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11 Principles for Sexual and Domestic Violence Services

Sexual and Domestic Violence Services are designed to support the individual, familial, and social needs of survivors of sexual and domestic violence, their children, and/or their other dependents are guided by the 11 principles.

11 Principles

Principle 1 Promote equity and address disparities in prevalence of SDV, access to services and supports, and outcomes.
Principle 2 Build and sustain the leadership of survivors of SDV.
Principle 3 Promote the well-being of survivors of SDV.
Principle 4 Attend to the needs of children and youth exposed to/survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
Principle 5 Provide trauma- and resilience-informed approaches.
Principle 6 Meaningful community collaboration and SDV network-building is essential to being of service to survivors.
Principle 7 Promote innovative approaches to housing stabilization and shelter.
Principle 8 Address sexual and domestic violence through a variety of prevention and education strategies.
Principle 9 Promote services that are informed about perpetration and accountability.
Principle 10 Programming and service-network development are data-driven, evidence-informed, and theory-based.
Principle 11    Promote a just society with equity in economic, political and social rights and opportunities for all people.

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