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Safety and Services is based on a series of listening sessions with women who shared their experiences and knowledge of domestic violence, economic support services, and community. The paper explores cultural differences, community influences, a role for churches, and the value of a broad range of economic and social support services for increasing the safety and well-being of low-income women of color.

The materials in the Toolkit are based on best practices identified through the Center for Court Innovation’s work with domestic violence courts. The Toolkit is not a training device but a framework to guide planning activities from initial assessment to implementation and evaluation. The Center has developed the Toolkit to be used by an audience with varying levels of domestic violence and court expertise. This document describes the Toolkit and how to obtain a copy of it.

This piece addresses common confidentiality questions about several U.S. federal laws that may impact victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It highlights key confidentiality and privacy provisions in 2005 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act (VAWA) and the 2010 reauthorization of the Family Violence Prevention Services Act (FVPSA). With VAWA confidentiality provisions in mind, it also answers questions regarding the following U.S. federal laws: The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics (Clery), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA), and, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).