Spotlight / Spring Spotlight 2022

Have violence levels increased during the pandemic? Review the Center for Global Development’s four research roundups of studies on violence against women and children during COVID-19.

Learn from this Evidence Hour webinar and related resources about domestic violence survivors’ needs and their approaches to staying safe during pandemic lockdowns and reduced services.

Check out the natural disaster response literature for ideas on strengthening local collaborations to reduce family violence and save lives.

“What makes communities resilient to external shocks?” Consider how violence prevention and restorative justice nonprofits in the Midwest stayed in touch with clients and provided services during the pandemic.

Read about the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic and during previous health crises and how racism perpetuates inequality.

How has COVID-19 impacted advocacy groups serving Asian American Pacific Islanders? Tune into this webinar from the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-based Violence about their listening sessions, surveys, and assessments of the field.

Review this survey’s findings about COVID-19 fraud types and how these scams impact victims.

Who do victims tell about their experiences of mass market consumer fraud? Find out in this analysis of Federal Trade Commission data.

What factors do detectives consider in sexual assault cases? Read interview results from the Los Angeles Sexual Assault Study.

Social reactions to sexual assault disclosure can have a big impact on survivors. Watch our Evidence Hour to understand the relationship between victims’ outcomes and loved ones’ responses when survivors share their stories.

Read this evaluation of a parenting skills program in Sweden, Safer Kids, which aims to prevent further child abuse.

Learn how gender stereotypes affect response to victims of child sexual exploitation and how agencies can become more gender-inclusive.

What barriers do parents see in preventing child sexual abuse? Find out from these focus groups across the United States.

How are housing stress and child maltreatment related? Check out our Evidence Hour and related resources to support families.

Check out the Justice Research and Statistics Association’s research project with legal clinics to create conceptual framework of the ultimate goals of victim legal services field and what success looks like in enforcing victims rights.

“What Works in Violence Prevention Among Young People?” Read this open access Systematic Review of Reviews of 40 studies published between 1998-2018.

Catch up with the Native Youth Town Halls report on teens’ views of safety and resilience and how they want to contribute to creating a safe environment.

What factors contribute to the stigma around mental disorders among law enforcement? Read this Canadian study to learn what some officers said prevent them from using available treatment.

Learn more about vicarious trauma that advocates can experience when supporting survivors of sexual assault and what can help advocates cope and find meaning.