Domestic Violence – Resource Kit
The Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) team, together with the Domestic Violence Spoke advisors within A Bolder Way Forward, have curated a collection of recommended resources. This includes UWLP research and materials as well as valuable contributions from statewide and national community partners and organizations. To get involved in positive change, take action by exploring what you can do as individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
Key Resources
- Conversation Guide: Domestic Violence in Utah
- Domestic Violence: What Utahns Need to Know
- Infographic: Domestic Violence Among Utah Women [Spanish]
- Video: A Bolder Way Forward – Domestic Violence
- Video: Stopping Violence Against Utah Girls & Women
Research Reports
- Domestic Violence Among Utah Women - 2017
- Domestic Violence Among Utah Women: A 2023 Update
- Domestic Violence: Research Summary - 2024
- Women’s Safety & Security 2025: Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes - 2026
- Women’s Safety & Security: Utahn’s Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes - 2025
Articles & Editorials
- Be Aware of the Seven Basic Types of Intimate Partner Violence (Salt Lake Tribune, 2022)
- COVID-19 and the Effects on Mental Health, Violence, and Education for Women (LinkedIn, 2021)
- Domestic Violence among Utah Women (LinkedIn, 2023)
- How Utah’s Faith Communities Can Help End Violence Against Women (Utah News Dispatch, 2026)
- Show Support for Victims of Domestic Violence (The Salt Lake Tribune, 2020)
- Tackling 5 Myths about Domestic Violence (Deseret News, 2021)
- The High Cost of Ignoring Domestic Violence (The Salt Lake Tribune, 2019)
- The Link between Domestic Violence and Religiosity (Daily Herald, 2024)
- Utah Has a Problem with Violence Against Women. There’s A Clear Solution (The Salt Lake Tribune, 2024)
- Utah Is Not a Safe Place for Families Until We Change Our Domestic Violence Stats (Deseret News, 2022)
- Why Employers Should Care About Domestic Violence and What They Can Do (Forbes, 2025)
- Why Utah Still Can’t Confront Violence Against Women (Utah News Dispatch, 2026)
Podcasts
- A Bolder Way Forward Conversations: Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Among Utah Women
- Domestic Violence Among Utah Women: A 2023 Update
- New Research: Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment & Gender-Based Discrimination
- New Research: Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
- Stopping Violence Against Utah Girls & Women
- Understanding Domestic Violence in Utah
Community Research
- 11 Ways to Create a Safe Home as a Survivor of Domestic Violence (Today's Homeowner, 2023)
- Analysis of Domestic Violence in Utah 2024 (Utah Department of Public Safety, 2024)
- Crime in Utah 2020 (Utah Department of Public Safety, 2020)
- Crime in Utah Dashboards (Utah Department of Public Safety)
- Domestic Violence Data Task Force Report (Utah Department of Public Safety, 2023)
- Government Funding of Domestic Violence Services in Utah (Utah State Legislature, 2018)
- Intimate Partner Domestic Violence Data Analysis (Utah Department of Public Safety)
- Intimate Partner Violence in Utah (Utah Department of Health Violence and Injury Prevention Program, 2008)
- National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS, 2024)
- National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey [search word: "Utah"] (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010)
- Relationship Violence Toolkit for Educators (Gender-Based Violence Consortium & Fight Against Domestic Violence, 2020)
- The Well-Being of Women in Utah in 2019 (YWCA, 2019)
- Understanding Spiritual and Religious Abuse in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence (Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2024)
- Utah Priorities 2016, Issue #7: Crime and Safety [search word: "women"] (Utah Foundation, Aug. 2016)
- Utah State-Wide Needs Assessment: Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence & Human Trafficking - 2022 Report (Gender-Based Violence Consortium, University of Utah, May 2022)
- Utah's Domestic Abuse, Sexual Assault Rates in New Poll Seem Low, Experts Say (Salt Lake Tribune, Jan. 13, 2020)
- Work Without Fear: How Improving Access to Employment Laws Prevents and Addresses Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking in the Workplace (Future Without Violence)
If you have any changes or additions, please email UWLP@usu.edu.
- Countering Sexual Violence Through Female Alliances (Greco, 2024)
- Dear Utah - Collected Stories (Fight Against Domestic Violence)
- Domestic Violence Service Providers (Fight Against Domestic Violence)
- Intimate Partner Violence (Intermountain Health)
- Legal Resources for Victims of Domestic Violence (Timpanogos Legal Center)
- Podcasts (Futures without Violence)
- Power & Control Wheel (Spanish) (Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs)
- Resource Library (Futures Without Violence)
- Strangulation Prevention Resources (Alliance for HOPE International)
- UDVC Policy Tracker (Utah Domestic Violence Coalition)
- UDVC Statewide Resources (Utah Domestic Violence Coalition)
- What is Abuse? (Utah Domestic Violence Coalition)
- Canyon Creek Services (Iron, Beaver, & Garfield Counties)
- Citizens Against Physical and Sexual Abuse (CAPSA)
- Colleen’s Sanctuary (Carbon & Emery Counties)
- DOVE Center (Washington & Kane Counties)
- Fight Against Domestic Violence (Statewide)
- Friends Against Domestic Violence (Uintah, Duchesne, & Daggett Counties)
- Gender-Based Violence Consortium
- Gentle Ironhawk Shelter (San Juan County)
- New Hope Crisis Center (Box Elder County)
- New Horizons Crisis Center (Sevier, Millard, Piute, & Sanpete Counties)
- Pathways Sanctuary & Advocacy Center (Tooele County)
- Peace House (Summit & Wasatch Counties)
- Safe Harbor (Davis County)
- Seekhaven (Grand County)
- Sego Lily (Deaf Abuse)
- South Valley Services (Salt Lake County)
- The Refuge Utah (Utah & Juab Counties)
- United Way 2-1-1 (Statewide)
- Utah Association for Domestic Violence Treatment
- Utah Domestic Violence Coalition (Statewide)
- Utah Women & Leadership Project
- Your Community Connection (YCC) (Weber & Morgan Counties)
- YWCA Utah (Salt Lake & surrounding counties)