The Los Angeles LGBT Center – the nation’s oldest and largest community-based LGBTQ service and support organization -working in close collaboration with the National Coalition of Anti- Violence Programs (NCAVP), and In Our Own Voices, will operate the National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Institute on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). Utilizing ongoing input from providers, experts, and consumers, the Institute will deliver state- of-the-art training and technical assistance that significantly expands the capacity of public and private agencies to provide culturally relevant, survivor-centered LGBTQ IPV intervention and prevention services, including to LGBTQ persons from racially and ethnically diverse communities. The program will also enhance the visibility of LGBTQ- specific IPV needs, interventions, and strategies, while conducting research to identify and disseminate evidence- informed interventions and overseeing policy initiatives that have a meaningful impact on the quality, scope, and accessibility of LGBTQ IPV services nationwide. The overarching goal of the LGBTQ IPV Institute is to significantly enhance the safety, well- being, support, and health of LGBTQ intimate partner and domestic violence survivors throughout the United States.
