Domestic Violence, Featured, Gender-Based Violence, Homicide, Lifecourse Violence and Help Seeking, News and Events, Research and Data, Updated
The 2020 updated and expanded Facts and Stats Report contains new statistics on domestic violence, community attitudes, health and mental health impacts, help-seeking behavior, domestic violence related homicide, and more. The Facts & Stats Report, consistently...
Gender-Based Violence, Homicide, Research and Data
Who gets killed? The answer to this question is crucial to understanding the struggles of battered women to survive their abusive relationships and to protect the safety of their children, family and friends. Who did the killing? This is also a critical question...
Asian Pacific Islander Demographics and Census Data, Asians and Pacific Islanders
Definitions The U.C. Census Bureau, in adherence to the 1997 Office of Management and Budget standards on race and ethnicity, defines “Asian” to include persons having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian...
Asians and Pacific Islanders, Culturally-Specific Advocacy, Gender-Based Violence, New, News and Events
August 4th, 2026, 12:30-2pm PT/3:30-5pm ET Webinar Overview This webinar will provide culturally specific service providers, advocates, and legal professionals with practical guidance on survivor privacy, confidentiality obligations, and privilege considerations in...
Asians and Pacific Islanders, Culturally-Specific Advocacy, Gender-Based Violence, News and Events, Research and Data, Sexual Violence
Sexual violence is defined by the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention as “sexual activity when consent is not obtained or freely given. It impacts every community and affects both sexes and people of all sexual orientations and ages. Anyone can experience or...
Asians and Pacific Islanders, Culturally-Specific Advocacy, Gender-Based Violence, News and Events, Research and Data, Sexual Violence, Teen/Youth Dating Abuse
Youth (ages 13 to 24) often use informal terms to describe their romantic or sexual relationships. Just like the relationships they represent, these terms can be fluid or lack discrete definitions. These labels do not necessarily imply that a relationship is exclusive...
Asians and Pacific Islanders, Culturally-Specific Advocacy, Gender-Based Violence, News and Events, Uncategorized, Updated
Sexual violence is defined by the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention as “sexual activity when consent is not obtained or freely given. It impacts every community and affects both sexes and people of all sexual orientations and ages. This publication provides...
Asians and Pacific Islanders, Culturally-Specific Advocacy, Gender-Based Violence, News and Events, Research and Data, Uncategorized
This infographic shares key findings from a 2024 needs assessment of 23 AANHPI- and MENA-serving community health centers and community-based organizations on how they are preventing and responding to gender-based violence. It highlights current GBV screening...
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This impact report documents an 18‑month AANHPI/MENA Collaborative with nine community health centers that expanded GBV screening, universal education, and survivor-centered care for AANHPI and MENA patients. It highlights concrete practice changes, training and...
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This report examines how AANHPI- and MENA-serving community health centers across the continental U.S., Hawaiʻi, and the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands are working to prevent and respond to gender-based violence, drawing on survey data from 18 CHCs, a focus group,...
Asians and Pacific Islanders, Culturally-Specific Advocacy, Gender-Based Violence, Uncategorized
Fall 2025 About the Toolkit This toolkit grew out of a need to build evidence and document the ongoing practices, policies, and programs aimed at stopping violence in within Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (AANHPI) and Middle Eastern and North...
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Atlanta – This moment needs YOU. On March 4th and March 5th, join the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence (API-GBV) in conversation with Helen Zia, award-winning journalist, author, and civil rights activist. We will discuss Ms. Zia’s personal and...
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2025 Needs Assessment Findings Webinar January 23, 12pm PT/3pm ET Webinar on Using API-GBV’s Updated Domestic Violence Fact Sheets January 26, 12pm PT/3pm ET Examining the Co-occurrence of Human Trafficking & Domestic Violence January 28, 12pm PT/3pm ET...
