...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/...
...download some great resources, visit www.preventdvgunviolence.org. Who We Serve We’re here to help advocates, civil attorneys, court administrators, court personnel, judges, law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and other allied professionals who...
...survivors, and their partners and communities. During the creation of this new center, several crucial reports were created to reflect the growing research and understanding of different marginalized communities, including,...
...text LOVEIS to 22522 https://www.loveisrespect.org/ The Network/LAA Red LGBTQ Hotline 1-800-832-1901 http://www.tnlr.org/en/ Self Represented Litigants Series These resources were developed specifically for victims of domestic violence who are representing themselves...
...many facets of gender-based violence, such as complex family dynamics, the importance of protection orders, the risk of firearms, and how to prevent the violence in the first place. It’s...
...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 PracticesPublished by: Andrew Klein and Jessica Klein This webinar will discuss how court systems across the country, instead of protecting victims of abuse, are actually abetting batterers. The authors will...
TAGS: #WebinarPublished by: Andrew Klein and Jessica Klein Andrew and Jessica Klein’s book, “Abetting Batterers: What Police, Prosecutors, and Courts Aren’t Doing to Protect America’s Women” reveals a pattern of incompetence...
TAGS: #WebinarPublished by: Susan Schechter, Sharon Szymanski, Michele Cahill A manual for facilitators of battered women’s groups. The curriculum and workshops were the attempt of the authors to “institutionalize consciousness raising...
TAGS: #Tools and Guides...families in the New Orleans community for 30+ years to form the Disparate Impact Strategic Planning Committee (Committee) to address the arrest of Black women for domestic violence. At its...
TAGS: #survivors #Tools and Guides...be helped. Next the faculty present the forensic testing outcomes from the 1,595 SAKs that were tested in this project (e.g., how many offenders were identified by testing). Finally, the...
TAGS: #WebinarPublished by: Sherry Hamby, Robert Eckstein Bystander intervention is a promising innovation in violence prevention and research on its utility in the context of many different forms of violence has...
TAGS: #Webinar...of this promising practice. Community members offer support to offenders willing to change their lives. High Point Community Against Violence is a volunteer program that’s been addressing other forms of violence...
TAGS: #Promising Practices #Tools and Guides...of whether there is a “rape epidemic”. She also covers the truth about false rape claims, the dangerous effects of denying rape, and finally, envisioning a world without rape denial....
TAGS: #Webinar...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...the audio, and the underlined link provides access to an audio only recording that begins after the webinar started.) Download the audio recording of this webinar (28.9 MB) Right click and save to download....
TAGS: #Webinar...inquiries, please contact: Communications Manager, BWJP communications@bwjp.org About BWJP: BWJP (Battered Women’s Justice Project) is a national resource center focused on improving the civil and criminal justice system’s...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #News #Women...to build community is to engage with mental health resources. Dr. Joy Harden Bradford’s website, Therapy for Black Girls, is an excellent resource. Don’t hesitate to ask your community for...
TAGS: #black women #BWJP Announcements #Gender Based Violence #News #Women...to multidisciplinary teams and Latino community-based organizations and communities looking to reduce intimate partner homicide while advocating on behalf of Latina survivors and communities to ensure parity and equity in...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #News...& Control in the African American/Black Community. This resource provides a comprehensive framework that goes beyond the traditional understanding of power and control dynamics in intimate partner violence. It takes...
TAGS: #BIPOC #black women #BWJP Announcements #Gender Based Violence #News...Victims Fund, the 2022 Violence Against Women Act, and the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. She has both organized and participated in numerous Congressional briefings about domestic violence, with a focus...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #News...she undertakes this coming transition. Our best wishes to Amy and Denise as they embark on these exciting new steps in their lives! Joan A. Kuriansky, Esq. BWJP Board Chair...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements...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...legal and advocacy materials into understandable chunks for different levels of practitioners. Upload, create and manage all course materials. Respond to needs of users. Manage complex multimedia projects. Conduct ongoing...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements...disappear. In the case of background check systems, the net never completely closes if states and communities fail to report all qualifying domestic abuse convictions and protective orders as the...
TAGS:...disappear. In the case of background check systems, the net never completely closes if states and communities fail to report all qualifying domestic abuse convictions and protective orders as the...
