Knowledge Base

The Los Angeles LGBT Center and Esperanza United 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.

This project was supported by award: 90EV0553-01-00 from the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. Its contents are solely the responsibility of Esperanza United and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.