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To commemorate DVAM, visit the Domestic Violence Awareness Month Project Web site, which includes customizable materials, training resources, and other tools designed to enhance your efforts to prevent and raise awareness of domestic violence. Visit the Domestic and Family Violence section of our site and the Family Violence Spotlight section of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Web site for additional resources on domestic violence.
To help raise awareness about domestic violence, participate in the following events taking place this month:
DVAM Conference Call on October 2nd. The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence will host its 3rd Annual National Call of Unity conference call on October 2, 2012, from 3:00-3:45 pm (Eastern). This year’s call will feature CNN Headline News Anchor Christi Paul. Ms. Paul is the author of the book, Love Isn’t Supposed to Hurt, which chronicles the inspirational story of how she overcame an emotional abusive relationship with her first husband. Visit the conference call Web site to learn how to participate in this call.
OVC Web Forum on Collaborative Educational Models on October 9th
Participate in a free OVC Web Forum session on October 9, 2012, from 2:00–3:00 pm (Eastern), on Collaborative Educational Models Benefiting Victims and Providers. Join our guest hosts for the interactive discussion:
- Casey Gwinn, J.D., President of the Family Justice Center Alliance, which provides training, planning and consulting services, and technical assistance to Family Justice Centers and family violence professionals throughout the U.S. and around the world.
- Maureen Lowell, LMFT, licensed marriage and family therapist with more than 20 years of experience in the field of family violence. Since 2007, Ms. Lowell has worked on an Office for Victims of Crime-funded project at San Jose State University to develop a new education and training model to teach students to respond more effectively to family violence using interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Linda Williams, Ph.D., Professor of criminal justice and criminology at the University of Massachusetts–Lowell. Among her many accomplishments, Dr. Williams has directed longitudinal research on violence against women and children for nearly 40 years.
New users can learn how to participate in OVC Web Forums.
Additional Events. Search our National Calendar of Crime Victim Assisted-Related Events to learn about additional events related to domestic violence. Promote your organization’s event by adding it to our Calendar.
In 2013, NCVRW will be observed April 21–27. The theme for NCVRW 2013 is "New Challenges. New Solutions." and the theme colors are midnight blue and orange. The theme colors (PDF 258 kb) are presented in full-color (CMYK) builds. Comparable spot colors and RBG values are available as well.
Sign up for the NCVRW mailing list by November 30, 2012, to receive future information about NCVRW, including a free Resource Guide and poster! Note: if you received a 2012 Resource Guide and theme poster, you are not required to sign-up for future mailings. Visit the NCVRW Web site for additional information.
OVC released Multidisciplinary Response to Crime Victims With Disabilities—the product of a 3-year project by two grantees to adapt and replicate their innovative, multidisciplinary response models. The replication guides in this set—one statewide (NCJ 239107) and one community based (NCJ 239108)—discuss how adult protective services, human services agencies, law enforcement, disability and Deaf advocates, self-advocates, and others can work together to ensure equal and effective access to the criminal justice system for persons with disabilities.
September 2012: Commemorating National Campus Safety Awareness Month
August 2012: Support for Oak Creek, Wisconsin and Aurora, Colorado, Shooting Victims
July 2012: National Probation, Parole, and Community Supervision Week
June 2012: National Internet Safety Month. World Elder Abuse Day. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Month
May 2012: OVC’s Online Gallery Presents Portraits of the 2012 Awardees
April 2012: National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
March 2012: National Youth Violence Prevention Week
February 2012: Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
January 2012: National Stalking Awareness, Human Trafficking Awareness
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