1. A 12-Step Model for Domestic Violence Latina Survivors to be utilized in Community Centers How to Start DV-Anon?

2. Vision and Mission Healing, empowerment, education and prevention of domestic violence Strengthening Hispanic women’s safety and self-esteem in order to promote healthier families. Provide lifelong support for Hispanic victims of domestic violence in order to prevent re- victimization.

3. Who Can Start the Meetings? Victims of domestic violence who are in recovery themselves can start a meeting. Need to have more than 4 members to support the efforts and agree to come to the new meeting. Hispanic background, speaks Spanish and is not in a domestic violence relationship.

4. How to Outreach for Locations Find a location: – Outreach to churches, local justice centers, state buildings, clubhouses, hospitals and buildings near police stations. Talk to your nearest Police Station and let them know about the program to ensure members’ safety.

5. Safety Concerns To help ensure group members safety, there will be open and closed groups. Closed groups: people who are interested in leaving the relationship and are in danger. Open groups: people who are not in imminent danger, whose lives are not at risk if they attend group. Safe if: partner is out of state, country or is locked up.

6. Safety Concerns If a perpetrator comes to DV-Anon. Talk before hand with the closest Police station. Pamphlets: should be provided with legal resources, shelters, crisis hotlines and maps of the nearest police department in the area. Each group will have to create their own resources for the local community.

7. Choose your Meeting Type O- Open meeting, any female member of the community, may attend. The only obligation is that of not disclosing the names of members outside the meeting. C- Closed meeting, for members whose safety is at risk, will only be implemented in shelters so members are safe. PE- Psycho-education of domestic violence

8. Choose your Meeting Type D- Discussion, a member discloses her story and suggests a topic for sharing. This meeting should only be intended for those who are sponsors or who have already overcome the 12-Steps. BG- Beginner’s meeting, focuses on newcomers issues. NC- Not child friendly (most meetings are not child friendly, except for open meetings when specified). CC- Childcare available

9. Curriculum To implement it in your community you can use the curriculum attached. Advocates are also encouraged to read literature such as – “Como Recuperar su Autoestima?” by Carolynn Hillman – “Abuso Emocional” by Mariana Barrancos – “Recuperarse del Daño” by Jennifer Y. Levy-Peck – “Mejor Sola que Mal Acompanada” by Mirna M. Zambrano.

10. Challenges Mothers will have arrange childcare if group is not child friendly. Sometimes mothers don’t have the economic and social support to leave children with someone else. Providing childcare in an adjacent room might increase chances of attendance. Individuals within the group will progress at varying speeds and with varying success.

11. Advertising Groups Outside of supermarkets such as La Vallarta, Super King, food banks, 99 cent stores, bus stations, churches, women shelters, parks, schools and Hispanic radio stations and newspapers.