Resources

• Domestic Violence During COVID-19
• The Hidden Pandemic of Family Violence During COVID-19: Unsupervised Learning of Tweets
• Alarming trends in US domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Webinar: Family Justice Centers, COVID-19, and HOPE
  Alliance for HOPE International
• Legal Response to Covid-19: Select Survey Findings
  American Bar Association
• Webinar: Remote Representation for DV Clients: Privacy & the Covid Pandemic
  American Bar Association
• Language Justice Principles for Everyday Practice and During COVID-19
  Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence
• Covid-19, Coercive Control, and Shared Parenting
  Battered Women's Justice Project
• Coercive Control During Covid-19: New Tactics
  Battered Women's Justice Project
• In Practice: Courts Respond as COVID-19 Fuels Rise in Domestic Violence
  Center for Court Innovation
• In Practice: COVID-19 and the Challenge for Court-Involved Families
  Center for Court Innovation
• Project Reset: Resolving Criminal Cases in a Pandemic
  Center for Court Innovation
• COVID-19: Program Updates and Contact Information
  Center for Court Innovation
• Use of Court Improvement Programs to Assist Dependency Courts in Response to COVID-19
  Children's Bureau (Office of the Administration of Children & Families)
• Call for Courage: Solidarity, Hope and Healing for Survivors of Domestic Violence
  Futures Without Violence
• COVID-19: Survivors in the Workplace
  Futures Without Violence
• Considerations for Conducting Remote Supervised Visitation and Modified Safe Exchange Services for Families Experiencing Domestic Violence in a Time of a National Health Crisis
  Inspire Action for Social Change
• Sample Emergency Language for Supervised Visitation Court Orders
  Inspire Action for Social Change
• Sample Emergency Language for Supervised Visitation Court Orders
  Inspire Action for Social Change
• COVID-19 Tribal Court Resources
  National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA)
• Webinar: Administering Justice in Tribal Courts During the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Are You? Self Care During the Pandemic
  National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA)
• Prioritization of Case Types
  National Center for State Courts
• Webinar: Lights, Camera, Motion!: Act III - Unique Considerations for Remote Video Oral Arguments in Appellate Courts
  National Center for State Courts
• Pandemic-related Administrative Orders
  National Center for State Courts
• A Tiny Chat Companion: Clear Court Communications
  National Center for State Courts
• Coronavirus and the Courts State Profiles
  National Center for State Courts
• Checklist for judges in virtual proceedings
  National Center for State Courts
• Linking a YouTube Account to a Zoom Account
  National Center for State Courts
• Key Virtual Hearing Platform Capability Considerations
  National Center for State Courts
• Implementing Technology in Times of Crisis
  National Center for State Courts
• Two years after the pandemic, what are we doing differently?
  National Center for State Courts

  Two years after the pandemic, what are we doing differently? A year ago, we asked court leaders what they would have done differently if they knew the coronavirus pandemic would become a historic disrupter. As the second anniversary of the pandemic approaches, we asked some of the same people what their courts are doing now that they never imagined they would have done two years ago.

• Remote Court Operations Incorporating A2J Principles
  National Center for State Courts
• COVID-19 Translated Resource Directory
  National Center for State Courts
• Child Welfare: Addressing Backlog and New Filings
  National Center for State Courts
• Video Remote Interpreting Implementation Tip Sheet: Benefits and Limitations
  National Center for State Courts
• Remote Conferencing Tips and Security Guides
  National Center for State Courts
• FEMA Public Assistance Resources for Courts
  National Center for State Courts
• CCJ/COSCA Family Justice Initiative Virtual Triage, Pathways, and COVID-19
  National Center for State Courts
• Teleconferencing Platforms
  National Center for State Courts
• Webinars to Help Courts Navigate the Digital Workplace During the Coronavirus
  National Center for State Courts
• NCJFCJ Statement Regarding Safe Courts & Access to Justice During COVID-19
  National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
• How to Prevent “Zoom-Bombing”: A Guide
  National Network to End Domestic Violence
• Video Conferencing & Digital Communication Platforms: Comparison Chart
  National Network to End Domestic Violence
• Frequently Asked Questions Involving Courts and COVID-19
  National Network to End Domestic Violence
• How to Operate as a Remote Workplace During a Public Health Crisis
  National Network to End Domestic Violence
• Executive Summery: Tech Abuse in the Pandemic and Beyond
  Safety Net

  Safety Net is announcing the release of a new report, “Tech Abuse in the Pandemic and Beyond” – a look at the findings from a needs assessment of the field that included the participation of over 1,000 advocates and legal systems professionals from around the US.
  
