Resources

  • Holistic Healing Framework for Boys and Men of Color

    Historically, boys and men of color have disproportionately been victims of violence and are underserved by victim service providers. Due to a combination of factors resulting from systemic and interpersonal violence, historical trauma, racially-based and state-sanctioned violence (i.e. discriminatory policies,...
  • Supporting Deaf & DeafBlind Survivors

    Deaf people are 1.5-5 times more likely than hearing people to experience domestic and sexual violence. Despite being at greater risk, they face significant barriers to accessing victim services. Many mainstream hearing programs want to serve Deaf survivors, but are...
  • Strategies to Recruit, Hire, and Sustain Diversity in the Workplace

    There is strong empirical confirmation that effectively recruiting, hiring, and retaining a diverse staff is positively correlated with increased organizational performance. Many studies and surveys show however, that recruiting, hiring, and retaining a diverse staff is a challenge that many...
  • Transformational Collaborations: Considerations to Apply a Racial Equity Lens

    There is a strong interest and movement towards collaboration in the victim services field. A critical analysis of collaboration efforts that involve culturally specific organizations, however, show they often amount to little more than a referral network, function independently, and...
  • Building a Culture of Trust

    Workplace discussion on issues such as racism, ageism, and heteronormativity can be difficult even in circumstances where people have strong relationships and can assume goodwill. Too often, efforts to address culture, oppression and equity fail to recognize the absence of...
  • Supporting Crime Victims with Disabilities Online Training Toolkit

    People with disabilities turn to a variety of support systems in the aftermath of victimization, from family and friends to victim services to their local disability service provider or to law enforcement. When those support systems are knowledgeable about the...
  • Building Partnerships Toolkit

    The Building Partnerships Toolkit is based on a pilot project designed to enhance collaboration between state level stakeholders responsible for providing services to children and youth victims of crime.  The intent of the Building Partnerships Toolkit is to share strategies...
  • Changing The Identity of Justice

    HybridLove Stories is a project that collectively lifts the veil of layers that reside across concurrent identities that fluctuate in and out of the spotlight of anti-violence work. This includes: Survivor/Advocates; Bi or Multi-Racial Identities; Leadership/Allyship (Helpers); Systems of Justice...
  • Strategies to Ensure Equitable Programming: Understanding the VOCA Victim Assistance Rule and Funding Opportunities at the State Level

    This webinar provides participants with critical information surrounding VOCA Victim Assistance funding, the 2016 rule change interpreting allowable uses of these funds, and key data findings regarding access to services currently across the field. It highlights strategies for leveraging opportunities...
  • Understanding Dissociative Identity Disorder: Impact on Marginalized Communities

    This virtual session explores the connection between violence, trauma and dissociative identity disorder (DID). The presenter discusses what DID is, how it develops, and how it complicates a person’s ability to move through the world and healing. Additionally, the presenter...