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“Battered Mothers Involved with Child Protective Services reports the voices, views and recommendations of battered immigrant, refugee and indigenous women, derived from their experiences in the domestic violence and child protective services systems.”
“The strangulation assessment card is a quick reference tool to help professionals conduct the initial assessment of a victim that has recently been strangled.”
Information for preparing your family before, during, and after an immigration raid, including forms, legal service providers, and more.
“This guide is designed to help those students and their families by providing resources available for undocumented students interested in pursuing education after high school, regardless of citizenship status.”
“Strangulation is a very grave form of battery in domestic violence (DV). By some estimates, about 10% of all women who experience domestic violence will experience a near fatal strangulation by their partner, and they are 7x more likely to be killed.”
April is sexual assault prevention and awareness month. In recognition, MiVAN has pulled together what we think are ten of the most useful and informative trainings, resources, and articles for advocates who want to better understand sexual violence and intersecting identities.
April is Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness month. In recognition, MiVAN has pulled together a selection of trainings, resources, and articles for advocates who want an overview of the problem or who want to take a deeper dive into specific issues.
“This fact sheet identifies the barriers refugee survivors of domestic violence face and approaches that can mitigate their impact.”
“This factsheet introduces the limited sex trafficking data that exists specifically related to Black women and girls, which indicates that we are disproportionately at risk of becoming victims of sex trafficking.”
“[A] recommendations document regarding future public and private funding committed to ending violence against women and all forms of interpersonal violence (IPV). Racial justice and accessible flexible funding were the top two areas for formal recommendations.”
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