Knowledge Base

The Los Angeles LGBT Center3 and Esperanza United4 are organizations dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Latin@ LGBTQIA2S+ folx, especially those who have experienced or are experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV).

Safety planning is a tool that service providers, advocates, and survivors can use to determine a set of actions to increase the safety of a survivor whether they are wanting to stay in the relationship, preparing to leave, or actively leaving an abusive relationship. Latin@ LGBTQIA2S+ survivors face unique and specific factors that shape their experiences in navigating safety and obtaining resources. This resource is a guide for service providers and advocates to safety plan with LGBTQIA2S+ survivors while accounting for subtle differences and lived realities.