Intimate Partner Violence RESOURCE GUIDE
Here to remind you that we stand in solidarity with all survivors of intimate partner violence. We also stand in solidarity with the children of survivors who grew up witnessing intimate partner violence. Your experience matters too. And we stand in solidarity with the friends and family of survivors who are working to heal. We hear you. We see you. We are you. Did you know 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner violence in their lifetime?
If you’re a survivor of physical, mental or emotional abuse whatever that may look like for you, you are not alone and the abuse was not your fault. And if no one told you today, you’re doing a good job.
👉Learn about each organization by tapping on the image 📌
No More
NO MORE’s mission is to unite and strengthen a diverse, global community to help end domestic violence, sexual assault and abuse. NO MORE is dedicated to ending domestic violence and sexual assault by increasing awareness, inspiring action and fueling culture change.
Futures without Violence
Working to end violence against women, children, and families around the world, for over 35 years.
Battered Women’s Justice Project
BWJP is the national resource center on civil and criminal justice responses to intimate partner violence (IPV).
NoVo Foundation
Move to End Violence is an operational program of the NoVo Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the world that is working to end violence against women and girls.
NoVo launched Move to End Violence in 2010 in order to strategically deepen its investment in the U.S.-based movement to end violence against girls and women. Move to End Violence directly links to NoVo’s other grantmaking and advocacy work to end violence against girls and women everywhere. Organizations participating in Move to End Violence become grantees of the NoVo Foundation for a three-year period. NoVo is also committed to engaging other funders to invest in this movement.
Across all of its work, the NoVo Foundation seeks to foster a transformation in global society from a culture of domination and exploitation to one of equality and partnership.
Jewish Women International (JWI)
Jewish Women International (JWI) is the leading Jewish organization working to empower women and girls by ensuring and protecting their safety, health, rights, and economic security; promoting and celebrating inter-generational leadership; and inspiring civic participation and community engagement. Inspired by our legacy of progressive women’s leadership and guided by our Jewish values, JWI works to ensure that all women and girls - of every race, culture, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ability - thrive in healthy relationships, control their financial futures, and realize the full potential of their personal strength.
American Bar Association Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence
The Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence mission is to increase access to justice for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking by mobilizing the legal profession.
V-Day
Global Activist Movement to End Violence Against All Women & Girls (cisgender, transgender & gender non conforming)
Black Mamas Matter Alliance
Historically, Black women have had the highest maternal mortality rates. According to the CDC, they are three to four times more likely to experience a pregnancy-related death than white women. The Black Mamas Matter Alliance represents the voices of Black mothers to change policy, drive research, and reframe the conversation for better Black maternal health and justice.
Love is Respect
Love is Respect empowers people in the U.S. ages 13-26 to build healthy relationships and end dating abuse. You can reach the organization 24/7 by Call/Chat/Text. 📱Text LOVEIS to 22522
Strong Hearts Native Helpline
Domestic, dating + sexual violence helpline for Native Americans | Available 24/7/365 | Call 1-844-762-8483 | Chat Now at strongheartshelpline.org
INCITE!
INCITE! is a network of radical feminists of color organizing to end state violence and violence in our homes and communities.
ASISTA
ASISTA’s mission is to advance the dignity, rights, and liberty of immigrant survivors of violence. The membership organization provides comprehensive, cutting-edge technical assistance and resources to those assisting noncitizen survivors of violence in the immigration law arena.
They provide training to lawyers, domestic violence and sexual assault advocates, law enforcement personnel, and civil and criminal court judges; and work closely with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other government officials to ensure the law is implemented as Congress intended.
The Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence
The Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence analyzes the types and dynamics of gender violence in Asian and Pacific Islander communities including domestic violence, sexual violence, domestic violence related homicide, abusive international marriages, elder abuse, HIV & IPV, forced marriage, and trafficking. The org also analyzes the cultural contexts, barriers and issues API survivors from immigrant, refugee, LGBTQ, Muslim, and ethnic-specific groups face.
The Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
The Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community (IDVAAC) was formed in 1993, when a group of scholars and practitioners informally met to discuss the plight of the African-American community in the area of domestic violence. The group ultimately agreed that the “one-size-fits-all” approach to domestic violence services being provided in mainstream communities would not suffice for African Americans, who disproportionately experience stressors that can create conditions that lead to violence in the home.
Mending the Sacred Hoop
Safety and Sovereignty–Mending the Sacred Hoop works from a social change perspective to end violence against Native women and children while restoring the safety, sovereignty, and sacredness of Native women.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Support, resources & hope for anyone affected by domestic violence / relationship abuse in the U.S. ☎️ If you or someone you need is in need of help: Call/Chat/Text 24/7 | Text “START” to 88788
The Northwest Network
The Northwest Network of Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian and Gay Survivors of Abuse 🏳️🌈206-568-777
Manavi
Founded in 1985, Manavi was the first organization in the United States to specifically address the unmet needs of South Asian women affected by violence. Manavi’s objective is to reach out to these women and be an essential resource for them during their time of crisis. Manavi provides a unique blend of culturally specific support services and intervention methods through Western advocacy practices and linguistically traditional techniques. With a mission to end all forms of violence against women, Manavi began as an awareness campaign on issues concerning South Asian women; today it continues to centralize women’s needs and interests in all its organizational decisions and service provisions.
FEMINIST is a women-led social-first digital media platform and collective that exists to actualize the intersectional feminist movement through the amplification of a diverse network of change-makers and creators. With a global audience of over 6.5M+, it is the largest social platform serving the multifaceted lives of women, girls and gender expansive people. As the hub for a socially conscious global community by and for purpose-driven makers through media, technology and commerce, FEMINIST seeks to amplify, educate, inform and inspire.