The cards below link to state and local efforts funded by VAWA and other sources to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. You can find a list of contact information for state court Violence Against Women Point of Contacts here.
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Montana Hope Cards
By: Montana Department of Justice
- Montana
- Montana Department of Justice
- Advocacy
- Protection Orders
Colorado - WikiCourt
By: Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse
- Colorado
- Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse
- Website
- Technology
Wisconsin Safe at Home
By: Wisconsin Department of Justice - Wisconsin's Address Confidentiality Program
- Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Department of Justice - Wisconsin's Address Confidentiality Program
- Advocacy
- Child Safety and Welfare
- Domestic Violence
Arkansas - Laura's Card
By: Attorney General Leslie Rutledge
- Arkansas
- Attorney General Leslie Rutledge
- Advocacy
- Domestic Violence
Idaho - Judge Training
By: Idaho
- Idaho
- Judicial Education
- Training Judges
- Domestic Violence
- Sexual Violence
- Specialized Dockets
- Stalking
Idaho - Training Interpreters
By: National Center for State Courts
- Idaho
- National Center for State Courts
- Training Court Staff
- Language Access and Accommodations
Virginia - Hope Card Program
By: Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
- Virginia
- Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
- Advocacy
- Domestic Violence
Iowa - VAW POC Responsibilities
By: Iowa Department of Public Health
- Iowa
- Iowa Department of Public Health
- Position Funding
- Domestic Violence
Georgia's Victims Visitors' Day
By: Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles
- Georgia
- Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles
- Advocacy
- Outreach
- Domestic Violence
Wisconsin Domestic Abuse Data Map
By: Wisconsin Department of Justice
- Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Department of Justice
- Report / Guidelines
- Domestic Violence
- Report / Guidelines
Idaho - Ada County Mentor Court
By: State of Idaho Domestic Violence Court
- Idaho
- State of Idaho Domestic Violence Court
- Collaboration
- Training Court Staff
- Domestic Violence
Oregon Interactive Online Forms
By: Oregon Judicial Department
- Oregon
- Oregon Judicial Department
- Advocacy
- Technology
Indiana - Protection Order E-Filing
By: Indiana
- Indiana
- Advocacy
- Outreach
- Protection Orders
- Technology
Nebraska Protection Order Flow Chart
By: Supreme Court of Nebraska
- Nebraska
- Supreme Court of Nebraska
- Advocacy
- Outreach
- Protection Orders
Virginia - I-CAN! Virginia Program
By: I-Can! Virginia
- Virginia
- I-Can! Virginia
- Advocacy
- Outreach
- Domestic Violence
Georgia Domestic Violence Benchbook
By: Georgia Commission on Family Violence
- Georgia
- Georgia Commission on Family Violence
- Bench Guide
- Judicial Education
- Domestic Violence
Idaho - State-Level Position at AOC
By: State of Idaho Judical Branch
- Idaho
- State of Idaho Judical Branch
- Position Funding
- Domestic Violence
Florida - Videos on Injunction Types
By: Florida Courts
- Florida
- Florida Courts
- Advocacy
- Multimedia
- Outreach
- Protection Orders
- Technology
Michigan Domestic Violence Benchbook
By: Michigan Judicial Institute
- Michigan
- Michigan Judicial Institute
- Bench Guide
- Judicial Education
- Domestic Violence
Indiana - Protection Order Registry
By: Indiana
- Indiana
- Advocacy
- Outreach
- Protection Orders
- Technology
DC Domestic Violence Intake Center
By: District of Columbia Courts
- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Courts
- Collaboration
- Domestic Violence
Arizona Booklet on Protective Orders
By: Arizona Supreme Court
- Arizona
- Arizona Supreme Court
- Report / Guidelines
- Protection Orders
- Report / Guidelines
Wyoming Victim Notification Program
By: Wyoming Department on Corrections
- Wyoming
- Wyoming Department on Corrections
- Advocacy
- Domestic Violence
Louisiana Protective Order Registry
By: Louisiana Supreme Court
- Louisiana
