Resources

Intimate Partner Violence Surveillance: Uniform Definitions and Recommended Data Elements, Version 2.0: This document presents uniform definitions and data elements for use in the surveillance of intimate partner violence.

Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Resource for Action: CDC’s Prevention Resource for Action, formerly known as, “technical package,” that highlights strategies based on the best available evidence to help states and communities prevent intimate partner violence, support survivors, and lessen the short and long-term harms of intimate partner violence.

Continuing the Dialogue: This resource includes cross-cutting prevention efforts, community-level prevention, strategies and approaches to prevent intimate partner and sexual violence, information on race, class, gender and social determinants of health, and a vision for the future of the prevention field.

Steele-Baser M, Brown AL, D'Angelo DV, et al. Intimate Partner Violence and Pregnancy and Infant Health Outcomes — Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, Nine U.S. Jurisdictions, 2016–2022. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2024;73:1093–1098. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7348a1

Johns MM, Lowry R, Haderxhanaj LT, Rasberry CN, Robin L, Scales L, Stone D, Suarez NA. Trends in violence victimization and suicide risk by sexual identity among high school students—Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2015–2019. MMWR supplements. 2020 Aug 21;69(1):19. DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.su6901a3.

Basile KC, Clayton HB, DeGue S, et al. Interpersonal Violence Victimization Among High School Students — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2019. MMWR Suppl 2020;69(Suppl-1):28–37. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.su6901a4.

National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS): NISVS is an ongoing survey that collects the most current and comprehensive national-and state-level data on intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and stalking victimization in the United States.

The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG): NSFG gathers information on family life, marriage and divorce, pregnancy, infertility, use of contraception, and men’s and women’s health. The survey results are used by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and others to plan health services and health education programs, and to do statistical studies of families, fertility, and health.

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS): PRAMS collects state-specific, population-based data on maternal attitudes and experiences before, during, and shortly after pregnancy. Data on physical abuse by an intimate partner during and after pregnancy are collected.

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS): CDC’s YRBSS monitors health risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability, including intimate partner violence (in the form of sexual and physical teen dating violence) among young people in the United States.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): Each year, the FBI publishes a summary of crime in the United States, hate crime statistics, special studies, reports, and monographs.

National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS): NCVS is the primary source of information on criminal victimization in the United States. The survey enables the Bureau of Justice Statistics to estimate the likelihood of victimization by rape, sexual assault, robbery, assault, theft, household burglary, intimate partner violence victimization, and motor vehicle theft.

National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health): The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) is a longitudinal study of a nationally representative sample of over 20,000 adolescents who were in grades 7-12 during the 1994-95 school year and have been followed for five waves to date, most recently in 2016-18.

CDC’s Extramural Research Program: CDC funds universities, medical centers and other outside organizations to conduct research related to intimate partner violence prevention.

Dating Matters®: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships: CDC’s teen dating violence prevention initiative seeks to reduce dating violence and increase healthy relationships.

Preventing Stalking: CDC’s web page that provides information about stalking prevention.

Preventing Teen Dating Violence: CDC’s web page that provides information about teen dating violence prevention.

VetoViolence: CDC’s online source of free violence prevention training, tools, and resources.

Administration for Children and Family’s Family Violence Prevention and Services Program: The Family Violence Prevention and Services Program administers the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), the primary federal funding stream dedicated to the support of emergency shelter and related assistance for victims of domestic violence and their children.

National Offices of Violence Prevention Network: The National Offices of Violence Prevention Network is a coalition of local governments committed to reimagining public safety. The newly formed Network brings together the leaders of civilian local government offices dedicated to community-driven safety solutions, known as offices of violence prevention.

National Women’s Health Information Center: The National Women’s Health Information Center, operated by the Office on Women’s Health, is the most current and reliable resource on women’s health.

U.S. Department of Justice Office of Victims of Crime (OVC): OVC provides substantial funding to state victim assistance and compensation programs-the lifeline services that help victims to heal.

U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW): OVW provides federal leadership in developing the national capacity to reduce violence against women and administer justice for and strengthen services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Love is Respect National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline: Call 1-866-331-9474 or TTY 1-866-331-8453 or visit online to chat one-on-one with a support specialist.

