INDIANA COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INC

PREVENTION, SERVICES AND AWARENESS: ICADV CONTINUED TO ADVANCE ITS MISSION THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING, COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PREVENTION COMMUNITY. EFFORTS INCLUDED EXPANDING MOBILE ADVOCACY ACROSS INDIANA, DEVELOPING A REGIONAL SERVICE MODEL TO ENSURE ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR ALL SURVIVORS, ENGAGING SURVIVORS TO ENSURE PROGRAMS ALIGN WITH THEIR IDENTIFIED NEEDS, AND DEVELOPING TOOL KITS AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT ADVOCATES IN THE FIELD. ICADV COLLABORATED WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ELEVATE PROTECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTING VIOLENCE AND DISSEMINATED EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH NEWSLETTERS, WEBSITES, SOCIAL MEDIA, EVENTS, AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, BROCHURES, AND PODCASTS. RECOGNIZING THAT ECONOMIC STABILITY IS ESSENTIAL BOTH TO PREVENTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND TO RESTORING SAFETY FOR SURVIVORS, ICADV ENGAGED POLICYMAKERS AND PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS TO PROMOTE EVIDENCE-BASED ECONOMIC SUPPORT POLICIES SUCH AS PAID FAMILY LEAVE, LIVING WAGES, AND A ROBUST SOCIAL SAFETY NET. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE OF INDIANA, ICADV EVALUATED THE STATE'S PAID PARENTAL LEAVE BENEFIT, PUBLISHED FINDINGS, AND ENCOURAGED ADDITIONAL EMPLOYERS TO ADOPT SIMILAR POLICIES. THE COALITION ALSO WORKED CLOSELY WITH LAWMAKERS TO SECURE CRITICAL FUNDING TO SUSTAIN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

DIRECT SERVICES: ICADV STAFF AND CONTRACTORS ASSISTED 665 SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE WITH OVER 1,065 SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDING CRISIS INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, ADVOCACY AND RESOURCE NAVIGATION, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND SAFETY SERVICES, AND CIVIL/CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUPPORT THROUGH DIRECT CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE. ICADV COLLABORATES WITH THE NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE TO RESPOND TO THE STATES' 24-HOUR CRISIS LINE AND DEAF HOPE TO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING SURVIVORS.