Knowledge Base

A healthy dating relationship involves feeling respected, having space for your own interests and development as an individual, and making your own decisions about your body, personal expression, and devices. To learn more about psychological, physical, sexual, and digital dating violence, see Esperanza United’s teen dating factsheet and our Sexual minority […]

Esperanza United believes that knowledge is power and that everyone should have access to information and resources to make the best decisions for themselves. From our research and advocacy, we know that social media platforms like Facebook, TikTok, and WhatsApp spread mis and disinformation at high volumes. This became more evident […]

This rule is effective December 23, 2022. This fact sheet is intended for immigrant communities, advocates, survivors, and allies. This should help clarify the confusion caused by recent changes to programs associated with public charges. We are providing this fact sheet because Esperanza United believes it is critical that individuals have […]

Medical providers play a crucial role in the prevention and intervention of intimate partner violence (IPV) experienced by patients. Violence is a social determinant of health, affecting the health outcomes of survivors, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic (California Department of Public Health, 2020 and National Domestic Violence Hotline, 2020). This project […]

Community providers have been integral to individuals’ health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Latin@ individuals face unique situations when reporting intimate partner violence (IPV) and navigating healthcare systems due disparities in language access and identification in healthcare systems (Robinson et al., 2021). Community providers are bridges to increasing access to […]

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 […]

Community advocates can serve as bridges to navigating healthcare systems and providing support to Latin@ survivors of abuse, especially intimate partner violence (IPV). This tool will serve to: Equip community youth advocates with culturally-responsive strategies to navigate systems to support youth Latin@ survivors of IPV. Increase knowledge of barriers to improving […]

Many parents say it’s helpful to practice having conversations with their partners or in front of the mirror before talking with their children about difficult topics. It is also helpful for parents to have ongoing conversations with each other so that they can send consistent messages to their children. In this […]

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 […]

Access to Indigenous languages Changes in demographics in the last few years have shown an increasing number of Indigenous peoples of Latin America arriving at the border and asking for asylum. Although Census data shows increases as well, there are big levels of underreporting due to many factors including the way […]