Intimate Partner Violence Prevention

Violence Against Women (domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking)

Violence against women and girls is a significant problem in Native American and Alaska Native (AI/N) communities. Though national annual and lifetime rates for physical assaults are higher for AI/AN women compared to other women, like other women, they are more likely to be hurt by people close to them than by strangers. Violence and abuse can cause physical and emotional pain. But you are not alone and you can get help.

Native-Focused Information on Domestic Violence

• Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention Resources - IHS Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative (DVPI)
• Domestic Violence Resources Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  - Tribal Court Clearinghouse
• Facts on Violence Against American Indian/Alaskan Native Women [PDF - 257 KB] Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov - Futures Without Violence
• Gender Based Violence and Intersecting Challenges Impacting Native American & Alaskan Village Communities Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  - National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women
• Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and the Criminal Justice Response: What is Known [PDF - 1 MB] Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  Bachman R., Zaykowski G., Kallmyer R., Poteyeva M., Lanier C. U.S. Department of Justice. August 2008.
• What to do when you are raped [PDF - 5.7 KB] Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  - graphic novel from the Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center (NAWHERC)

General Resources

• Domestic or intimate partner violence Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  - Office on Women's Health (OWH)
• Domestic Violence: A Provider Perspective Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  - OWH
• About Intimate Partner Violence Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  - CDC
• Committee Opinion on Intimate Partner Violence Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  - American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• Intimate Partner Violence Facts and Resources Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  - American Psychological Association (APA)
• Intimate Partner Violence Facts Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  - World Health Organization
• National Sexual Violence Resource Center State and Territory CoalitionsExit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 
• Prevalence and Characteristics of Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Intimate Partner Violence Victimization Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  - National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, United States, 2011, CDC
• Stalking Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  - Bureau of Justice Statistics
• Stalking in Alaska Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  - University of Alaska Anchorage Justice Center