Resources

National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence: Covid-19 Fact Sheet

Campus No Contact Order and Civil Protection Orders: An Examination

Background: Sexual assault and intimate partner violence are prevalent in the student population of higher education campuses. Almost one in four…

Coordinated Community Response Report

Published by: Sujata Warrier (Chief Strategy Officer), and Kristine Lizdas (Legal Policy Director) At its core, a Coordinated Community Response…

Guardians at Litem – A SAFeR Approach to Enhancing Domestic Violence Practice

The webinar series is supported by grant no. 2020-TA-AX-K012 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of…

Violence Against Women Act “No Fee” Toolkit

The Violence Against Women Act prohibits jurisdictions that receive funding under the STOP (Services * Training * Officers* Prosecutors) Violence…

Violence Against Women Act “No Fee” Toolkit – Combined K046

SAFeR: An Approach That is Right for the Moment

In our grant report, we emphasize the importance of BWJP's SAFeR approach to our current moment. As we face increasing…

Assisting Survivors With Their Pets During the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond

Published by: Zoë Agnew-Svoboda, Nancy Blaney, Melinda D. Merck, Mary Lou Randour The lives and safety of survivors and their…

Tools for Advocates Responding to Covid-19 and Domestic Violence

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically increased danger for survivors of domestic violence in the past few months. Governmental “stay at…

Coercive Control During Covid-19

As COVID-19 spreads across the globe and into our homes, domestic abusers are finding new ways to exercise coercive control.…

Protection Order Service Checklist

Proper service of protection orders is not only critical to hold respondents and offenders who violate them accountable but also…

Protection Orders and Working with People with Disabilities

The Protection Orders and Working with People with Disabilities tip sheet is a tool that attorneys, advocates, and others can familiarize themselves…

SAFeR Mediation Discussion Guide

The SAFeR Mediation Discussion Guide is designed to help survivors, advocates, attorneys, mediators, judges, and others talk about whether a…

Accounting for Abuse in Orders of Protection

This protection order guide is designed to help survivors, advocates, attorneys, and judges consider the range of behaviors the respondent has…

SAFeR Approach to Decision Making in Domestic Related Child Custody Disputes

SAFeR can be used by anyone, including parties, in any family court proceeding. SAFeR consists of the following four parts:…

Intimate Partner Violence Screening Guide

Published by: Gabrielle Davis This initial domestic abuse screening guide is designed to help you identify domestic abuse and coercive…

SAFeR: Domestic Violence Informed Child Custody Decision Making Worksheet

Published by: Gabrielle Davis, Loretta Frederick, Nancy Ver Steegh These worksheets assist the family court practitioner in easily and visually…

SAFeR: All Worksheets

Color-coded worksheets help pinpoint relevant IPV- related information for each element of SAFeR. A SAFeR icon appears at the top…

Offender Involved Domestic Violence

Published by: Leigh Goodmark, J.D., David R. Thomas, Dottie Davis Professor Goodmark discusses the findings of her investigation into law…

Advocates as Expert Witnesses: Weighing Benefits and Drawbacks

Written by Cindene Pezzell, Esq. with contributions from Melissa Scaia