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| New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence | |
|---|---|
| Name | New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence |
| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Headquarters | Concord, New Hampshire |
| Region served | New Hampshire |
New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence is a statewide nonprofit advocacy and service-network organization based in Concord, New Hampshire, focused on responding to and preventing domestic violence and sexual assault. It works with survivors, service providers, law enforcement, healthcare systems, and lawmakers to coordinate crisis response, legislative reform, and public education. The Coalition operates within a landscape that includes service networks, legal frameworks, and public health initiatives across New Hampshire and engages with regional and national actors to advance survivor-centered policy and practice.
The Coalition was founded amid the late 20th-century movement that produced organizations such as National Organization for Women, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, and local shelters in cities like Boston, Manchester, New Hampshire, and Portland, Maine. Early collaborations involved municipal actors from Concord, New Hampshire and professional networks including New Hampshire Department of Justice and University of New Hampshire advocates. Over decades the Coalition has intersected with landmark developments like the passage of the Violence Against Women Act and state statutes in the New Hampshire General Court, and with federal agencies such as the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services. It has engaged with national policy forums such as National Governor's Association meetings and partnered with academic researchers at institutions like Dartmouth College and Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
The Coalition's mission emphasizes survivor safety, offender accountability, and systemic prevention, aligning with standards used by groups including American Bar Association, National Center on Domestic Violence, and health networks such as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Programs include technical assistance for frontline agencies like crisis centers tied to networks in Manchester, New Hampshire and Keene, New Hampshire, training curricula modeled on approaches from Futures Without Violence and Safe Havens International, and statewide prevention initiatives resembling public campaigns by The National Domestic Violence Hotline and Planned Parenthood Federation of America. The Coalition runs training for professionals from institutions such as New Hampshire Hospital, New Hampshire Supreme Court, and local police departments influenced by protocols from Federal Bureau of Investigation and American Medical Association guidelines.
The Coalition provides resource development, hotline support coordination, and referrals among member programs including emergency shelters, legal advocates, and counseling services similar to those offered by YWCA affiliates and community health centers such as Concord Hospital. It publishes best-practice toolkits used by prosecutors in Rockingham County, New Hampshire and by victim advocates working with systems like Medicaid-funded behavioral health clinics. Resources include training modules on trauma-informed care influenced by research from Johns Hopkins University, safety-planning templates comparable to those used by National Sexual Violence Resource Center, and multilingual outreach materials reflecting collaborations with immigrant services in Nashua, New Hampshire and refugee programs affiliated with United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants.
The Coalition engages in legislative advocacy before the New Hampshire General Court and provides expert testimony to committees similar to appearances made by representatives of American Civil Liberties Union and National Alliance to End Sexual Violence. It contributes to rulemaking affecting courts such as the New Hampshire Judicial Branch and collaborates on statewide protocols with New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services and law enforcement training entities like the New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council. The Coalition has participated in multi-stakeholder efforts alongside actors such as Attorney General of New Hampshire, the Governor of New Hampshire, county prosecutors, and federal grantees under Office on Violence Against Women funding streams.
Governance typically includes a board of directors with professionals from legal, healthcare, and nonprofit sectors drawn from communities including Concord, New Hampshire, Manchester, New Hampshire, and Dover, New Hampshire. Membership comprises domestic violence programs, rape crisis centers, and allied nonprofits resembling networks in Vermont and Maine. The organization maintains staff roles in policy, training, and victim support that coordinate with statewide entities such as county courts, hospital systems like Elliot Hospital, and educational partners including Keene State College.
Funding sources include competitive grants from federal programs administered by the Office on Violence Against Women and the Administration for Children and Families, state appropriations from the New Hampshire Legislature, and private foundations similar to Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Ford Foundation. Partnerships span legal services providers like Legal Services Corporation-funded programs, public health collaborations with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initiatives, and research alliances with universities including Dartmouth College and University of New Hampshire.
The Coalition aggregates data from member programs to inform statewide metrics on shelter occupancy, hotline contacts, and legal advocacy outcomes, comparable to reporting systems used by National Network to End Domestic Violence. Its work has contributed to legislative changes, increased funding for survivor services in the New Hampshire General Court, and expanded training requirements for professionals in systems such as child protective services and law enforcement. Impact assessments reference standards from organizations like Urban Institute and Rand Corporation to evaluate reductions in repeat victimization and improvements in service access across counties including Hillsborough County, New Hampshire and Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
Category:Non-profit organizations based in New Hampshire Category:Organizations established in 1978