Knowledge Base

Promotoras and community health workers (CHWs)1 can be a life changing and lifesaving resource to Latin@ survivors of domestic violence (DV) and intimate partner violence (IPV). While research on safety planning with Latin@ communities is limited, existing research supports a strengths-based, traumainformed approach. A strengths-based approach empowers community members with information about IPV, shares local resources, and emphasizes choice and agency. Emphasizing choice includes understanding that survivors may not want or be able to leave abusive situations. Safety planning should be unique to every survivor.

This resource was supported by awards 90EV0553-01-00 and 90EV0525 from the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Violence Prevention and Services, U.S. Department of Health, and Human Services. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.