Empowering Victims of Domestic Violence

Domestic violence, or intimate partner violence, is a willful single occurrence or a pattern of abusive behavior employing coercion, threat, intimidation, isolation, power or fear that results in physical, psychological or emotional trauma. This report focuses on abuse perpetrated by males against their female partners.

1. Explore the social issue

Read our social issue report on empowering victims of domestic violence, which includes: an overview of the social issue, an investment recommendation, information on the return on investment, and ways to take further action.

Click here to read the full social issue report

2. Learn about your state

The state reports define the context of how domestic violence is being addressed in Massachusetts and New York.

Massachusetts  /  New York

3. Select an organization

The guide to giving provides information needed to evaluate an organization working to empower victims of domestic violence in five steps.

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4. Explore related social issues

Learn about social issues related to empowering victims of domestic violence that we have written about in other reports.

• Ending Chronic Homelessness
• Workforce Development
• Civil Legal Assistance
• Improving Outcomes for Homeless Youth