Our Lives – A trauma-informed direct service framework that addresses interpersonal violence in the lives of people with disabilities

Putting a stop to interpersonal violence in the lives of people with disabilities

Our Lives: Safe and Strong Program Toolkit is a multi-component programmatic approach to reducing abuse of people with disabilities.

Individuals who experience a disability are three times more likely to experience violent victimization than are others.

Our Lives brings together people and organizations to reduce abuse of people with disabilities.

We serve people with disabilities by reducing their vulnerability and exposure to abuse.

We work with staff from centers for independent living from across the United States.

Read research published on intimate partner violence. Know of more work being done in this area? Contact us so we can add it to this website.

Learn more about resources to help eliminate the problem of intimate partner violence among people with disabilities.