Domestic Violence

Native women face domestic violence at a rate of 2.5 times higher than any other group.

What is Domestic Violence? Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another.

• Download SWIWC’s Domestic Violence Fact Sheet: Domestic Violence
• How to Support a Loved One in an Abusive Relationship visit: StrongHearts
• What to Say to a Survivor? ACESDV
• Create a Safety Plan visit: StrongHearts
• How the Criminal Justice System works, overview: Steps in Criminal Case
• To view Tribal Protection Order Resources, visit: Tribal Protection Order
• View SWIWC Webinar: Supporting Children in the Aftermath of Domestic Violence (Part 1)
  • Supporting Children in the Aftermath of Domestic Violence Part 2