BWJP Seeks New Executive Director

The Battered Women’s Justice Project seeks a strong, creative, seasoned leader who is oriented toward social justice, committed to ending gender-based violence, and has deep respect for advocacy and diversity, equity and inclusion practices. Find the full position description and application instructions in this document.

Coercive Control during COVID-19: New Tactics

As COVID-19 spreads across the globe and into our homes, domestic abusers are finding new ways to exercise coercive control. This short video describes how abusers can exploit social distancing and shelter-in-place policies to achieve power and control over household members. You can download a PDF file of the COVID-19…

Intimate Partner Violence in a COVID-19 World

As we all strive to minimize the loss of life caused by COVID-19's spread around the globe, those of us in the intimate partner violence sphere are preparing for an increase in domestic violence, as well as an increase in the lethality of domestic violence amid the spike in firearm…

Introduction to the SAFeR Approach

Every domestic violence case is unique, and a one-size-fits-all approach often does victims/survivors a disservice. In the fourth and final video in our series, Loretta Frederick, Senior Legal Policy Advisor at BWJP, introduces the SAFeR Approach, a tool for identifying, assessing, and responding to domestic violence in child custody cases. BWJP…

Trauma-Informed Advocacy, Part II: Restoring Trust

The third video in our series--the second focusing on trauma-informed advocacy--is now available! Listen to Sarah Super, Training & Curriculum Specialist with BWJP, explain the importance of helping victims/survivors restore their trust in her second video.

Trauma-Informed Advocacy, Part I: Rebuilding Agency

The second video in our series, focusing on trauma-informed advocacy, is now live. Listen to Sarah Super, Training & Curriculum Specialist with BWJP, explain the basics of how to support survivors/victims to rebuild their own agency in the first of two videos on the topic.

Domestic Violence Is Not “High Conflict”

The phrase “high conflict” pervades the family court system. Interactions between parties are “high conflict;” separations may be “high conflict;” even parenting practices are labeled “high conflict.” Given how often the term is used in the family court system, it is surprising how little consensus there is about the term…

Now Live: Intersection of Firearms and Domestic Violence

Over the last four months, BWJP has worked to produce four videos on different topics in domestic violence. We're proud to announce that the first of those videos, on the overlap of domestic violence and firearm use, is available for viewing. Watch it below now!

Improving Criminal Justice Responses Grantee Orientation Materials

The Gun Violence Restraining Order

Published by: Kelly Roskam and Vicka Chaplin In March of 2013, shortly after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, experts in the areas of mental health, public health, law enforcement, law and gun violence prevention met for a two-day conference to discuss research and identify areas of consensus regarding…