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Gun Violence
...tribal governments and courts. Now, they’re working to develop more specialized assistance in areas such as jurisdictional conflicts, research and evaluation, and data management. To find out more information and...
TAGS: #Tools and GuidesTaking Back Control: The BWJP Podcast
...gender-based violence, and the Bisexual+ community. Find the Bisexual Resource Center at www.biresource.org Episode 5 | Codifying Coercive Control This episode builds on our previous one: “Coercive Control in Washington State.”...
TAGS: #Tools and GuidesChildren and Domestic Violence
...national research project examining its efficacy. Who We Serve We’re here to help advocates, attorneys, court staff, custody evaluators, dispute resolution professionals, Guardian-ad-Litem, judicial officers, and other allies who make...
TAGS: #Tools and GuidesProtection Orders and Full Faith & Credit
...complexities of inter-jurisdictional policies should never result in harm for survivors, and we’re committed to working with all possible allied professionals to make that happen. About Us In 1995, when...
TAGS: #Tools and GuidesOur Commitment to Accessibility
BWJP is committed to providing resources to all website visitors, regardless of ability. We have made efforts to conform to as many official WC3 Accessibility Guidelines as possible, but our...
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NRCDVF Brand and Website Redesign - RFP
...15th, 2023 Finalist agencies Selected & Contacted: January 5th, 2024 Chosen Agency Selected & Contacted: January 19th, 2024 Project Kick-off: January 31st, 2024 New Website Launch Target Date: October 2024 ...
TAGS: #children #custody #Podcast #survivors #Tools and Guides #WebinarOffender Criteria / Response / Victim Series
...of opportunities provided by offender’s variety of offenses IPV OFFENDERS HAVE LENGTHY CRIMINAL RECORDS High Point’s analysis of ten years of arrest data revealed their repeat IPV offender had a...
TAGS: #Promising Practices #Tools and GuidesWheel of Intimate Partner Power and Control in the African American/Black Community
...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 GuidesBWJP FY2023 Impact Report Ā
...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 #WebinarThe Detroit Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Action Research Project (ARP)
...rape kits for testing, and to develop evidence-based testing plans. This multidisciplinary team included researchers, law enforcement personnel, prosecutors, forensic scientists, rape victim advocates, mental health professionals, and state policy...
TAGS: #WebinarLethality Assessment Program for First Responders
...had very seldom been engaged by advocates. The protocol has been designed for law enforcement first responders and asks victims eleven questions based on Campbell’s research on factors associated with...
TAGS: #Promising PracticesTriage Review Assessment
...indicators of escalation and provide an opening for further conversation. A home visit demonstrates a commitment to the victim, leaving her with better information of what can be expected during...
TAGS: #Promising PracticesIntroduction and Overview of the National Domestic Violence and Firearms Resource Center for OVW Grantees
...overview of the project, including our newly re-launched website, Safer Families, Safer Communities (www.preventdvgunviolence.org). Originally launched in 2016, the Safer Families, Safer Communities website is the first of its kind,...
TAGS: #WebinarSexually Explicit Media and Communication: Selected Research Findings and Practice Implications
Published by: Jeff R. Temple, PhD , Emily F. Rothman, ScD Dr. Temple will discuss sexting (a combination of the words sex and texting), the practice of electronically sending sexually...
TAGS: #WebinarState Database/Registry Matrix 2020
This matrix provides an overview of state and U.S. territories that have enacted laws that outline the entry of protection orders into a database/registry. Note: The lack of a registry/database...
TAGS: #Statute Guides and MatricesAn Introduction to National Sources of Intimate Partner Violence Victimization Data
...States. Target audience members are practitioners and others who are not primarily engaged in conducting their own research but are interested in learning more about the data systems that inform...
TAGS: #WebinarSurvivors with Concurrent Criminal Charges & Civil Protection Cases: Considerations for Community Based Advocates & Civil Advocates
...a civil protection order and explore ways that an order could possibly increase or compromise safety. But when victims seeking assistance also have open criminal charges pending against them, carefully...
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Black Women, a History of Creating Our Own Spaces
...Council, the Combahee River Collective, The National Black Feminist Organization, the National Congress of Black Women, and African American Women for Reproductive Freedom. In 1982, Alice Walker coined the term...
