Ohio Domestic Violence Network

ODVN PROVIDES STATEWIDE LEADERSHIP ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ISSUES AND PROMOTES QUALITY SERVICES FOR DV SURVIVORS THAT FOCUS ON SAFETY AND SELF- DERTERMINATION. ODVN SUPPORTS 74 MEMBER DV PROGRAMS THAT SERVE ALL 88 OHIO COUNTIES WITH TRAINING, ADVOCACY, AND BEST PRACTICE PROGRAMS.

ODVN PROVIDES TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND BEST PRACTICE SUPPORT TO 76 MEMBER PROGRAMS, INCLUDING 58 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS AND 18 NON- RESIDENTIAL DV PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS SERVED MORE THAN 80,000 WOMEN, MEN AND CHILDREN IN 2022. ODVN IS THE LEADING RESOURCE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ISSUES IN OHIO AND IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL NETWORK TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (NNEDV). ODVN PROVIDES BEST PRACTICE RESOURCES TO MEMBER PROGRAMS THROUGH TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PUBLIC POLICY INFORMATION, A TOLL- FREE INFORMATION/REFERRAL LINE, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. ODVN'S TRAINING INSTITUTE HOSTED 174 TRAININGS ATTENDED BY 11,345 INDIVIDUALS FROM LOCAL PROGRAMS, CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES.

ODVN PREVENTION PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE OHIO MEN'S ACTION NETWORK (OHMAN) AND THE NEW PLAYBOOK, AN EVIDENCE-INFORMED SIGNATURE TRAINING. THESE PROGRAMS WORK TO TRANSFORM INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO BRING AN END TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. ODVN HAS WORKED WITH RESEARCHERS AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY TO IMPROVE SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS WITH PARTNER-INFLICTED BRAIN INJURIES (PIBI) AND IN 2020 ESTABLISHED THE CENTER ON PARTNER INFLICTED BRAIN INJURY. ODVN IS A LEAD PARTNER IN THE LINKING SYSTEMS OF CARE FOR OHIO'S YOUTH FEDERAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT, A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO IMPROVE RESPONSES TO OHIO'S YOUNGEST VICTIMS OF TRAUMATIC CRIMES. ODVN AND THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE ARE WORKING WITH 88 CHILD-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS ON THE 2.5 MILLION PROJECT.

ODVN'S LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HELPS MORE THAN 350 SURVIVORS ANNUALLY WITH A WIDE RANGE OF LEGAL SERVICES. THE SURVIVORS' INCOMES ARE AT OR BELOW 225% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. ODVN CONTRACTS WITH PRIVATE ATTORNEYS WHO WORK FOR A REDUCED FEE TO HELP SURVIVORS SEEK AND ENFORCE PROTECTION ORDERS AND WITH CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION ISSUES. THE ATTORNEYS ALSO ASSIST WITH LANDLORD ISSUES, EMPLOYMENT AND IMMIGRATION MATTERS. ODVN PROVIDES A RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS REFERRED BY LOCAL PROGRAMS, IN 2022, ODVN PROVIDED 482 SURVIVIORS AND 548 CHILDREN WITH DIRECT ASSISTANCE FOR SECURITY DEPOSTS, UTILITIES, TRANSPORATION, AND MOVING EXPENSES. IN MOST CASES, THE LIFE OF THE VICTIM HAS BEEN THREATENDED BY THE ABUSER. ADDITIONALLY, ODVN PROVIDES LOCAL PROGRAMS WITH YOUTH ADVOCACY AND TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES TO CARE FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE WITNESSED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

ESTABLISHED IN 1989, ODVN MOBILIZES A STATEWIDE VOICE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PROMOTES QUALITY SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS THAT FOCUS ON SAFETY AND SELF- DETERMINATION. ODVN ADVANCES THE PRINCIPLE THAT ALL PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO AN OPPRESSION AND VIOLENCE-FREE LIFE, FOSTERS CHANGES IN OUR ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SYSTEMS AND BRINGS LEADERSHIP, EXPERTISE AND BEST PRACTICES TO COMMUNITY PROGRAMS.