NPEIV is a collaborative network whose mission is to end interpersonal violence across the lifespan by convening professionals across different disciplines to build shared knowledge, expand public awareness, and collectively advocate for policy change.
MISSION
Our mission is to advance diversity, inclusion, equity, and quality in research, practice, policy, and advocacy to end interpersonal violence.
VALUES
We value Trauma-Informed Approaches, Equitable Systems, Wisdom-Based Collective Action, Inclusion, Collaboration, and Shared Leadership.
Our Core Functions
- Disseminate
- Educate
- Advocate
Who We Are
We believe it is a basic human right to be safe at home, safe at school, safe in the community, and safe when interacting with the institutions of our society. All of our decisions and actions are rooted in and filtered through our values.
- Trauma-Informed Approaches
- Equitable Systems
- Wisdom-Based Collective Action
- Inclusion
- Collaboration
- Shared Leadership
NPEIV is committed to reducing interpersonal violence and its consequences through scientific research and application of observed findings. Through our many partnerships and collaborations, NPEIV is beginning to make great strides in pursuing this goal and becoming an umbrella partnership of many organizations, agencies, and advocate/victims working to end interpersonal violence throughout our Nation. We encourage you to take a look at some of our biggest projects and join us in our mission.
An opportunity for NPEIV members from across the country and around the world to gather, network and brainstorm on best practices to end interpersonal violence.
Five specialized groups that tackle issues of interpersonal violence through teamwork.
A comprehensive set of recommendations from experts from across the country and around the world to help end violence and abuse.
Our Goals
Goal 1: Build greater awareness of the prevalence, consequences, and importance of addressing interpersonal violence across the lifespan among practitioners, researchers, advocates, and policymakers.
Goal 2: Increase access to cross-disciplinary educational opportunities that prepare practitioners, researchers, advocates, and policymakers to better recognize, intervene, and prevent cases of interpersonal violence.
Goal 3: Strengthen connection and collaboration across individuals, organizations, disciplines, and systems addressing interpersonal violence to create higher-quality and more coordinated services.
Goal 4: Increase the capacity of practitioners, researchers, advocates, policymakers, and other members of NPEIV’s audience to better promote and advocate for policies that support violence prevention and intervention.
NPEIV publishes a wealth of content both traditionally and online. Our digital content includes Rapid Responses and Policy Statements related to recent events, as well as researched blog posts focusing on specific issues.
The Handbook of Interpersonal Violence is a 2 -year project to produce the definitive, state-of-the-science reference guide covering all aspects of interpersonal violence across the lifespan.