Research and evaluation

Testimonials from Latin@ survivors and advocates From 2021-2022, Esperanza United partnered with organizations across the United States to grow culturally specific knowledge on how intimate partner violence (IPV) can lead to intimate partner homicide (IPH). We invited organizations from our national Latin@ network that includes domestic violence (DV), sexual assault (SA), […]

By Alexa De La Fuente Are you an emerging researcher? A teacher? An activist? Someone who wants to be part of ending gender-based violence (GBV)? Media is an important part of the normalization of such violence because it influences ideas, beliefs, and perceptions that enables harm. Yet as the audience, we […]

The individuals who work across the food supply chain keep us healthy and sustain our communities. The COVID-19 pandemic illuminated to a wider audience how those individuals, such as farmworkers, are integral parts of our communities (Liebman et al., 2021). Despite this, farmworkers lack the protections they need to live a […]

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 […]