Culturally-Specific Community & Systems Engagement, Domestic Violence, Featured, New, News and Events
This advisory explains how the COVID-19 outbreak is impacting Asian and Pacific Islander (API) survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, and describes policies enacted to address the pandemic including the CARES Act, and API and immigrant survivors’...
Asians and Pacific Islanders, Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is a universal problem, but its cultural expressions differ. Drawing attention to such differences can serve to confirm stereotypes because nuanced complexities are hard to convey, but advocacy that is not rooted in cultural contexts is even more...
Trafficking, Trauma-Informed Care
This TA Brief addresses the complexity of advocacy for adult and minor survivors of trafficking. Topics include: Definitions Analysis/Root Causes Trauma-Informed Advocacy, Endangerment & Confidentiality Considerations & Recommendations at Points of Contact...
Language Access Hub, Language Access Plan, Language Access, Interpretation, and Translation, Limited English Proficient (LEP) Survivors
Interpreters fulfill a critical duty – to place limited English proficient (LEP) individuals on an equal footing with individuals who are fluent in English. To ensure meaningful access, LEP survivors must have access to trained and qualified interpreters. Furthermore,...
Abusive International Marriage, Gender-Based Violence
This brief shares what gender-based violence looks like in the Hmong-American community. It clarifies the issues of abusive international marriages and/or relationships, trafficking, and sex tourism, and uplifts movement work led by survivors and activists...
Elder Abuse, Gender-Based Violence
Culture impacts the definition of elder mistreatment, help seeking behavior, methods of intervention, and more. It can be a source of both risk and protective factors for an elder. This research brief provides insight into general cultural beliefs, views, norms, etc....
Gender-Based Violence, Sexual Violence
This TA brief provides suggestions for advocates, survivor/victims, communities, agencies, and service providers to address sexual violence. it takes into account the discomfort and vulnerabilities advocates themselves may face, issues related to language access, and...
Asians and Pacific Islanders, Culturally-Specific Advocacy, Culturally-Specific Community & Systems Engagement, Featured, Refugee Survivors
Global displacements have reached a record high: an unprecedented 79.5 million people, of which 26 million are refugees, had been displaced from their homes by conflict and persecution by the end of 2019, according to UNCHR. The trauma of displacement is compounded...
