Cross-cutting Topics

Resources addressing populations and issues that span across all pillars of violence prevention work. This section includes survivor-led solutions, culturally specific services, LGBTQIA+ communities, Indigenous communities, accessibility, rural advocacy, faith-based partnerships, image-based abuse, and other specialized topics requiring dedicated focus and expertise.

Categories in this section:

  • Survivor-Led Solutions — Resources centering survivor leadership, survivor-designed programs, peer advocacy models, and survivor-driven systems change including survivor leadership development, peer support frameworks, and trauma-informed survivor empowerment strategies.
  • Youth-Led & Youth-Serving — Resources for youth engagement, youth leadership development, teen dating violence prevention, youth advocacy programs, and developmentally appropriate services for children and adolescents impacted by violence.
  • Accessibility & Inclusive — Resources for serving survivors with disabilities, creating accessible programs, universal design, disability justice frameworks, and ensuring violence prevention services are inclusive and accessible to all survivors regardless of ability.
  • Culturally Specific Services — Resources for bi-cultural advocacy, culturally specific programming, culturally responsive advocacy, community-based models, and services designed by and for specific cultural communities including historically marginalized communities, immigrant populations, and refugees.
  • LGBTQIA+ Communities — Resources for serving LGBTQIA+ survivors including LGBTQIA+-specific advocacy, gender-affirming services, addressing unique barriers, creating inclusive environments, and understanding intimate partner violence dynamics in LGBTQIA+ relationships.
  • Indigenous Communities — Resources for tribal advocacy programs, tribal nations, Indigenous sovereignty, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Native Hawaiians, traditional healing practices, culturally grounded services, and addressing violence in Indigenous communities.
  • Housing & Homelessness — Resources for emergency shelter operations, transitional housing programs, Housing First, rapid rehousing strategies, housing advocacy, and addressing homelessness among survivors including shelter management tools and housing navigation resources.
  • Military Families & Veterans — Resources for serving military-connected survivors including understanding military culture, navigating military systems, advocacy on military installations, VA resources, and addressing unique dynamics of violence in military families.
  • Health & Behavioral Health — Resources for trauma-informed healthcare, medical advocacy, behavioral health integration, substance use services, mental health support, reproductive health, and healthcare partnerships including medical forensic protocols and healthcare system navigation.
  • Operations & Administration — Resources for nonprofit operations, administrative systems, human resources, staff management, organizational policies, compliance, and operational efficiency including HR templates, policy handbooks, and administrative best practices.
  • Digital Graphics & Visual — Resources for creating visual content, graphic design for advocacy, infographics, social media graphics, presentation design, branding materials, and professional visual communication tools for violence prevention work.
  • Rural Communities — Resources for rural advocacy including addressing geographic isolation, limited resources, confidentiality challenges in small communities, creative service delivery, and strategies for serving survivors in rural and frontier areas.
  • Faith-Based Communities — Resources for faith community engagement, clergy training, faith-based advocacy, addressing violence through faith partnerships, and supporting survivors within religious contexts while respecting diverse faith traditions.
  • Social Services Providers — Resources for cross-system collaboration including partnerships with child welfare, housing services, healthcare, legal systems, and other social services, plus training for allied professionals on responding to violence.
  • Image-Based Abuse — Resources addressing image-based abuse (non-consensual distribution of intimate images), including victim advocacy protocols, legal remedies, safety planning, digital evidence preservation, and trauma-informed response strategies.