Research and evaluation

Prepared by: R. Lillianne Macias, PhD Krista Grajo, MA Rasheeda O’Connor, MA Intimate partner homicide (IPH), the killing of a spouse or romantic partner, remains a pressing and understudied social issue within Latin@ communities in the United States. To help address gaps in current knowledge of IPH in Latin@ communities, the […]

Research suggests that while rates of GBV such as intimate partner violence (IPV) are 1 in 3 among cisgender women13, more than half of transgender Latinas may experience some form of GBV in their lifetime.8 Transgender Latina survivors are an understudied and underserved group in gender-based violence (GBV) advocacy. This factsheet […]

What is elder abuse? Any action that causes harm or distress to an older person. Elder abuse occurs within the context of trusting familial or care-taking relationships and can include neglect as well as threats or the actual use of physical, sexual, emotional, verbal, psychological, or financial abuse. Funding for this […]

Rates, risks, and protective factors Teen dating violence (TDV) refers to violence that occurs between partners in a dating, romantic, or close relationship. TDV can occur in person or electronically (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2021). This factsheet summarizes recent rates of TDV among Latin@ youth and culturally specific […]

Learning community  We thought about this section as a space to build a community in which we can share resources and learn from each other. We know that sometimes it is hard to find a tool or an ingredient that you can use that is appropriate for the kind of work […]

Afro-Latin@s, or Latin@s with African ancestry, make up large portions of society in both Latin American & Caribbean countries and the United States (U.S. Census Bureau 2014; Manuel 2019) but are largely under-serviced in the field of gender-based violence (GBV) (Parker, 2020; Freire et al. 2018; Montalvo 2005). This report examines […]

This call to action examines the experiences of gender-based violence (GBV) among Indigenous Latin@s in the United States, the unique challenges in accessing care by Indigenous Latin@s, promising strategies in working with Indigenous communities, and recommendations for future work to address GBV among Indigenous communities. This project is supported by Grant […]

While the number of studies examining intimate partner violence (IPV) in Latina populations is growing, research on this issue continues to be limited in quality and breadth. We have compiled what we believe are the most current research on this topic and summarized it below. This factsheet was made possible by […]

Esperanza United seeks to better serve the Trans Latina community. Gender-based violence (GBV) and culturally specific organizations have the responsibility to acknowledge the realities, barriers, and challenges that Trans Latinas face when accessing services from mainstream and Latina-specific gender-based violence services. This call-to-action report seeks to bring awareness to Trans Latina […]

This tool has been built to be flexible, considering that survivors have their own stories, realities, and obstacles. The goal of this tool is to provide domestic violence shelters and programs a series of culturally relevant approaches to identifying and serving Latin@ survivors of trafficking who already access their services. Additionally, […]