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Tri-Agency Letter Issued about Providing Services to Immigrants

August 12, 2016
Courtesy of Principal Deputy Director Bea Hanson, Ph.D., of the Office on Violence Against Women
Recently, Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Secretary Julián Castro of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a letter to recipients of federal funding to provide more information on access to services for immigrant victims. The letter explains that immigrants cannot be denied access to certain services necessary to protect life or safety on the basis of their immigration...
Updated August 31, 2016

The United State of Women: Together We Are All Stronger

June 30, 2016
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) was thrilled to participate in the United State of Women Summit on June 14, 2016. Over 5,000 people traveled to Washington, D.C., from all across the country and around the world; many thousands more attended via livestream, which you can watch on the Summit’s website . The White House Council on Women and Girls coordinated the event to both celebrate the progress that’s been made over the past seven and a half years and to galvanize action for the work that still lies ahead.
Updated June 30, 2016

Strengthening Communities and Supporting Survivors in Reentry

April 29, 2016
Courtesy of Principal Deputy Director Bea Hanson, Ph.D., of the Office on Violence Against Women
As we come to the end of Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the Justice Department’s inaugural National Reentry Week, I am humbled and inspired by the department’s – and the entire Obama Administration’s – commitment to inclusive criminal justice reform efforts. For example, last month the White House convened a group of justice-involved women and girls, family members of incarcerated individuals, women serving in law enforcement and other advocates to talk about women’s access to justice.
Updated August 31, 2016

Promoting Healing and Well-Being for Victims of Child Sexual Abuse

April 28, 2016
Courtesy of Principal Deputy Director Bea Hanson of the Office on Violence Against Women and Courtesy of Assistant Attorney General Karol V. Mason for the Office of Justice Programs This month, as part of Sexual Assault Awareness month, Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced the Justice Department’s plan to release a protocol for pediatricians, forensic nurses and other health care providers who work with children, which will offer evidence-based recommendations for caring for child victims of sexual abuse. Today, we are excited to share that the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) released the National Protocol for Sexual Abuse Medical Forensic Examinations, Pediatric (Pediatric SAFE Protocol) .
Updated April 28, 2016

Department of Justice Celebrates Women’s History Month

March 28, 2016
Courtesy of Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch
Last month, as part of my ongoing community policing tour , I traveled to Miami and Doral, Florida, to learn about some of the innovative work underway there to build trust and strengthen ties between police officers and the residents they serve. But in addition to the opportunity to meet with local law enforcement, civic leaders, and students, my trip to south Florida gave me a chance to visit with Janet Reno, the first woman to lead the Department of Justice and the second-longest serving Attorney General in American history.
Updated August 31, 2016

Office on Violence Against Women Launches Research and Evaluation Initiative

March 21, 2016
A rape crisis center, recognizing that some victims in the community are unlikely to use counseling services, develops a peer support group model for survivors of sexual violence. The group’s participation is at capacity and the participants say that talking with other survivors is helping them cope, but what about the model makes it successful? Would the model work in a different community? A police chief establishes a specialized domestic violence unit and staffs it with detectives who are...
Updated March 21, 2016

FY 2016 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation is Now Closed

February 23, 2016
The fiscal year (FY) 2016 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) is now closed. The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) offered funding through Purpose Area #5: Tribal Governments Program (TGP). OVW anticipates making FY 2016 CTAS awards by September 30, 2016. All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and to any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by law. FY 2016 CTAS reflected improvements and refinements from earlier versions based...
Updated February 24, 2016

Understanding the Campus Climate Survey Validation Study Final Technical Report

January 21, 2016
Courtesy of Principal Deputy Director Bea Hanson of the Office on Violence Against Women Yesterday morning, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) released a groundbreaking report: the Campus Climate Survey Validation Study (CCSVS) Final Technical Report , a key deliverable of the White House Task Force to Protect Students From Sexual Assault (Task Force). Established by President Obama on Jan. 22, 2014, to develop a coordinated federal response to campus rape and sexual assault, the Task Force recommended in its first report that schools conduct climate surveys to gauge the prevalence of sexual assault on campus, assess students’ perceptions of the climate at their school on the issue and obtain valuable information to develop solutions. The Task Force also released a toolkit and sample survey, which the BJS study – funded by the Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) – revised and pilot tested at nine diverse colleges and universities, including public, private and community colleges
Updated January 27, 2016

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