“The Division of Homeland Safety (DHS) Council on Combating Gender-Based mostly Violence (CCGBV) has two bulletins to share with you. Constructing on DHS’s dedication to bettering how we help survivors of gender-based violence, DHS has issued a Directive and Instruction that tackle gender-based violence by a victim-centered method. We now have additionally launched a Combating Gender-Based Violence net web page.
Sources for DHS Staff on Combating Gender-Based mostly Violence
In November 2023, DHS issued Directive 002-03, Preventing and Addressing Gender-Based Violence through a Victim-Centered Approach (PDF), and Instruction 002-03-001, Implementation of Stopping and Addressing Gender-Based mostly Violence by a Sufferer-Centered Strategy to advance DHS’s efforts to handle gender-based violence through the use of a victim-centered method. The instruction contains:
- The event of a brand new necessary coaching on gender-based violence (GBV) and the victim-centered method for DHS personnel who work together with survivors of GBV.
- A brand new requirement that DHS elements and places of work that meet the definition of a T visa or U visa certifying company present copies of their certification insurance policies to the CCGBV.
- Informational sources offered to DHS personnel on GBV and secondary (vicarious) trauma to equip them with the information and sources to successfully serve survivors of gender-based violence.
Combating Gender-Based mostly Violence Internet Web page
This new page is a web based hub for data and sources associated to GBV and descriptions what GBV is, the place it might probably happen, who’s affected, and the way and the place to hunt assist if you happen to or somebody is experiencing any type of GBV. The webpage homes public schooling supplies and gives data on DHS sources for survivors of human trafficking and different types of GBV. It additionally hyperlinks to trainings for legislation enforcement and the general public, and knowledge on immigration choices obtainable to survivors of human trafficking, home violence and different crimes.
Extra Info
DHS is dedicated to combating all types of GBV, together with home violence, sexual violence, stalking, compelled marriage, and feminine genital mutilation or chopping. By way of the CCGBV, DHS ensures that insurance policies combating gender-based violence are constant Division-wide and that the Division takes a victim-centered method to implementing all its applications and insurance policies. Go to the Combating Gender-Based Violence web page and observe DHS on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter) for updates on our work on GBV and different essential points.”
