This small safety card was designed for health settings serving Native communities including IHS clinics, Tribal health centers, and Urban Indian Health Centers. The card prompts patients to ask themselves whether they are in a healthy relationship or if they …
Intimate partner violence can directly impact reproductive and sexual health—increasing risk for unintended pregnancies and abortions, miscarriage, and sexually transmitted infections.
With one in four women at risk for abuse in her lifetime, domestic violence is more common than other …
For almost two decades, the National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence (HRC) has supported health care professionals, domestic violence experts, survivors, and policy makers at all levels as they improve health care’s response to domestic violence.
The HRC …
April 27-30, 2021
Hosted by the National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence, the 9th National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence (NCHDV) and first virtual conference, focused on the intersections …
Studies suggest that 15.5 million children in the U.S. witness domestic violence annually and by age 17, over one-third of America’s children will have been exposed to domestic violence.
Exposure to violence at an early age is linked to health …
FUTURES proudly partnered with Blue Shield of California Foundation on the Domestic Violence Health Care Partnership (DVHCP), a statewide project to integrate health care and domestic violence response systems throughout California.
Through a competitive application process, nineteen teams comprised of …
We’re excited to share several new resources that can help …
Each year, back-to-school brings a mix of excitement and anxiety …
Futures Without Violence is hosting a convening to address emerging strategies for preventing and responding to elder abuse outside the legal system, including restorative justice, economic justice, legal system off-ramps, and community partnerships.
Title: Building Collaborative Responses to Trafficked Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Date: November 14-16, 2023
Location: New Orleans, LA
Description: This training will focus on improving collaborative responses for adult/youth domestic violence and sexual assault victims who have …
Description: Futures Without Violence, LA LGBT Center and You Are More Than (YAMT) will host a webinar discussing the barriers and discrimination LGBTQ+ survivors face in employment. The webinar will …
Title: Re-imagining Financial Literacy for Survivors
Description: Financial literacy is considered a key component of economic empowerment for many service providers in the anti-trafficking and domestic violence field. However, topics like budgeting, savings and managing credit do not always …
Jennifer Moran is a Program Assistant, with the Health team. After working with Los Angeles based nonprofits in the media industry for over three years Jennifer took the jump from a career in media to the nonprofit …
As members of the Children, Youth and Teens program, we’re …
As Father’s Day approaches, everyone at Futures Without Violence thanks …
Here we are again. Devastated. Despaired. Saddened. Confused. Anxious. Overwhelmed. Outraged.
The range of emotions that we are experiencing as parents, caregivers, educators, and adults who play a critical role in the lives of children and young adults can be …
All In For Kids is a Bay Area initiative dedicated to preventing and ending early childhood adversity in partnership with kids, families, and communities that are disproportionately …
With hate crimes on the rise, FUTURES has selected 12 state and local community-based groups to receive grants of $50,000 – $125,000 to serve and support victims of hate crimes in their communities.
The Community IMPACT Sites – funded through …
Title: Strengthening Domestic and Sexual Violence Programs to Support Trafficking Survivors: Intersections, Equity, Cultural Humility, and Collaborations
Date: March 15, 2023
Time: 12:00 pm PT / 2:00 pm CT / 3:00 pm ET (90 minutes)
Title: Lessons Learned About Survivor-Centered Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic (3-part Webinar Series)
Dates: March 23, 2022, 11AM PST/ 2PM EST
April 27, 2022, 11AM PST/2PM EST
May 25, 2022, 11AM PST/2PM EST
When I worked as a counselor for children exposed to …
Tammy Aguiniga-Garretson is a Program Assistant with the Health team and helps manage the National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence (HRC) store. Tammy graduated from Sonoma State University with a BA in History. She spent several …
Ketayoun Darvich-Kodjouri (she/her/hers) is responsible for external communications at FUTURES. Her role is to broaden the organization’s visibility by directing multi-platform communications that engage audiences in the belief that we can achieve a world without violence.
She’s …
This week, we honor the life of the Reverend Doctor …
Health Cares About Domestic Violence Day (HCADV Day) 2022
Reproductive Justice is Survivor Justice: Bodily Autonomy, Health, and Safety Panel
Wednesday, October 12th at 10am PT/11am MT/12pm CT/1pm ET – 90 Minutes
What does this moment demand of us?
In a year like 2022, this question called for a bold response. Hate and gun violence surged, the pandemic left so many families struggling, and women and girls in Ukraine, Iran and elsewhere …
Futures Without Violence is hosting a convening to address emerging strategies for preventing and responding to elder abuse outside the legal system, including restorative justice, economic justice, legal system off-ramps, and community partnerships.
Megha Rimal, MSW, is a Program Specialist on the Health team. Megha provides programmatic and technical assistance support for the National Health Initiative on Violence including the National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence (HRC) and Health …
