Watch the webinar: Improving Health Outcomes through Violence Prevention: Promising Strategies from Community Health Centers
Use the toolkit: Prevent, Assess, and Respond: A Domestic Violence Toolkit for Health Centers & Domestic Violence Programs
We lead efforts to help community health care centers and domestic violence programs address intimate partner violence (IPV) and human trafficking.
The toolkit, which we helped develop, gives HRSA grantees the tools to identify and respond to IPV.
From 2014-2016, 10 community health centers and 10 domestic violence advocacy organizations formed partnerships and developed strategies to:
Follow these five steps:
Project Catalyst helped improve responses and advance policy for IPV and human trafficking in community health centers and domestic violence programs.
State teams included leaders from state primary care associations, state health departments, and state domestic violence coalitions.
To address IPV and human trafficking, state teams:
Project Catalyst partners trained over 1,200 health care providers and domestic violence advocates across 34 participating health centers and 29 participating domestic violence service providers.
Request Training and Technical Assistance: Health Partners on IPV + Exploitation
We partnered with the Administration on Children & Families (ACF) and Futures Without Violence (FUTURES) on the IPV toolkit and Project Catalyst. The University of Pittsburgh conducts evaluations for Project Catalyst.
Are you or someone you know experiencing human trafficking or IPV?
National Human Trafficking Hotline Free | 24/7 | Confidential
Call: 888-373-7888
Text: 233733 (BEFREE) or use TTY: 711
National Domestic Violence Hotline Free | 24/7 | Confidential
Call or Text: 800-799-7233 or
800-787-3224 (TTY)
Spanish chat 1-7 p.m. ET
Note: Providers can also call this hotline for treatment guidance.