American Bar Association

This project provides training and technical assistance to attorneys on incorporating trauma informed principles into the representation of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

The ABAs Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence and partners provide training and technical assistance to state and territorial domestic violence, sexual assault, dual coalitions, and member organizations serving LGBTQIA2S+ survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault. Trainings focus on how coalitions can build LGBTQIA2S+ inclusivity through the LGBTQIA2S+ training for coalitions.

The Expanding Legal Services Initiative (ELSI) Building project provides training and technical assistance (TTA) to OVW Legal Assistance for Victims ELSI grantees to assist these grantees in establishing legal programs within their organizations that provide legal representation to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

This project provides training and technical assistance to legal services providers, prosecutors’ offices, and courts, including judges and court personnel, representing or engaging with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual or two-spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

This project provides trial advocacy and/or litigation skills training and technical assistance and enhances the skills of both new and experienced attorneys litigating civil cases, including, but not limited to, custody, divorce, and protection order litigation involving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.