms #Gender Based Violence #News...available for interviews on the issues of this case. For media inquiries and requests please contact Senior Communications Manager Victoria Taylor at vtaylor@bwjp.org or communications@bwjp.org. Visit us at www.bwjp.org ### ...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #Gender Based Violence #News #Protection Orders #Women...your area? Reach out to https://www.bwjp.org/ or https://www.thehotline.org/ and someone can connect you. Prefer to safety plan at home? Start here https://www.thehotline.org/plan-for-safety/create-a-safety-plan/. Second, don’t be hesitant to access community resources....
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Children and Teens #Custody #News #Women...Further advocating for policy changes, changing the narratives, and providing support to those affected by gender-based violence, particularly within Latino communities. To learn more about the lived experiences of Latina...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Gender Based Violence #News...complicated for a survivor. It is imperative that advocates and attorneys understand the laws that apply to these processes so that they can properly advise survivors about potential responses from...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #full faith and credit #News #Protection Orders...so it becomes second nature, especially with younger children, who may forget the information when they are under stress. Some ideas are: Help your child identify people...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Children and Teens #Gender Based Violence #News #Women...injustice to historically marginalized communities. BWJP will continue this critical work to inform and keep survivors safe while supporting thriving families and communities. Find out more about BWJP at bwjp.org. ...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #Gender Based Violence #News #Women...people are recruited from groups or communities at higher risk of being exploited – immigrants, LGBTQI+, Black and brown men and women, people with disabilities – and/or compelled to work...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Children and Teens #News...the codification of “coercive control” language in criminal codes. Through extensive research, I developed a comprehensive understanding of how legislation in different jurisdictions can influence survivors’ experiences. I learned the...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Coercive Control #Gender Based Violence #News #Women...without addressing the big-picture realities that impact everyone throughout the United States and the world. She has committed herself to understanding the complexities faced by survivors and their families in...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #News...further harm and injustice to historically marginalized communities. BWJP will continue this critical work to inform and keep survivors safe while supporting thriving families and communities. Find out more about...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #News...Reauthorization Act of 2022 and the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. “Jennifer’s extensive legal experience and dedication to addressing gender-based violence makes her an invaluable addition to our team. Her impressive...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #News...includes comprehensive strategies and resources, including policies, protocols, and useful forms, that can enhance implementation of state, Tribal, and federal firearms prohibitions. Other features include descriptions of model community efforts,...
TAGS:...injustice to historically marginalized communities. BWJP will continue this critical work to inform and keep survivors safe while supporting thriving families and communities. Find out more about BWJP at bwjp.org....
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Children and Teens #LGBTQ+ #News #Women...to historically marginalized communities. BWJP will continue this critical work to inform and keep survivors safe while supporting thriving families and communities. Find out more about BWJP at bwjp.org. ###...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #Gender Based Violence #News...and criminal legal systems to enhance their effectiveness in providing safety, security, and justice for survivors of gender-based violence, their families, and communities. About NRCDVF: With U.S. Department of Justice...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #News...caregivers, and other adults in children’s lives, are acutely aware of the emotional dangers of denying children of their whole selves. Bills are being considered and passed in states like...
TAGS: #Children and Teens #LGBTQ+...the totality of the circumstances and the risk of future violence in protection order matters, the trial court here simply used its own background “knowledge of common risk factors to...
TAGS:...has grown to 14 judges, working out of 5 courthouses running full criminal and civil calendars. The Coordinated Community Response in the county is hosted by the court and involves...
TAGS: #Covid 19...Empathy, support, and understanding are critical components of this process, fostering a safe space for survivors to come forward without fear of judgment or reproach. Rather than assigning blame, communities...
TAGS: #Gender Based Violence #News...to the world around them and often leaves enduring emotional and psychological scars. Survivors of abuse may exhibit a range of responses to their trauma, from emotional numbness to intense...
TAGS: #Gender Based Violence #News...and strategies that are being implemented to support victims and prevent gender-based violence. This internship will allow for me to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and issues involved, as...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #News...on the safety of survivors, their families and their communities. As a Court Commissioner, David was instrumental in developing an innovative and comprehensive county-wide protocol for firearm surrender in domestic...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements...awareness month we urge coalitions, advocates, queer communities, and allies alike to take note of the high levels of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse this community is truly risk of....
TAGS: #LGBTQ+ #News...struggles associated with leaving one’s home in search of safety. Witnessing firsthand the violence perpetrated against women and girls compelled her to dedicate her life to advance the rights of...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #News...from the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), the complete series—titled Police Perspectives Guidebook Series: Building Trust in a Diverse Nation—comes at a time when many...
TAGS:...at risk, female first-year students are the most vulnerable. The Association of American Universities (AAU) 2019 Campus Climate Survey estimates undergraduate women are three times more likely to be assaulted...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Children and Teens #College #News #Red Zone #Women...contribute to the overall healing and resilience of individuals and communities affected by gender-based violence. “Irene’s passion and dedication in community outreach makes her a valuable addition to our team....
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #News...innovative and support exactly what is needed to most effectively address the intersection of so many issues. When it comes to reducing the risk of harm that increases in relationships...
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