GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEUNITED STATES OF AMERICAMEASURESEDUCATION, TRAINING AND ENHANCED SERVICES TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST AND ABUSE OF WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | AMERICAS
Education, Training and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities
Type of Measure
Prevention > Education > Formal education
Form of Violence
Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Sexual violence; Violence against women and girls
Year
2011
Brief Description

The Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities Grant Program (Disability Grant Program) was created based on the proliferation of violence, the gaps in service provision, and the criminal justice response to sexual assault, domestic violence, and dating violence against individuals with disabilities. The goal of this program is to build the capacity to address such violence against individuals with disabilities through the creation of multi-disciplinary teams.

Source of Information
United States Department of Justice website
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