Latinas and Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence-based facts

While the number of studies examining intimate partner violence (IPV) in Latina populations is growing, research on this issue continues to be limited in quality and breadth. We have compiled what we believe are the most current research on this topic and summarized it here.

Organization
Esperanza United
Research & Data
Link to the Latinas and Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence-based facts page

College transition guide for Latin@s and Survivors

Latin@ students and survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) bring resilience, unique perspectives, and diverse experiences that greatly enrich higher education. This guide is designed to honor and support those strengths by providing reliable, current information to assist with the decision-making process about higher education.

Organization
Esperanza United
Culturally Specific
Link to the College transition guide for Latin@s and Survivors page

Facts about teen dating violence

Dating violence occurs in a dating relationship when a person uses physical, emotional or sexual abuse to gain power and to keep control over another person or people. Keep in mind teens have their own language when talking about relationships, dating and intimacy.

Organization
Esperanza United
Culturally Specific
Link to the Facts about teen dating violence page

Toolkit: Primary Prevention in AANHPI & MENA Communities

This toolkit documents the the ongoing practices, policies, and programs aimed at stopping violence in/within Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (AANHPI) and Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) communities.

Organization
Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence
Prevention
Link to the Toolkit: Primary Prevention in AANHPI & MENA Communities page

US National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence: Strategies for Action

In this first-ever National Plan to end GBV (May 2023), the Federal Government advances an unprecedented and comprehensive approach to preventing and addressing sexual violence, intimate partner violence, stalking, and other forms of gender based violence.

Community Collaboration
Link to the US National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence: Strategies for Action page

Beyond Silos: Harnessing Collaboration to End Gender-Based Violence

In October 2025, BWJP and Centre for Public Impact co-hosted “Reimagining a Whole-of-Society Approach to Ending Gender-Based Violence: Strategies for Action” in Chicago. This report summarizes the powerful conversations that took place and lays out recommendations for moving forward.

Organization
BWJP
Community Collaboration
Link to the Beyond Silos: Harnessing Collaboration to End Gender-Based Violence page

Alcance Comunitario (English)

Outlines main themes and successful strategies for effectively reaching Latin@ communities during emergency situations.

Organization
Esperanza United
Emergency Preparedness
Link to the Alcance Comunitario (English) page