What can my community do to address domestic violence?
Encourage your city, town, or county government to create and support public policy that:
Addresses the root causes of poverty, such as effective living wage, and affordable housing and quality child care.
Holds assailants accountable through reporting systems, trauma and abuse interventions, and law enforcement and criminal justice trainings.
Funds and expands resources that provide high-quality services for survivors, including crisis intervention help and shelter, as well as transition services for long term stability such as housing and workforce assistance.
Host Safety Planning programs.
Abuser access to firearms increases the risk of intimate partner homicide by 500%. Know your state’s gun laws to determine or prohibit abusers’ illegal possession.
Additional Resources
NRCDV Training Tools: learning modules, webinars, videos, podcasts, and events to increase understanding of and capacity to prevent and address gender based violence