Resource Library

This webinar discusses how trauma affects children in regards to DV situations. It highlights how trauma works in a childs brain and what they interpret from the scene.

The NCAC models, promotes, and delivers excellence in child abuse response and prevention through service, education, and leadership. Since its inception, the NCAC has served as a model for the 950+ CACs operating around the world. 

The NCAC seeks to prevent child abuse, neglect, and maltreatment before families come to the attention of the child welfare or CPS systems.

CASA supports and promotes court-appointed volunteer advocacy so every abused or neglected child in the U.S. can be safe.

This graphic provides resources and ideas for community members to respond against violence against women and enact change (1997).

This article examines IPV in Latina communities. Because of fear, distrust, and cultural barriers, these victims often avoid formal resources, even when they are experiencing extreme IPV. In order to develop effective interventions, Latinas' voices in research must be used, and organizations must collaborate with community-based organizations (CBOs). (March 2009).

This document discusses the Greater Newburyport DV High Risk Team, which is comprised of allied professionals working together to identify the most dangerous cases of DV and implement interventions to prevent cases from escalating to fatal levels (December 2013).

This article suggests future directions for coordinated community responses. The research highlightsthe importance of identifying which specific services are effective before efforts are made to combine and coordinate those services or interventions (2008).

This article reviews the literature on several CCR components, and suggests directions for future research on CCRs for IPV victims (2014).

This report analyzes the process of a multiagency collaborative involving a large, municipal police department and other service providers as an attempt to find meaningful solutions to family violence against women in a southwestern metropolitan area (2001).

Collaboration Multiplier is a tool for enhancing collaborative efforts across diverse fields. This guide is a good resource for those interested in coordinating efforts in various careers and sectors (2011).

Although primarily focused on traffic safety, this paper describes "Collaboration Math," a tool developed to help individuals representing different disciplines to work together effectively (September 2003).

This research discusses the effectiveness of a coordinated community response in a mid-sized Midwestern city (May 2015).

Few studies have examined the influence of neighborhood context on intimate partner femicide (IPF). In this study, the authors examine the role for neighborhood-level factors in differentiating urban and rural IPFs in Wisconsin (2013).

Harris County, TX has the highest number of women who are killed by their intimate partners. The Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council has made significant efforts to collaborate with the community and reduce these deaths (September 2014).

This paper chronicles the Duluth Project, which is a pioneer in coordinated community responses to domestic violence and sexual assault. The Duluth Project is a system of networks, agreements, and applied principles created by the local shelter movement, criminal justice agencies, and human services programs developed in northern Minnesota (January 1997).