  Key Findings:
  
  

  • The most common types of tech abuse - harassment, limiting access to technology, and surveillance - increased during the pandemic.
  • Phones, social media, and messaging were the technologies most commonly misused as a tactic of tech abuse. Internet of Things (IoT) devices, next generation location trackers, and other emerging technologies are increasingly used in tech abuse.
  • Survivors’ lack of access to technology, sometimes called the “Digital Divide,” is a barrier to accessing services, legal support, courts, and other services and social supports.
  
  Takeaways:
  
  • We should be prepared for the likelihood that tech abuse tactics adopted during the pandemic will not be given up easily.
  • We should work together to promote digital equity and tech safety
  
  Technology can amplify abuse but is also used strategically by survivors and those who support them. Moving forward, we should bring this knowledge even more deeply into our work to respond to and prevent violence and abuse while supporting the well-being of providers.
  
  Thank you to the dedicated advocates and legal systems professionals – many of you are reading this now - who took the time to complete our survey in December 2020 to January 2021. Related research on victim services throughout the pandemic highlights what we have always known: that advocates and service providers are resilient and dedicated. We shifted to new ways of using technology to communicate with survivors and each other while coping with profound personal, professional, and pre-existing societal challenges and inequities. However, there is a cost to excessive flexibility and creativity in burnout, vicarious trauma, and exhaustion. We’re grateful for your responses and your work every day alongside survivors to increase safety, privacy, and healing.

• Full Report: Tech Abuse in the Pandemic and Beyond
  Safety Net

  Safety Net is announcing the release of a new report, “Tech Abuse in the Pandemic and Beyond” – a look at the findings from a needs assessment of the field that included the participation of over 1,000 advocates and legal systems professionals from around the US.
  
  Key Findings:
  
  

  • The most common types of tech abuse - harassment, limiting access to technology, and surveillance - increased during the pandemic.
  • Phones, social media, and messaging were the technologies most commonly misused as a tactic of tech abuse. Internet of Things (IoT) devices, next generation location trackers, and other emerging technologies are increasingly used in tech abuse.
  • Survivors’ lack of access to technology, sometimes called the “Digital Divide,” is a barrier to accessing services, legal support, courts, and other services and social supports.
  
  Takeaways:
  
  • We should be prepared for the likelihood that tech abuse tactics adopted during the pandemic will not be given up easily.
  • We should work together to promote digital equity and tech safety
  
  Technology can amplify abuse but is also used strategically by survivors and those who support them. Moving forward, we should bring this knowledge even more deeply into our work to respond to and prevent violence and abuse while supporting the well-being of providers.
  
  Thank you to the dedicated advocates and legal systems professionals – many of you are reading this now - who took the time to complete our survey in December 2020 to January 2021. Related research on victim services throughout the pandemic highlights what we have always known: that advocates and service providers are resilient and dedicated. We shifted to new ways of using technology to communicate with survivors and each other while coping with profound personal, professional, and pre-existing societal challenges and inequities. However, there is a cost to excessive flexibility and creativity in burnout, vicarious trauma, and exhaustion. We’re grateful for your responses and your work every day alongside survivors to increase safety, privacy, and healing.

• Informe Completo : Abuso tecnológico en la pandemia y más allá
  Safety Net

  Safety Net anuncia el lanzamiento de un nuevo informe: “Abuso tecnológico en la pandemia y más allá”, una mirada a los hallazgos de una evaluación de necesidades del campo que incluyó la participación de más de 1000 defensores y profesionales de sistemas legales de todo Estados Unidos. Leer el informe completo o el resumen ejecutivo.
  
  
  

  Hallazgos clave:

  • Los tipos más comunes de abuso tecnológico (acoso, limitación del acceso a la tecnología y vigilancia) aumentaron durante la pandemia.
  • Los teléfonos, las redes sociales y la mensajería fueron las tecnologías más utilizadas indebidamente como táctica de abuso tecnológico.
  • Los dispositivos de Internet de las Cosas (IoT), los rastreadores de ubicación de próxima generación y otras tecnologías emergentes se utilizan cada vez más en el abuso tecnológico.
  • La falta de acceso de los sobrevivientes a la tecnología, a veces llamada la “brecha digital,” es una barrera para acceder a los servicios, el apoyo legal, la corte, y otros servicios y apoyo sociales.
  