TAGS:...also The White House, Fact Sheet: Biden-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 #NewsBy Brionna Crawford, Intern, Summer 2023 My commitment to advocating for the rights of marginalized communities led me to pursue a summer internship at BWJP. When I learned about BWJP,...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Coercive Control #Gender Based Violence #News #WomenBy Amalfi Parker Elder, Esq. Director, National Center on Reimagining CCR, Victoria Taylor, Senior Communications Manager | Patrice Tillery, Fund Development Manager Financial Abuse in Domestic Violence Relationships Financial advisors,...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Children and Teens #Firearms #Gender Based Violence #News...through policy improvement, working with communities to identify root causes. Find the Biden’s Administration’s fact sheet here. For questions, comments, or media contact, please contact communications@bwjp.org About BWJP: BWJP is a collection of national...
TAGS: #Firearms #News...Not testing kits forces many women to undergo the invasive exam without likelihood of prosecution and could allow serial rapists to go undiscovered. When 5,000 forgotten rape kits in Cleveland...
TAGS:...and is grateful for the opportunity! “Rachel’s personal experiences, as well as their law, advocacy, and community engagement background, makes them a strong addition to our team. We’re thrilled to...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #News...In a nutshell parallel parenting looks like this: Minimal Communication Minimizing communication is a great way to minimize conflict. When situations arise where you must communicate, use options that are...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Children and Teens #Custody #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...any off-site meetings for the CEO. Communications and Outreach In coordination with the CEER, edits and completes first drafts of written communications to external stakeholders and submits to CEO for...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements...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...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...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 #WomenBy Victoria Taylor | March 24th 2022 My bisexuality was to be hidden, a forbidden topic of conversation, unless it was wanted to use in the context of his fantasies....
TAGS: #LGBTQ+ #News...and insight into opportunities for supporting survivors of and advocates against GBV. We remain committed to supporting the Biden Administration in advancing survivor-centered solutions and support, especially for those individuals...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #Gender Based Violence #News #Women...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...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...Maritza Valdez Fagin, M.P.A., is currently the Director of Operations at BWJP. She specializes in organizational development, capacity building, nonprofit management, sustainability, and grants management and compliance. Previously serving as Assistant Director...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #News #Women...deeper into how systems can better serve Latina survivors and their families. We salute you and thank you for your commitment and dedication to Hispanic and Latino communities across this...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Gender Based Violence #News...level might become. The responsibilities of community supervision officers in understanding domestic violence are multifaceted and demanding. They require a nuanced understanding of the dynamics of abuse, effective risk assessment...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Gender Based Violence #News“We are grateful to President Obama, Vice President Biden, and the congressional leaders who continue to make ending the rape kit backlog a priority. Focusing a national effort on comprehensive...
TAGS:...including behaviors that can undermine autonomy. To have a successful mediation, both parties must be free from undue pressure, duress, threats, manipulation, and intimidation. Explore how comfortable the parties are...
TAGS:...legacy is one of critical analysis, compassionate listening, delightful humor, and commitment to justice. Below a few of Ellen’s close colleagues and friends describe her influence in their lives. May...
TAGS:...forth in the state statute. Kentucky Supreme Court Decision The Supreme Court (in affirming the decision of the Court of Appeals) found the trial court committed no error and denied...
TAGS:...states and the federal government. Lead the Project’s Steering Committee that will guide the project’s development. Maintain accurate records and prepare periodic reports to funders. Collaboration and Communication Collaborate with...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements...to community allies on local, state, tribal, and nationwide protective order issues. Megan has been committed to combating gender-based violence since 2004 when she served as an advocate and crisis...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #News...each year. These incidents were committed by intimate partners, immediate family members, or other relatives. To download a summary of the report, click here. To download the full report, click here....
TAGS:...traditionally excluded, underrepresented, and/or underserved communities; in particular, victims who are BIPOC and/or LGBTQI+ and living at multiple identity intersections preferred. Previous experience providing training and technical assistance and/or grant-funded...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #News... The website will promote the efforts of communities around the country to prevent domestic violence-related homicides through comprehensive implementation and enforcement of domestic violence-related firearm prohibitions at all levels of...
TAGS:...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...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...dad would say if he found out. Thankfully, my car sat considerably lower to the ground than the pickup truck, so I outran them. I hid my car behind my...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Gender Based Violence #News...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...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:...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...second-degree murder by a jury that was not permitted to hear crucial expert testimony about the impact of intimate partner violence. Instead, the prosecutor used harmful myths and stereotypes about...
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