- Louisiana Supreme Court
- Advocacy
- Protection Orders
Maryland VINE Protective Order Brochure
By: Maryland VINE Protective Order Service
- Maryland
- Maryland VINE Protective Order Service
- Advocacy
- Outreach
- Protection Orders
Arizona - Protective Order Web Portal
By: Arizona Criminal Justice Commission
- Arizona
- Arizona Criminal Justice Commission
- Website
- Protection Orders
Montana Stop Human Trafficking Campaign
By: Montana Department of Justice
- Montana
- Montana Department of Justice
- Collaboration
- Trafficking
DC Domestic Violence Forms Help Online
By: District of Columbia Courts
- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Courts
- Website
- Domestic Violence
North Dakota - Domestic Violence Court
By: State of North Dakota Courts
- North Dakota
- State of North Dakota Courts
- Collaboration
- Domestic Violence
- Specialized Dockets
New York Extreme Risk Protection Orders
By: New York State Unified Court System
- New York
- New York State Unified Court System
- Advocacy
- Protection Orders
Pennsylvania Victim Offender Dialogue
By: Pennsylvania Office of Victim Services
- Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Office of Victim Services
- Domestic Violence
- Sexual Violence
Virginia - Domestic Violence Training
By: Virginia
- Virginia
- Judicial Education
- Training Court Staff
- Training Judges
- Domestic Violence
Nevada Committee on Domestic Violence
By: Committee on Domestic Violence
- Nevada
- Committee on Domestic Violence
- Collaboration
- Domestic Violence
West Virginia Statewide Court Project
By: VAWA and the Courts
- West Virginia
- VAWA and the Courts
- Bench Guide
- Judicial Education
- Training Court Staff
- Domestic Violence
Florida - Domestic Violence Virtual Court
By: Florida State Courts - Virtual Court
- Florida
- Florida State Courts - Virtual Court
- Collaboration
- Domestic Violence
- Technology
Virginia Address Confidentiality Program
By: Commonwealth of Virginia's Attorney General
- Commonwealth of Virginia's Attorney General
- Advocacy
- Domestic Violence
- Sexual Violence
Ohio - Domestic Violence Court Guidelines
By: the-supreme-court-of-ohio-&-the-ohio-judicial-system
- Ohio
- the-supreme-court-of-ohio-&-the-ohio-judicial-system
- Report / Guidelines
- Domestic Violence
- Report / Guidelines
- Specialized Dockets
Georgia's Victim Offender Dialogue Program
By: Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles
- Georgia
- Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles
- Advocacy
- Domestic Violence
Kentucky Domestic Violence Intake Center
By: Kentucky Court of Justice
- Kentucky
- Kentucky Court of Justice
- Collaboration
- Domestic Violence
North Carolina Domestic Violence Program
By: North Carolina Judicial Branch Domestic Violence Program
- North Carolina
- North Carolina Judicial Branch Domestic Violence Program
- Collaboration
- Domestic Violence
West Virginia Domestic Violence Registry
By: West Virginia Judiciary - Domestic Violence Registry
- West Virginia
- West Virginia Judiciary - Domestic Violence Registry
- Advocacy
- Domestic Violence
Arizona Protective Order Forms Translated
By: Arizona Judicial Branch
- Arizona
- Arizona Judicial Branch
- Advocacy
- Language Access and Accommodations
- Protection Orders
Maryland Domestic Violence Monthly Reports
By: Maryland Courts
- Maryland
- Maryland Courts
- Report / Guidelines
- Domestic Violence
- Report / Guidelines
Montana Domestic Violence Online Training
By: Montana Department of Justice
- Montana
- Montana Department of Justice
- Training Court Staff
- Domestic Violence
Iowa - Protective Order Materials Updated
By: Iowa
- Iowa
- Advocacy
- Outreach
- Protection Orders
Ohio - Technical Assistance to Local Courts
By: Ohio
- Ohio
- Outreach
- Domestic Violence
Oklahoma Video on Victim's Protective Order
By: Oklahoma Bar Association
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- Advocacy
- Multimedia
- Outreach
- Protection Orders
Virginia - V-STOP Local Court Funding Program
By: Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
- Virginia
- Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
