OHIO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NETWORK

ODVN PROVIDES TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND BEST PRACTICE SUPPORT TO 76 MEMBER PROGRAMS, INCLUDING 58 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS AND 18 NON- RESIDENTIAL DV PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS SERVED NEARLY 109,000 WOMEN, MEN, AND CHILDREN DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. ODVN IS THE LEADING RESOURCE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ISSUES IN OHIO AND IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL NETWORK TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (NNEDV). ODVN PROVIDES BEST PRACTICE RESOURCES TO MEMBER PROGRAMS THROUGH TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PUBLIC POLICY INFORMATION, A TOLL- FREE INFORMATION/REFERRAL LINE, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. ODVN'S TRAINING INSTITUTE HOSTED 309 TRAININGS ATTENDED BY 18,621 INDIVIDUALS FROM MEMBER PROGRAMS, CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES.

ODVN'S PREVENTION WORK FOCUSES ON ENGAGING MEN AND BOYS THROUGH THE OHIO MEN'S ACTION NETWORK (OHMAN). OHMAN USES THE NEW PLAYBOOK, AN EVIDENCE- INFORMED TRAINING THAT WORKS TO TRANSFORM INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO BRING AN END TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN CALLED "KNOW BETTER. DO BETTER. BE BETTER,- AND COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS: FROM HARM TO HEALING, IN-PERSON CONVERSATIONS THAT DISCUSS SOCIETAL TOPICS THAT INTERSECT WITH MASCULINITY AND VIOLENCE. ODVN'S CENTER ON PARTNER-INFLICTED BRAIN INJURY PROVIDES STATEWIDE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ON THE INTERSECTION OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, STRANGULATION, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE CENTER PROVIDED 74 TRAININGS TO OVER 7,500 PEOPLE IN OHIO AND 20 STATES.