TAGS: #BIPOC #black women #BWJP Announcements #Gender Based Violence #NewsSafe at Home: Exploring the Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence and Child Abuse Prevention
...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 #NewsBWJP Newsletters
...2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 ...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Gender Based Violence #NewsReporting Domestic Offenses to Background Check Systems: Does it Really Matter?
...into background check databases. For more information on the intersection of domestic violence and firearms, including more information on purchase prevention, please visit BWJP’s Safer Families, Safer Communities project website at www.preventdvgunviolence.org. And...
TAGS:Reporting Domestic Offenses to Background Check Systems: Does it Really Matter?
...system intended. Closing this net is a complicated task, however. The federal government cannot require states to report records to NICS. As a result, many states maintain their own databases,...
TAGS:BWJP Welcomes Maria Jose Fletcher,JD, Director of Our Newest Center, the National Center on Systems Change and Advocacy.
...Sánchez. “Her community experience brings passionate expertise to BWJP’s mission of supporting marginalized survivors, and we are lucky to have her come on board.” Meet María José Q: What brought...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #NewsEmbracing Authenticity: A Letter to Black Women Breaking Free from GBVĀ
...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 #WomenPreventing Gun Violence Against Native Women
...records to national databases, in addition to accessing state-of-the-art biometric/biographic technology and specialized training. By granting access to federal criminal databases, Tribal law enforcement should have a greater capacity to...
TAGS: #FirearmsFinancial Abuse: Ā What Financial Advisors Need to Know
...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 #NewsCentering Intimate Partner Violence: Miami-Dade's COVID-19 Response
...was prioritized, with all judges and court staff trained on the new standard procedures to better ensure consistency when the virtual courtrooms opened. Keeping courthouses and services open Miami-Dade focused...
TAGS: #Covid 193 Ways to Improve Access to Civil Protection Orders for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Survivors
...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 #NewsNCPOFFC: Tools and Resources for Attorneys and AdvocatesĀ Ā
...in all other states, tribal lands, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam. Thus, if an...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Firearms #full faith and credit #News #Protection OrdersNew Website Promotes Enforcement of Firearms Restrictions in Domestic Violence Cases
The website Safer Families, Safer Communities (www.preventdvgunviolence.org), will be managed by BWJP’s new National Domestic Violence and Firearms Resource Center, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)....
TAGS:Domestic Violence Mentor Court Open House
...by the Office on Violence Against Women as a national court model for its work in the field. This Open House presents the opportunity to view the court’s operations, meet...
TAGS:Latin@ Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future TogetherĀ
...directs the Research and Evaluation Center of Esperanza UnitedHer most recent research on Intimate Partner Homicide in Latino Communities is an unparalleled look at the realities of Latinas and Latino...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Gender Based Violence #NewsRemembering Ellen Pence
...unique combination of humility, confidence and humor that inspired trust and openness in the individuals with whom she partnered and those whom she trained. Within that space of trust, openness...
TAGS:Unveiling the Shadows: Human Trafficking Amidst Immigration Struggles in 2024Ā
...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 #WomenPost Separation Abuse. When to Consider Alternative Coparenting Methods with a High-Conflict Ex.
...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 #WomenWomen's History MonthĀ 2023- Cynthia Mabry-KingĀ Ā
...from 2015 to 2022. She is currently a member of the International Ombuds Association and a certified mediator with the McCammon Group. At the Howard University School of Law, I...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #News #WomenEmpowering Voices and Pursuing Justice: My Summer Internship Experience.
By 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 #WomenVAWA at 30: BWJPās Role in Evolving Responses to Gender-Based Violence
...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 #NewsHave We Been Desensitized to Stalking?Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
...identify healthy and unhealthy behaviors is by setting and respecting boundaries. Setting healthy boundaries means clearly communicating your needs and expectations and expecting others to respect them. For example, if...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Children and Teens #Coercive Control #News #stalkingBWJP Congratulates the New Office of Family Violence Prevention and Services
...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 #NewsBWJP Announces the Award of the Firearms Technical Assistance Program by the Department of Justiceās Office on Violence Against Women (OVW).Ā
BWJP will oversee training and technical assistance for OVW grantee communities to address domestic violence-related homicides and injuries committed with firearms. St. Paul, Minnesota – June 1, 2023 – BWJP,...
