INDIANA COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INC
1915 W 18TH STREET NO B, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46202 www.icadvinc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: ICADV WORKS FOR THE PREVENTION AND ELIMINATION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - UNTIL THE VIOLENCE ENDS. ICADV WORKS TO ELIMINATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND PUBLIC AWARENESS IN COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS, THROUGH ADVOCACY FOR SYSTEM CHANGE, AND THROUGH THE INFLUENCING OF PUBLIC POLICY AND ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES.

PREVENTION AND AWARENESS: ICADV'S PREVENTION TEAM CONTINUED TO DEVELOP PROGRAMMING AND TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PREVENTION COMMUNITY FROM AN EQUITY FRAMEWORK. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED ADDING TO THE PREVENTION EVIDENCE BASE BY CONDUCTING A LITERATURE REVIEW TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY LEVEL RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR VICTIMIZATION AMONG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND A NEW PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY THE BARRIERS TO SEXUAL HEALTH FOR BLACK WOMEN AND GIRLS. ADDITIONALLY, THE TEAM LED EFFORTS TO PROMOTE A COMMON LANGUAGE AND PRACTICES TO CENTER EQUITY IN ORGANIZATIONS SERVING VULNERABLE YOUTH IN INDIANA. THE PREVENTION TEAM SHARED PROGRAMMATIC INNOVATIONS WITH THOUSANDS OF PRACTITIONERS WORKING ACROSS THE COUNTRY THROUGH STATE AND NATIONAL WEB-BASED TRAININGS. ADDITIONALLY, ICADV COMMUNICATED NEWS AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC THRU E-NEWSLETTERS, WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, EVENTS, AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND BROCHURES. ICADV DISTRIBUTED 53,927 EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO MEMBER PROGRAMS, AT EXHIBITS/FAIRS, AND THROUGH OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS. PROMOTED EVENTS THAT INCLUDED THE NATIONAL VICTIMS OF CRIMES WEEK, DV AWARENESS MONTH, TEEN DATING AWARENESS MONTH, DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH, STALKING AWARENESS MONTH, AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH.

DIRECT SERVICES: ICADV PROVIDED LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND ADVOCACY TO SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND ICADV MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS. DIRECT SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO APPROXIMATELY 3,600 VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AND STALKING. ICADV ATTORNEYS PROVIDED LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO 440 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SURVIVORS. A TOTAL OF 1779 SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO SURVIVORS, WHICH INCLUDED CRISIS INTERVENTION, RESOURCE AND REFERRAL, COURT ACCOMPANIMENT, RELOCATION ASSISTANCE, LEGAL/IMMIGRATION ASSISTANCE. ICADV'S LEGAL TEAM ALSO FIELDED 614 LEGAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTS TO MEMBER PROGRAMS, ATTORNEYS, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERSONNEL STATEWIDE. ICADV COLLABORATES WITH THE NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE TO RESPOND TO THE STATES' 24 HOUR CRISIS LINE. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE ADVOCATES PROVIDED A COMPASSIONATE ADVOCACY RESPONSE TO HOOSIERS CALLING FOR ASSISTANCE. ICADV ALSO PROVIDED OVER $15,200 IN DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 24 SURVIVORS THROUGH MATCH SAVINGS OR EMERGENCY FLEX FUNDING. MATCH SAVINGS ASSETS AND FLEX FUNDING EXPENSES INCLUDED HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, UTILITIES, RELOCATION, AND JOB READINESS SUPPLIES.

COORDINATION, COLLABORATION, AND TRAINING: ICADV HELPED SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE HAVE THE ACCESS TO 'BEST PRACTICE' SERVICE APPROACHES, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT THEY NEED. ICADV PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING TO MORE THAN 2,000 PROFESSIONALS ANNUALLY THROUGH IN-PERSON TRAININGS AT THE COMMUNITY, REGIONAL, STATE LEVEL, AND THROUGH WEBINARS. IN OCTOBER 2019, ICADV WELCOMED 212 PARTICIPANTS ALONG WITH FACILITATORS AND GUESTS TO THE RENAISSANCE INDIANAPOLIS NORTH IN CARMEL. OVER THE COURSE OF THE 2 DAYS, WE HOSTED 30 WORKSHOPS (INCLUDING KEYNOTE AND PLENARIES) TOUCHING ON TOPICS AS VARIED AS BIAS, GENERATIONAL TRAUMA, ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, HOUSING FIRST MODELS OF SERVICE, AND WORKING WITH SURVIVORS WHO ARE HIV+. PROGRAM STAFF ALSO PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE IN-PERSON AND REMOTE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBER PROGRAMS AND ALLIED PROFESSIONALS. STAFF FIELDED A TOTAL OF 2,379 REQUESTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM 1,543 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS, BATTERERS INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERSONNEL, MENTAL/HEALTH CARE, AND OTHER ALLIED PROFESSIONALS.ICADV'S SYSTEMS ADVOCACY EFFORTS INCLUDE WORKING WITH STATE AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO EDUCATE, ADVOCATE, AND ASSIST IN THE CREATION OF POLICES AND PROTOCOLS THAT PROMOTE EQUITY, SAFETY, AND WELL-BEING FOR SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE AND THEIR FAMILIES. BEGINNING IN MARCH 2020, THE ICADV LAUNCHED A MULTIFACETED RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO SUPPORT SURVIVOR SAFETY, REDUCE COVID-19 EXPOSURE WITHIN PROGRAMS/COMMUNITIES, AND TO MAINTAIN QUALITY SERVICES. ICADV'S RESPONSE STRATEGIES INCLUDED SYSTEMS ADVOCACY, DEVELOPING/POSTING ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES AND INFORMATION; AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.ICADV CONDUCTED A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO ENSURE THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES IN INDIANA WERE ALIGNED WITH SURVIVOR-DEFINED NEEDS AND PRIORITIES. ICADV COLLABORATED WITH MEMBER PROGRAMS LOCATED ACROSS THE STATE TO CONDUCT 91 INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS AND FIVE FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS WITH A BROADLY REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF SURVIVORS. THE COALITION ANALYZED THESE STORIES AND RELEASED THE RE CENTERING REPORT IN 2019 TO DESCRIBE SURVIVORS' PRIORITIES FOR SAFETY IN THE COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTS FROM SERVICE PROGRAMS. TO CREATE SAFE LIVES IN THE COMMUNITY, SURVIVORS TOLD US THAT THEY NEEDED STABLE HOUSING, LIVING WAGES, SOCIAL SAFETY NET PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY CONNECTEDNESS AND STRATEGIES TO BROADLY INCREASE UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION AROUND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO REDUCE THAT JUDGMENT THAT MOST SURVIVORS EXPERIENCE. IN ORDER TO MEET THEIR NEEDS, SURVIVORS SAID THAT SERVICE PROGRAMS NEED TO BE BROADLY PUBLICIZED, ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT FOR SURVIVORS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, WELL-COORDINATED AND NON-JUGMENTAL. ICADV HAS ADOPTED THESE FINDINGS AS THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE COALITION'S WORK INCLUDING PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, POLICY ADVOCACY, INVESTMENT, TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

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