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For many students and administrators, working through institutional structures and implementing policies related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus is a very difficult and daunting job. It is critical for on-campus advocates working with Latin@ students to be knowledgeable of Latin@ cultural contexts – their experience, […]
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 […]
In early 2014, Esperanza United conducted a national assessment of the language accessibility of court systems to survivors of sexual and domestic violence (S/DV), who have limited English proficiency (LEP). LEP is defined by the Federal Interagency Working Group on Limited English Proficiency as characteristic of “individuals who do not speak […]
Anyone can choose to use violence. Although both men and women can be abusive, a high percentage are men. Those who use violence often refuse to accept responsibility for the abuse and attempt to rationalize or blame the other person or people for causing it.
There are many myths about domestic violence that perpetuate a distorted view about its nature and causes. This list is a starting point; we hope that it will prompt you to examine your beliefs and provide you with helpful information.
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, […]