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...review/signature Coordinates and drafts the monthly Board Briefing and submits it to the CEO. Coordinates PR, interviews, and other communications needs with the Communications Department. Represents the organization during community...
TAGS: #BWJP AnnouncementsNavigating the 'Red Zone' on College Campuses - Tips to Preventing and Responding to Sexual AssaultĀ
...keep it covered. Companies like Nightcap make reusable and disposable drink covers. Never accept a drink you did not see made yourself or a bottle you didn’t open. If you...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Children and Teens #College #News #Red Zone #WomenSOMETHING NEW IS COMING IN SPRING 2022!
...are reading this and using the resources!), it’s time to talk about our outdated brand and cumbersome website. It is time for a change. We are committed to continuing to...
TAGS: #BWJP AnnouncementsFour Ways to Get Back to School Safely When Using a Custody Agreement
...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 #WomenWomen's History MonthĀ 2023- Ellen PenceĀ Ā
...of community organizing, calling it a “Community Assessment.” She founded Praxis International in 1998 with the goal of teaching and sharing this community-organizing tool with communities around the world. Ellen...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #News #WomenThe Texas Church Massacre and Preventing Domestic Violence-Related Gun Violence
...providing information, as well as community-based strategies and examples, BWJP and its partners seek to prevent domestic violence-related homicide in our families and communities. Available resources include best practices for...
TAGS:Bureau of Justice Statistics Releases Police Response to Domestic Violence, 2006 to 2015
...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:BWJP Welcomes Lacey Garner as the new Director of The Learning Community!
Lacey has more than a decade of experience building client relationships and delivering complex research and technology solutions. Prior to joining BWJP, Lacey was a Vice President at 13D Research...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #NewsAddressing Minority Mental Health with Onyx Therapy Group
...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 #WomenThe Legal Issues in the Rahimi CaseĀ
...century that restricted gun access for people who had behaved in ways that were dangerous for their communities. These laws, which addressed many kinds of offensive behavior, such as using...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Coercive Control #Firearms #Gender Based Violence #News #Protection Orders #WomenYou Thought the Boyfriend Loophole Was Closing... Not Exactly
...homicides involving firearms include relationships that are not covered under the current definition of domestic violence.1 BWJP applauds Congress for passing the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which is an important...
TAGS:Part 6: Remember, It Is Not My FaultĀ Ā
...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 #NewsNewest Minnesota Supreme Court justice: Anne McKeig
Dayton will appoint District Judge Anne McKeig to fill the Supreme Court vacancy caused by Justice Christopher Dietzen’s upcoming retirement. McKeig was appointed to the court by Pawlenty in 2008...
TAGS:DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH 2022
OCTOBER 1 TAKING BACK CONTROL PODCAST EPISODE RELEASE: AN OPEN SECRET OCTOBER 11 CRITICAL ISSUES FORUM: COURT WATCH MONTGOMERY OCTOBER 12 TAKING BACK CONTROL PODCAST EPISODE RELEASE: COERCIVE CONTROL WITH...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Coercive Control #DVAM #News #PodcastAddressing the Lethal Intersection of Teen Dating Violence and FirearmsĀ Ā
...Awareness Month 2024, it’s sobering to think of all the teens and families impacted since we last commemorated this just one year ago. Too commonly, teen relationships are passed off...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #Children and Teens #Firearms #Gender Based Violence #News2024 BWJP Rising Stars - Victoria
...celebrate BWJP’s future leaders. Today, we are highlighting Victoria Taylor, BWJP’s Senior Communications Manager. Victoria Taylor is an experienced communications professional with over a decade of sharing her gift with...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #NewsWe're Hiring! Training and Technical Assistance Specialist or Attorney Advisor
...and research. Key Responsibilities: Research and provide analysis of federal, state, and local laws, regulations, legislation, policies, and practices related to domestic violence, gun violence, and gun access. Develop materials...
TAGS: #BWJP Announcements #NewsBWJP Welcomes Irene Avina, as the new Project Assistant of the Firearms Technical Assistance Project (FTAP)
...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 #NewsDon't Gaslight Me. Emotional Abuse is Abuse.
...seriously. Full stop. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Psychological aggression is the use of verbal and non-verbal communication with the intent to harm another partner mentally...
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