Project PEACE DVAM Digital Toolkit

The 2023 Project PEACE DVAM toolkit includes an introduction to domestic violence and the history of DVAM, an overview of events and activities, ways we can create change within our workplaces, and more!

Thursday Lunch-and-Learns

Mark your calendars! Each Thursday during the month of October, Project PEACE will be hosting a free virtual series of lunch and learns.

Join Doorways' President and CEO, Diana Ortiz, for Session #1 on October 5th to learn about supporting helping professionals seeking to learn ways to intervene.

Purple Thursday Outreach Kit

Plan to wear purple for Purple Thursday, October 19th, and use this kit to raise awareness, inspire action, and create change. If you are part of a faith community or another group, select a Saturday/Sunday or established meeting day during October to wear purple instead.

Share your photos and your support on social media (for inspiration, see posts from last year, courtesy of our partners at Bridges to Independence and Arlington County Homeless Services). Thank you!

#31DaysofDVAM on Social Media

Follow Doorways on social media for daily DVAM content, and share posts to help your followers learn about the issue.

Partnering with Arlington Police

As part of our ongoing partnership with the Arlington County Police Department, Doorways' President and CEO, Diana Ortiz, and Board President, Michelle Sagatov (a former police officer herself), attended roll calls to share information and resources with officers. We thank our police partners for connecting those impacted by domestic violence with Doorways for support!

A Proclamation on National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2023

"Every survivor should know that they are not alone and they deserve better. Together, we will keep spreading awareness, changing culture, supporting survivors, and moving toward a world free of gender-based violence."

Working to Understand and Prevent Intimate Partner Violence

"All forms of systemic oppression—poverty, racism, ableism, sexism—all of those trickle down into our institutions and make it very hard for people to progress. We know that people of color, male victims, trans victims, LGBTQ victims, and others with minoritized identities are often less believed in our legal and health systems. Oppression is a large macro factor that's affecting people."

Upcoming SCOTUS Case Exposes Domestic Violence Victims to New Risks

"The politicized nature of gun debates is not disappearing anytime soon. However, we should all be able to come together and recognize the overwhelming evidence that confirms guns in the possession of suspected abusers lead to deadly outcomes."

"In abusive households, victims of domestic violence are five times more likely to be killed if their abuser has easy access to a gun."