  

  Conclusiones:

  • Debemos estar preparados para la probabilidad de que las tácticas de abuso tecnológico adoptadas durante la pandemia no se abandonen fácilmente.
  • Deberíamos trabajar juntos para promover la equidad digital y la seguridad tecnológica.

  La tecnología puede amplificar el abuso, pero también es utilizada estratégicamente por los sobrevivientes y quienes los apoyan. En el futuro, debemos llevar este conocimiento aún más profundamente a nuestro trabajo para responder a la violencia y al abuso, y prevenirlos mientras apoyamos el bienestar de los proveedores.
  
  

  Agradecemos  a los dedicados defensores y profesionales de los sistemas legales. Muchos de los que están leyendo esto ahora se tomaron el tiempo para completar nuestra encuesta desde diciembre de 2020 hasta enero de 2021. La investigación relacionada sobre los servicios a las víctimas durante la pandemia destaca lo que siempre hemos sabido: que los defensores y los proveedores de servicios son resilientes y dedicados. Cambiamos a nuevas formas de utilizar la tecnología para la comunicación con los supervivientes y entre ellos, haciendo frente a profundos retos y desigualdades personales, profesionales y sociales preexistentes. Sin embargo, existe un costo por la excesiva flexibilidad y creatividad: el agotamiento, el trauma indirecto y el desgaste. Estamos agradecidos por sus respuestas y su trabajo todos los días junto a los sobrevivientes para contribuir con la seguridad, la privacidad y la recuperación.

• Resumen Ejecutivo: Abuso tecnológico en la pandemia y más allá
  Safety Net

  Safety Net anuncia el lanzamiento de un nuevo informe: “Abuso tecnológico en la pandemia y más allá”, una mirada a los hallazgos de una evaluación de necesidades del campo que incluyó la participación de más de 1000 defensores y profesionales de sistemas legales de todo Estados Unidos. Leer el informe completo o el resumen ejecutivo.
  
  
  

  Hallazgos clave:

  • Los tipos más comunes de abuso tecnológico (acoso, limitación del acceso a la tecnología y vigilancia) aumentaron durante la pandemia.
  • Los teléfonos, las redes sociales y la mensajería fueron las tecnologías más utilizadas indebidamente como táctica de abuso tecnológico.
  • Los dispositivos de Internet de las Cosas (IoT), los rastreadores de ubicación de próxima generación y otras tecnologías emergentes se utilizan cada vez más en el abuso tecnológico.
  • La falta de acceso de los sobrevivientes a la tecnología, a veces llamada la “brecha digital,” es una barrera para acceder a los servicios, el apoyo legal, la corte, y otros servicios y apoyo sociales.
  
  

  Conclusiones:

  • Debemos estar preparados para la probabilidad de que las tácticas de abuso tecnológico adoptadas durante la pandemia no se abandonen fácilmente.
  • Deberíamos trabajar juntos para promover la equidad digital y la seguridad tecnológica.

  La tecnología puede amplificar el abuso, pero también es utilizada estratégicamente por los sobrevivientes y quienes los apoyan. En el futuro, debemos llevar este conocimiento aún más profundamente a nuestro trabajo para responder a la violencia y al abuso, y prevenirlos mientras apoyamos el bienestar de los proveedores.
  
  

  Agradecemos  a los dedicados defensores y profesionales de los sistemas legales. Muchos de los que están leyendo esto ahora se tomaron el tiempo para completar nuestra encuesta desde diciembre de 2020 hasta enero de 2021. La investigación relacionada sobre los servicios a las víctimas durante la pandemia destaca lo que siempre hemos sabido: que los defensores y los proveedores de servicios son resilientes y dedicados. Cambiamos a nuevas formas de utilizar la tecnología para la comunicación con los supervivientes y entre ellos, haciendo frente a profundos retos y desigualdades personales, profesionales y sociales preexistentes. Sin embargo, existe un costo por la excesiva flexibilidad y creatividad: el agotamiento, el trauma indirecto y el desgaste. Estamos agradecidos por sus respuestas y su trabajo todos los días junto a los sobrevivientes para contribuir con la seguridad, la privacidad y la recuperación.

• National Strategy Sessions on Sustaining Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  The National Resource Center for Reaching Victims