Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Content Topic Results

This roundtable summary describes the perspectives of American Indian and Alaska Native men who are involved in efforts to end domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking in their communities.

This is a summary of a roundtable focused on criminalization policies and their effect on Black women and girls. The discussion centered the experiences of Black women and girls who have survived domestic and sexual abuse and provided an opportunity to consider how the intersection of multiple aspects of a person’s identity shape their experience with criminalization policies.

This document provides recommendations on recognizing and understanding the impact of trauma on survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

This guide is designed to assist administrators of prisons, jails, and community confinement facilities in drafting or revising protocols for an immediate response to reports of sexual assault.

This webinar from the Office on Violence Against Women, NIWAP, Legal Momentum, and CALCASA covers public benefits that are available to immigrant survivors of violence.

Some questions included are: What is a "Jane Doe Rape Kit"? Who has to comply with VAWA 2005 requirement regarding forensic examination? How long are states required to keep forensic examination collection kits?

This report highlights promising practices that represent innovative approaches to enforcing domestic violence firearm prohibitions.

This guide will assist schools and school districts in developing comprehensive policies addressing healthy relationships and abuse intervention and response.