National Domestic Violence Hotline: Call 1−800−799−7233 or TTY 1−800−787−3224 or visit online to chat one-on-one with a support specialist.

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network’s (RAINN) National Sexual Assault Hotline: Call 800-656-HOPE (4673) or visit rainn.org to chat one-on-one with a trained RAINN support specialist, any time 24/7.

Victim Connect: Call or text 1-855-4VICTIM (1-855-484-2846) or visit online to chat one-on-one with a support specialist.

Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence: This is a national resource center on domestic violence, sexual violence, trafficking, and other forms of gender-based violence in Asian and Pacific Islander communities.

Casa de Esperanza: This organization is a leader in the domestic violence movement and a national resource center for organizations working with Latinas in the United States.

FaithTrust Institute: Formerly known as The Center for the Prevention of Domestic and Sexual Violence, FaithTrust Institute is an interreligious, educational resource that addresses sexual and domestic violence issues.

Futures Without Violence: Striving to reach new audiences and transform social norms, the organization trains professionals such as doctors, nurses, athletic coaches, and judges on improving responses to violence and abuse.

National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC): NCVC is a nonprofit organization that serves victims of all types of crime, including intimate partner violence.

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV): NCADV is a membership organization of domestic violence coalitions and service programs.

National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence: The center has supports health care practitioners, administrators and systems, domestic violence experts, survivors, and policy makers at all levels as they improve health care’s response to domestic violence.

National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV): NNEDV is a membership and advocacy organization of state domestic violence coalitions that provides legislative and policy advocacy, training, technical assistance, and funds to domestic violence advocates through the NNEDV Fund.

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV): The center is a comprehensive source of information on the many issues related to domestic violence. A wide range of free, comprehensive, and individualized technical assistance information, training, and resource materials can be accessed from the website.

National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC): NSVRC provides leadership in preventing and responding to sexual violence through collaborating, sharing, and creating resources and promoting research.

National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center: The center provides information to scientists, practitioners, advocates, grassroots organizations, and any other professionals or lay persons interested in current topics related to violence against women and its prevention.

PreventConnect: PreventConnect, a project of ValorUS (formerly, California Coalition Against Sexual Assault), features an online public Listserv, prevention wiki, podcasts, and frequent web-based forums that provide prevention experts with a vehicle for analyzing and discussing ongoing efforts to prevent domestic and sexual violence.

The North West Network of Bi, Trans, Lesbian and Gay Survivors of Abuse: The NW Network provides support for survivors and resources to prevent and respond to intimate partner violence in the gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexual communities through education, advocacy, and organizing.

Prevent IPV: The IPV Prevention Council represents a unified national effort committed to enhancing the capacity of state/territory domestic violence coalitions and community-based domestic violence programs to advance a comprehensive national prevention agenda and broaden support for its full implementation at the national, state, territory and local levels.

The Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC): SPARC is a federally funded project providing education and resources about the crime of stalking. SPARC aims to enhance the response to stalking by educating the professionals tasked with keeping stalking victims safe and holding offenders accountable.

Ujima, Inc: The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community serves as a national, culturally specific services issue resource center to provide support to and be a voice for the Black Community in response to domestic, sexual and community violence.

Workplaces Respond to Domestic and Sexual Violence: A National Resource Center: Workplaces Respond provides resources, training, and technical assistance to employers, survivors, co-workers, and advocates to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual harassment and violence, trafficking, and stalking impacting the workplace.

World Health Organization (WHO) Violence Against Women: This WHO’s webpage includes data on sexual and intimate partner violence prevalence and risk and protective factors, key strategies for prevention, factsheets and infographics, publications, and other resources.

World Health Organization/World Report on Violence and Health: This report, written mainly for researchers and practitioners, raises global awareness about the problems of violence and shows that violence is preventable.

World Health Organization’s Multi-country Study on Women’s Health and Domestic Violence against Women: This report from 2005 presents initial results based on interviews with 24,000 women. Report findings document the prevalence of intimate partner violence and its association with women’s physical, mental, sexual and reproductive health. Data are included on non-partner violence, sexual abuse during childhood and forced first sexual experience. The report concludes with 15 recommendations to strengthen national commitment and action on violence against women.