- Position Funding
- Domestic Violence
- Protection Orders
Arizona - Tucson City Domestic Violence Court
By: Tucson City Court Domestic Violence Court
- Arizona
- Tucson City Court Domestic Violence Court
- Collaboration
- Specialized Dockets
Indiana Clark County Prosecutor Safety Plan
By: The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney
- Indiana
- The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney
- Advocacy
- Outreach
- Dating Violence
- Domestic Violence
- Sexual Violence
- Stalking
Maryland Governor’s Family Violence Council
By: Maryland Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention
- Maryland
- Maryland Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention
- Collaboration
- Child Safety and Welfare
- Domestic Violence
Michigan - Dedicated Domestic Violence Court
By: Charter County of Wayne Michigan
- Michigan
- Charter County of Wayne Michigan
- Collaboration
- Domestic Violence
- Specialized Dockets
North Carolina Sexual Assault Case Brochure
By: North Carolina Department of Public Safety
- North Carolina Department of Public Safety
- Advocacy
- Outreach
- Sexual Violence
Michigan Coordinated Community Action Model
By: National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
- Michigan
- National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
- Collaboration
- Outreach
- Domestic Violence
Texas Protective Order Resource Attorney (PORA)
By: Texas Judicial Branch
- Texas
- Texas Judicial Branch
- Advocacy
- Protection Orders
Georgia Commission on Family Violence Trainings
By: Georgia Commission on Family Violence
- Georgia
- Georgia Commission on Family Violence
- Training Court Staff
- Child Safety and Welfare
- Domestic Violence
Indiana - Domestic Violence Handbook for Judges
By: Indiana
- Indiana
- Bench Guide
- Judicial Education
- Domestic Violence
New Hampshire Domestic Violence Case Protocols
By: New Hampshire Judicial Branch - Circuit Court District Division
- New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Judicial Branch - Circuit Court District Division
- Report / Guidelines
- Domestic Violence
- Report / Guidelines
Florida Domestic Violence Resources for Judges
By: Florida Courts
- Florida
- Florida Courts
- Judicial Education
- Domestic Violence
Texas Court Remote Interpreter Service (TCRIS)
By: Texas Judicial Branch
- Texas
- Texas Judicial Branch
- Advocacy
- Language Access and Accommodations
Washington - Domestic Violence Manual for Judges
By: Washington Courts
- Washington
- Washington Courts
- Judicial Education
- Domestic Violence
South Carolina Domestic Violence Advisory Committee
By: South Carolina Domestic Violence Advisory Committee
- South Carolina
- South Carolina Domestic Violence Advisory Committee
- Collaboration
- Domestic Violence
Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence Trainings
By: Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Iowa
- Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Training Court Staff
- Domestic Violence
Louisiana Protective Order Registry Legal Seminars
By: Louisiana Supreme Court
- Louisiana
- Louisiana Supreme Court
- Training Court Staff
- Domestic Violence
Rhode Island Domestic Violence Safety Plan Brochure
By: Rhode Island Judiciary
- Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Judiciary
- Advocacy
- Domestic Violence
Pennsylvania - Trauma Informed Interpreter Training
By: The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania
- The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania
- Training Court Staff
- Language Access and Accommodations
Tennessee - Rutherford County Domestic Violence Court
By: Rutherford County Tennessee Domestic Violence Court
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County Tennessee Domestic Violence Court
- Advocacy
- Outreach
- Domestic Violence
- Specialized Dockets
Florida Domestic Violence Judicial Education Programs
By: Florida Domestic Violence Judicial Education Programs
- Florida
- Florida Domestic Violence Judicial Education Programs
- Judicial Education
- Domestic Violence
Ohio - