Building Dignity: Design Strategies for Domestic Violence Shelter
Building Dignity: Design Strategies for DV Shelter is 10 years old! But the questions of how we create emergency, transitional and long term housing that meets the needs of survivors…
Shelter Support
We provide support and peer learning opportunities for people running a domestic violence shelter. Learn more about the Shelter Support project.
Confidentiality
A collection of information, resources, and training materials on how advocates and advocacy programs can best protect survivor confidentiality.
Safety Planning
A collection of information, resources, and training materials to help advocates address a range of safety concerns in their work with survivors of abuse.
Advocacy for People with Disabilities
In this training course, you’ll learn how living with a disability impacts survivors of abuse and gain practical tools for effective advocacy.
Supporting LGBTQ Survivors
This training course provides an overview of LGBTQ history, terminology, rules and regulations, and best practices when working with LGBTQ individuals.
Thinking Shelter
This training course is designed for those working at a domestic violence shelter program. It will provide information on key topics such as state regulation of shelters and strategies for addressing challenges.
Getting Feedback from Survivors
In this training course, you’ll learn about how to gather meaningful feedback from survivors about the services your program provides.
Suicide Prevention for DV Advocates
This training is designed specifically for domestic violence advocates in helping think through suicide and homicide risks and interventions. Co-taught by Margaret Hobart, PhD, Andrew White, PhD, and Linda Dimeff,…
Creative & Confident: Taking on Difficult Advocacy Conversations with Connie Burk
In this workshop, we will apply left brain approaches to right brain problems and harness our creative power to tackle hard advocacy questions. Using examples drawn from three decades of…
How to Hire Great Advocates
This training course will prepare you to run an effective hiring process and get the right employee for your program.