Through its membership in the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence and National Network to End Domestic Violence and association with a host of national organizations and resources, ODVN has access to cutting-edge research and advances in the field. ODVN distributes these best practices and ideas to its constituencies through a variety of services.

Training
ODVN offers an extensive training program on topics such as improving the medical responses to domestic violence, domestic violence in the workplace, a new advocate training institute, and others. Each year allied professionals are invited to attend a variety of job-specific workshops designed to improve their response to domestic violence victims and perpetrators. These efforts are complimented each year by ODVN’s coordination of and participation in statewide training programs. To go directly to our Training Institute page Click Here.

Technical Assistance
ODVN offers on-site and telephone consultation to domestic violence service providers and allied professionals. In addition, ODVN assists communities in developing coordinated community responses to domestic violence and sponsors issue specific networking caucuses, such as legal advocacy and women of color.

Statewide toll-free information/ referral line: 1-800-934-9840
ODVN operates a 24-hour information line providing access to your local domestic violence shelter hotlines.

Network News
ODVN’s quarterly newsletter is your connection to a wide spectrum of current issues, events and resources in the field of domestic violence throughout Ohio and the United States. If you would like to look at all of issues of this publication Click Here.

Resource Center/Clearinghouse
ODVN’s comprehensive reference collection of more than 3,500 articles, books and videos is available for use in your local community. To go directly to our on-line library Click Here.

Crisis Intervention Directory Listing
A statewide directory listing all domestic violence programs and shelters by county. To view this list now Click Here.

Public Policy Info
An update on public policy that affects domestic violence issues. To go directly to our Public Policy page Click Here.

National Standard Campaign
A national campaign to push the issue of domestic violence out of the home and into the public eye.

Child Advocacy Caucus
ODVN’s Child Advocacy Caucus is a collaboration of professionals dedicated to being a voice for children impacted by domestic violence. We endeavor to honor children’s experiences of violence and support their rights by fostering public awareness, improving services, and advocating for social and political change. To go directly to our Child Advocacy Caucus page Click Here.

Legal Advocacy Caucus
The Ohio Domestic Violence Network’s four Legal Advocacy Caucuses are the primary vehicle through which legal advocates from ODVN membership programs work together on a state-wide level. These caucuses provide a forum to develop goals and model policies to govern our work and to refine our understanding of the role of justice system advocacy. To go directly to the Legal Advocacy Caucus page Click Here.

Women of Color Caucus
An organization formed to encourage and support the involvement and leadership of women of color in all agencies / programs affiliated with ODVN. For more information about this caucus Click Here.