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Domestic Violence Prevention Program

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In May 2022, the IHS Division of Behavioral Health, Office of Clinical and Preventive Services awarded 37 Tribal, Tribal organization, and Urban Indian organization Domestic Violence Prevention (DVP) grants totaling $7.4 million, over a 5-year period. The 37 DVP grantees will focus on domestic violence prevention, treatment, and aftercare. DVP grantees will aim to promote prevention efforts addressing domestic and sexual violence, including sexual exploitation/human trafficking, Missing and Murdered AI/AN people, and child maltreatment.

The Domestic Violence Prevention (DVP) program supports incorporating community-based prevention efforts addressing social, spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being of victims through the integration of culturally appropriate practices and trauma-informed services for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribal and Urban communities. DVP funds the 37 tribes, tribal organizations, Urban Indian Organizations to meet the following goals:

  • Establish a community coordinated response (CCR) system to address violence.
  • Increase educational awareness about the negative health effects and social burden on domestic and sexual violence, child maltreatment, and sexual exploitation/human trafficking in community settings and health.
  • Develop or expand victim advocacy services.
  • Integrate at least one program/intervention that is an evidence-based practice, or known as a promising practice, to facilitate the social and emotional well-being of victims and their families.
  • Integrate community-based culturally appropriate practices and/or faith-based services to facilitate the social and emotional well-being of victims and their children.