FACTS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:

1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime.

1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year

85% of domestic violence victims are women

Females 20-24 years old are at the greatest risk of nonfatal intimate partner violence

FEATURED RESOURCES:

• Faith Resources from Interfaith Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence: https://interfaithagainstdv.org/faith-resources
• Brochure: What Every Congregation Needs to Know About Domestic Violence- English (PDF)
• DVAM Liturgy Written by Rev. Lydia Mulkey
• Hymn for DVAM (Video): God of Love, We've Heard the Teaching. Written by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette and performed by Kalia Hobbs, Clare Obradovich and Katherine Van Bebber
• Sermons, liturgy, and worship resources from We Will Speak Out US

• Download an informational bulletin about domestic violence for your place of worship (in English or Spanish)
• Sukkah Prayer for Abused Women (From Shalom Bayit, San Francisco)
• A New Mi Sheberakh on Behalf of Families Experiencing Abuse (from JWI clergy task force to end domestic violence)

• Sample Sermons
  
• Share the hymn "God of Love, We've Heard the Teaching" by Carolyn Winfred Gilette with your faith community
• "Wise Up About Domestic Violence" from Global Muslim Women’s Shura Council
• DVAM Toolkit from Why Faith Matters
• Domestic Violence Awareness Project DVAM Outreach and Education Resources (2021)

FREE RECORDED WEBINARS: Visit our online educational platform for dozens of free webinars including:

• Domestic Violence & Homelessness: What's the Connection?
• Faith and Culture: Addressing the Needs of Jewish Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
• What Batterers Need from Clergy & Their Faith Community
• Pastoral Care for LGBTQ Victims/Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: A Roundtable Conversation
• Focus on Reproductive & Sexual Coercion: Don't Ask, Just Tell
  
• Creating Trauma-Informed Faith Communities
• Power & Control: Understanding How Faith Can Play a Role in Intimate Partner Violence
• Men's Role in Ending Violence

FEATURED DV ARTICLES:

Domestic Violence FAQs

Domestic Violence and Muslim Women FAQs

Domestic Violence and Jewish Women FAQs

What Individuals Can Do to Respond to DV (PDF)

What the Faith Communities Can Do to Respond to DV (PDF)

TAKE ACTION!

• Sign the National Declaration on Violence Against Women.
• Ask your faith leader to talk to the congregation about DV. You can download an informational bulletin here for use in your place of worship.
• Wear a purple ribbon to show your support.
• Talk with the young people in your life about healthy, loving relationships.
• Download the 1 in 3 Sermon Guide from We Will Speak Out US
• Visit the 100 Sermons Against Domestic and Sexual Violence website