- Home
- Domestic Violence
- Intervention
-
- Animal Abuse
- Batterers
- Child Abuse
- Child Custody
- Child Development
- Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
- Coordinated Community Response
- Cultural Competency & Diversity
- Fatherhood
- Health
- Housing & Homelessness
- Human Trafficking/Sexual Exploitation
- Incarceration/Prison
- Institutions/Institutional Response
- Intimate Partner Sexual Violence
- Literacy & Language
- Media
- Mental Health/Trauma
- Natural Disaster/Disaster Response
- Parenting/Pregnancy
- Poverty
- Religion, Spirituality & Faith
- Stalking
- Substance Abuse
- Technology Safety & Advocacy
- Teen Dating Violence
- Teen Pregnancy
- Women Who Stay/Advocacy Beyond Leaving
- Women Who Use Force/Self Defense
- Workplace/Employment
-
- Prevention
- Education & Awareness
- Policy & Systems Advocacy
- Program Development
- Population-Specific Approaches
-
- African American
- Asian/Asian American
- Batterers as Parents
- Boys & Men
- Children
- Communities of Color
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Girls
- Immigrants, Refugees & Asylees
- Latino/a
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Trans
- Limited English Proficiency
- Male Victims
- Migrant Workers
- Military
- Native/Indigenous Communities
- Native American & Alaska Native
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
- Non-Abusive Parents
- Older Victims/Elders/Abuse in Later Life
- People with Disabilities
- Prisoners
- Runaway & Homeless Youth
- Rural Communities
- Traditionally Un/Underserved or Marginalized Communities
- Women Who Stay/Advocacy Beyond Leaving
- Women Who Use Force/Self Defense
- Youth/Teens
-
- Intervention
- Sexual Violence
- Intervention
-
- Child Custody
- Child Development
- Child Sexual Abuse
- Coordinated Community Response
- Cultural Competency & Diversity
- Drug-Facilitated Assault
- Female Genital Mutilation
- Health
- Housing & Homelessness
- Human Trafficking/Sexual Exploitation
- Incarceration/Prison
- Institutions/Institutional Response
- Intimate Partner Sexual Violence
- Literacy & Language
-
- Prevention
- Education & Awareness
- Perpetration
- Policy & Systems Advocacy
- Program Development
- Population-Specific Approaches
-
- Adult Male Sex Offenders
- African American
- Asian/Asian American
- Boys & Men
- Children
- Children with Abuse Reactive Behaviors
- Communities of Color
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Female Offenders
- Girls
- Immigrants, Refugees & Asylees
- Latino/a
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Trans
- Limited English Proficiency
- Male Victims
- Migrant Workers
- Military
- Native American & Alaska Native
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
- Native/Indigenous Communities
- Non-Abusive Parents
- Older Victims/Elders/Abuse in Later Life
- People with Disabilities
- Prisoners
- Runaway & Homeless Youth
- Rural Communities
- Sexually Abusive Youth
- Traditionally Un/Underserved or Marginalized Communities
- Youth/Teens
-
- Intervention
- Grants & Funding
- Research
- International & Global
- News
- Events
Home / About Domestic Violence
About Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is best understood as a pattern of abusive behaviors -- including physical, sexual, and psychological attacks as well as economic coercion -- used by one intimate partner against another (adult or adolescent) to gain, maintain, or regain power and control in the relationship. Find materials in this area that support effective strategies to end domestic violence.
Intervention
This area contains information on the development and delivery of safe and appropriate services for victims of domestic violence and their children.+ learn more
prevention
This area provides resources to support primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention efforts that identify and address factors that perpetuate and increase risk of domestic violence.+ learn more
education & awareness
This area includes strategies for raising awareness and increasing community engagement to end domestic violence.+ learn more
policy & systems advocacy
This area provides information and tools to assist individuals and their collective(s) working to end domestic violence through public policy and systems change.+ learn more
Program Development
This area includes resources to support the work of domestic violence programs regarding nonprofit management, personnel supervision and staff development, coalition-building, and practice standards and policies.+ learn more
Population-Specific approaches
The resources included here present a starting point for considering the various issues that impact the lives of victims and survivors in specific populations.+ learn more
Subscribe eNewsletter:
+ view latest eNewsletter
Subscribe Funding Alert:
+ view latest funding alertMost Searched Tags:
Economic Justice Coordinated Community Response Boys Men Policy Advocacy Teen Dating Violence Schools Campuses Research People With Disabilities Prevention Work With ChildrenRecent Additions:
- The National Plan to Prevent the Sexual Exploitation of Children by The National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Exploitation (March 2012)
- Exploring the links: Eating Disorders & Sexual Violence by The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (March 2012)
- Developing Trauma-Informed Practices and Environments: First Steps for Programs by Terri Pease for the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health (March 9, 2012)
