LGBTQ Domestic Violence
Training and Technical Assistance Project
2006-2009
 
“Attempting to work on domestic violence without working on
other oppressions is like attempting to move a rug one is standing on.”
– National Resource Center on Domestic Violence

 
The LGBTQ Domestic Violence Training and Technical Assistance Project (LGBTQ DV TAT Project) was launched in 2006 and completed in 2009. The project was funded by the California Department of Health Services Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Office of Family Planning (MCAH/OFP) and administered by the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence in partnership with Community United Against Violence (CUAV) and the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center (LAGLC).

The purpose of the project was to assist the 94 state-funded DV programs in increasing access to services by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) victims and survivors of domestic violence. While CUAV, LAGLC and other providers had delivered training and technical assistance on LGBTQ competency and accessibility for many years, the LGBTQ DV TAT Project represented an unprecedented opportunity to systematically provide TAT to all 94 of California’s state-funded DV programs.

The many resources, presentations and publications from the project are available for download.

LGBTQ DV TAT Project 1-Page Summary

LGBTQ DV TAT Project Summative Evaluation Report

Transforming Bias and Opening Doors: Building State and Local Capacity to Address LGBTQ Domestic Violence (Presentation delivered at the 137th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 11/9/2009)

Addressing Oppression: A Critical Strategy for Increasing LGBTQ Access to Services and Ending DV
(Presentation delivered at the 13th National Coalition Against Domestic Violence conference in Washington, DC on 7/22/2008)

LGBTQ Competency and Accessibility Assessment
The Partnership developed an LGBTQ Competency and Accessibility Assessment in collaboration with Community United Against Violence and the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center. 
* LGBTQ Competency and Accessibility Assessment Description
* LGBTQ Competency and Accessibility Organizational Assessment Interview
* LGBTQ Competency and Accessibility Organizational Assessment Survey

Serving LGBTQ Victims/Survivors: Overview of Access Issues and Recommended Practices
* Serving LGBTQ Victims/Survivors: Overview of Access Issues and Recommended Practices Presentation
* LGBT Communities and Domestic Violence: Information and Resources by the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
* Community Standards of Practice For Provision of Quality Health Care Services For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual And Transgendered Clients by GLBT Health Access Project
* Policy Recommendations for Battered Women’s Shelters Regarding Transgender Battered Women by Community United Against Violence
* Trans Inclusion Policy Manual For Women’s Organizations by the Women/Trans Dialogue Planning Committee and Trans Alliance Society
* Enhancing Cultural Competence: Welcoming the LGBT Community by Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Improving Access for LGBTQ Victim/Survivors
* Improving Access for LGBTQ Victim/Survivors PPT
* Improving Access for LGBTQ Victim/Survivors Trainer’s Guide
* Improving Access for LGBTQ Victim/Survivors Training Materials
* Improving Access for LGBTQ Victim/Survivors Handouts

Fostering an LGBTQ Welcoming Environment
* Fostering an LGBTQ Welcoming Environment Presentation
* Welcoming Environment Case Example
* Examples of LGBTQ Outreach Brochures

Effective Case Management with LGBTQ DV Victims/Survivors
* Effective Case Management with LGBTQ DV Victims/Survivors Presentation

Domestic Violence Intake Interviewing and Screening with LGBTQ Individuals
* Domestic Violence Intake Interviewing and Screening with LGBTQ Individuals Presentation
* Domestic Violence Intake Interviewing and Screening with LGBTQ Individuals Handouts

Partnerships with LGBTQ Groups and Organizations
* Partnerships with LGBTQ Groups and Organizations Presentation

Addressing Anti-LGBTQ Bias among Clients and Others
* Addressing Anti-LGBTQ Bias among Clients and Others Presentation
* Responding to Everyday Bigotry: Speak Up! by Teaching Tolerance
* Transitioning Our Shelters: A Guide to Making Homeless Shelters Safe for Transgender People by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Coalition for the Homeless

LGBTQ Youth Dating Abuse Resources
* Break the Cycle, Hear My Voice
* Community United Against Violence, LOVE & JUSTICE Program video, Relationship’s: It’s Not Always Hearts and Flowers
* Advocates For Youth’s Amplify Your Voice Youth
* Spark Reproductive Justice’s FYRE: Sparking the Flames in Each Other
* Queer Youth Relationship Violence Needs Assessment Report by Community United Against Violence and Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center