Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence Inc

ICADV WORKS FOR THE PREVENTION AND ELIMINATION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - UNTIL THE VIOLENCE ENDS. ICADV WORKS TO ELIMINATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND PUBLIC AWARENESS IN COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS, THROUGH ADVOCACY FOR SYSTEM CHANGE, AND THROUGH THE INFLUENCING OF PUBLIC POLICY AND ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES.

PREVENTION AND AWARENESS: ICADV'S PREVENTION TEAM CONTINUED TO DEVELOP PROGRAMMING AND TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PREVENTION COMMUNITY FROM AN EQUITY FRAMEWORK. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED ADDING TO THE PREVENTION EVIDENCE BASE BY CONDUCTING A LITERATURE REVIEW TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY LEVEL RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR VICTIMIZATION AMONG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND A NEW PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY THE BARRIERS TO SEXUAL HEALTH FOR BLACK WOMEN AND GIRLS. ADDITIONALLY, THE TEAM LED EFFORTS TO PROMOTE A COMMON LANGUAGE AND PRACTICES TO CENTER EQUITY IN ORGANIZATIONS SERVING VULNERABLE YOUTH IN INDIANA. THE PREVENTION TEAM SHARED PROGRAMMATIC INNOVATIONS WITH THOUSANDS OF PRACTITIONERS WORKING ACROSS THE COUNTRY THROUGH STATE AND NATIONAL WEB-BASED TRAININGS. ADDITIONALLY, ICADV COMMUNICATED NEWS AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC THRU E-NEWSLETTERS, WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, EVENTS, AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND BROCHURES. ICADV LAUNCHED A COMPREHENSIVE STIGMA REDUCTION CAMPAIGN THAT TARGETED SURVIVORS AND BYSTANDERS. ICADV DISTRIBUTED 43,315 EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO MEMBER PROGRAMS, AT EXHIBITS/FAIRS, AND THROUGH OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS. PROMOTED EVENTS THAT INCLUDED THE NATIONAL VICTIMS OF CRIMES WEEK, DV AWARENESS MONTH, TEEN DATING AWARENESS MONTH, DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH, STALKING AWARENESS MONTH, AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH.

DIRECT SERVICES: ICADV PROVIDED LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND ADVOCACY TO SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND ICADV MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS. DIRECT SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO APPROXIMATELY 1,660 VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AND STALKING. ICADV ATTORNEYS PROVIDED LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO 924PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SURVIVORS. A TOTAL OF 3,682 SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO SURVIVORS, WHICH INCLUDED CRISIS INTERVENTION, RESOURCE AND REFERRAL, COURT ACCOMPANIMENT, RELOCATION ASSISTANCE, LEGAL/IMMIGRATION ASSISTANCE. ICADV'S LEGAL TEAM ALSO FIELDED 257 LEGAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTS TO MEMBER PROGRAMS, ATTORNEYS, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERSONNEL STATEWIDE TOTALING OVER 280 HOURS. ICADV COLLABORATES WITH THE NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE TO RESPOND TO THE STATES' 24 HOUR CRISIS LINE AND DEAF HOPE TO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING SURVIVORS. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE ADVOCATES PROVIDED A COMPASSIONATE ADVOCACY RESPONSE TO HOOSIERS CALLING FOR ASSISTANCE. ICADV ALSO PROVIDED OVER $377,000 IN DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 466 HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH MATCH SAVINGS OR EMERGENCY FLEX FUNDING. MATCH SAVINGS ASSETS AND FLEX FUNDING EXPENSES INCLUDED HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, UTILITIES, RELOCATION, AND JOB READINESS SUPPLIES.

COORDINATION, COLLABORATION, AND TRAINING: ICADV HELPED SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE HAVE THE ACCESS TO 'BEST PRACTICE' SERVICE APPROACHES, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT THEY NEED. ICADV PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING TO MORE THAN 2,000 PROFESSIONALS ANNUALLY THROUGH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL TRAININGS AT THE COMMUNITY, REGIONAL, STATE LEVEL, AND THROUGH WEBINARS. PROGRAM STAFF PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE IN-PERSON AND REMOTE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBER PROGRAMS AND ALLIED PROFESSIONALS. STAFF FIELDED A TOTAL OF 1,300 (NON LEGAL) REQUESTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM 2080 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS, BATTERERS INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERSONNEL, MENTAL/HEALTH CARE, AND OTHER ALLIED PROFESSIONALS.ICADV'S SYSTEMS ADVOCACY EFFORTS INCLUDE WORKING WITH STATE AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO EDUCATE, ADVOCATE, AND ASSIST IN THE CREATION OF POLICES AND PROTOCOLS THAT PROMOTE EQUITY, SAFETY, AND WELL-BEING FOR SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE AND THEIR FAMILIES. ICADV CONTINUED TO PROVIDE A MULTIFACETED RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO SUPPORT SURVIVOR SAFETY, REDUCE COVID-19 EXPOSURE WITHIN PROGRAMS/COMMUNITIES, AND TO MAINTAIN QUALITY SERVICES. ICADV'S RESPONSE STRATEGIES INCLUDED SYSTEMS ADVOCACY, DEVELOPING/POSTING ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES AND INFORMATION, AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.IN RESPONSE TO THE 2019 ICADV COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT, ICADV IMPLEMENTED RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE REPORT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO REALIGNING SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMS, IMPLEMENTING A COMPREHENSIVE STIGMA REDUCTION CAMPAIGN, PROVIDING RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO SURVIVORS, CREATING AND ADOPTING AN INCLUSION PLAN THAT ADDRESSED ORGANIZATIONAL EQUITY AND INCREASING ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES AND EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.