Safety planning for promotoras: Research facts

Promotoras and community health workers (CHWs) can be a life changing and lifesaving resource to Latin@ survivors of domestic violence and intimate partner violence. While research on safety planning with Latin@ communities is limited, existing research supports a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach. A strengths-based approach empowers community members with information about intimate partner violence, 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