September 2025 Resource Roundup
EVENTS CALENDAR: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Check here for events around the state that mark this important awareness initiative.
ARTICLE: Introducing the National Restraining Order Center (NROC) Expanding Safety and Access for Survivors
BWJP has launched the National Restraining Order Center (NROC)—a new, comprehensive Center that expands their work on restraining orders, providing expertise on orders issued to enhance survivor safety and protect them from violent or threatening acts, harassment, sexual violence, contact or communication or physical proximity to their abuser. Read all about it here.
WEBINAR: Breaking the Silence: The Survivor’s Story That Sparked Linus’ Pet Haven
Discover the story behind Linus’ Pet Haven, Minnesota Twin Cities first co-sheltering program for survivors and their pets. In this one-hour session, survivor and advocate Candice Amundson will share how her own experience—facing the impossible choice between safety and staying with her dog—sparked a movement that transformed Alexandra House into a model for shelters nationwide. Learn about the challenges, community partnerships, and life-saving impact that followed this shelter's decision to allow families and pets to heal together. Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
ARTICLE: When Women Use Force
Men are statistically more likely than women to perpetrate violence against their partner. Yet, women can use harm against their partners. Male survivors of domestic violence say that their female partners used force, coercion, threats and manipulation to control or intimidate them. Yet very few abused men report intimate partner abuse, usually out of shame or embarrassment. They also may not recognize non-physical forms of violence as abuse. Learn to recognize the signs and where to go for help.