Home visitors and domestic violence advocates are teaming up to better support survivors who are pregnant or parenting and their families. By working together, they’re helping survivors build safety, stability, and stronger connections in their homes and communities.
Insights From the Home Visitor Leadership Team
Home visitors often say, “The relationship is the connection, and that connection is a protective factor.” Connection can be a lifeline for families experiencing domestic violence. Supporting a family in this situation can be complex, and let’s be real—it’s a big responsibility.
In these short videos, members of the Home Visitor Leadership Team share their honest reflections and practical wisdom about what it really means to show up for survivors and their families.
Where You Are, We Are Here: Home Visitors and Advocates Partnering to Support Survivors and Families to Thrive
No matter who we are, where we come from, or what our families look like, we all deserve care, connection, and the support we need to thrive. Our short film, Where You Are, We Are Here, highlights the innovative partnership between community-based home visitors and domestic violence advocates as they work together to deepen support of survivors and their families. By joining forces, they’re helping families and communities grow safer, stronger, and more connected.
Home is Where the Advocacy Is
Partnerships between home visitors and domestic violence advocates can be life-changing for families. In this video, Jami Bess of Open Arms Perinatal Services shares how this collaborative approach makes a difference.
Open the Door: Talking with Fathers who Want to Change their Controlling, Coercive and Abusive Behavior
Experienced home visitors know that engaging fathers around parenting can open the door to important conversations about relationships. But when a father is using coercive or abusive behavior, it can be hard to know how to respond.
In this webinar, three of the authors of Open the Door: Talking with Fathers who Want to Change their Controlling, Coercive, and Abusive Behavior share their insights on how home visitors can use this tool to navigate these challenging moments with care and clarity.
Please note: The presenters speak in English, and English captions are available. The PowerPoint slides are in Spanish. We recommend using the English PowerPoint slides to follow along with the training for English speakers.
Home Visitor Resources
- Advocates and Home Visitors Go Great Together – Building Partnerships
- Advocates and Home Visitors: An Innovative Partnership in Action
- Safety Planning with Survivors: Core Concepts webinar
- Home Visitor Reference Sheet – When Domestic Violence is Disclosed
- Supervisor Reference Sheet – When Domestic Violence is Disclosed
- If You Must Make a Mandatory Report, Provide Effective Support
- Social Worker’s Domestic Violence Practice Guide for Home Visitors
- The Father Engagement Tool
We are working with the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families, Washington State Department of Health and Start Early to provide training to home visitors and build collaborative relationships with domestic and sexual violence advocacy programs. We increase their capacity to talk about domestic violence, and make referrals to local advocacy programs.