Children & Families
Launch of Coaching Boys into Men in Asia
Well-known cricket coaches and players in Mumbai, India are beginning to educate boys to treat girls with respect and recognize that violence is wrong, thanks to a new program that is based on lessons learned through the Family Violence Prevention Fund's Coaching Boys into Men initiative. The new Parivartan pilot program launched in India on March 8 - International Women's Day. [...]
Home Visitation Programs Can Help More Families if They Address Domestic Violence
With Congress considering a substantial investment in home visitation programs, they should be refined to more purposefully address the needs of mothers and children at risk for domestic violence, as well as the link between domestic violence and child abuse/neglect. That is the conclusion of Realizing the Promise of Home Visitation: Addressing Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment, a new brief released at a Capitol Hill briefing in February. [...]
Team Decisionmaking and Domestic Violence
An advanced domestic violence curriculum and guidelines for Team Decisionmaking (TDM) facilitators and child protection supervisors on safely preparing for and managing effective meetings, engaging parents around DV issues, assessing the impact of children’s exposure to DV, and making decisions and plans to increase safety for children and battered mothers. [...]
Child and Family Service Review Outcomes: Strategies to Improve Domestic Violence Responses in CFSR Program Improvement Plans
This guide can help stakeholders develop effective Program Improvement Plans based on the CFSR review outcomes in order to increase safety, permanency, and well-being in domestic violence cases, and to identify or anticipate related technical assistance needs.
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Connect: Supporting Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
Connect is a three hour curriculum, Power Point presentation and related tools intended for use in child welfare settings with foster parents, kin caregivers, and adoptive parents with all levels of experience in caring for children who have been exposed to domestic violence, or who may have cause to care for these children in the future.
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The National Summit on the Intersection of Domestic Violence and Child Welfare.
Jun 2-4, 2009, Jackson Hole, Wyoming The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and the Family Violence Prevention Fund, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, hosted a summit on the intersection of domestic violence and child welfare (co-occurrence) in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. It was themed "From Inspiration to Innovation: Leadership, Partnerships, and Change. [...]
National Institute on Fatherhood and Domestic Violence
It’s no surprise that children who are exposed to domestic violence need supportive and protective adults in their lives to mitigate the effects of exposure. The FVPF has created programs and campaigns designed to create more opportunities for abusive men and fathers to stop their violent behavior and make amends. Since 2002, the FVPF has been developing a framework, strategies and products to help keep abusive fathers accountable, while supporting them to change their behavior. [...]
Community Collaborations on Behalf of Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
The Family Violence Prevention Fund plays an integral role in several collaborations with battered women’s advocates, child welfare experts, family courts, experts in children’s mental health, and community leaders across the country to develop and implement policies and practices designed to more effectively help families in which child maltreatment and domestic violence both occur. [...]
Fathering After Violence
Fathering After Violence (FAV) is a national initiative developed in 2002 by the Family Violence Prevention Fund and its partners to enhance the safety and well-being of women and children by motivating men to renounce their violence and become better fathers (or father figures) and more supportive parenting partners. Using Fatherhood as a leading approach, FAV is a conceptual framework to help end violence against women. [...]
Violence Against Women Act 2005
The Violence Against Women Act was the first comprehensive federal legislation to address violence against women in the United States. [...]
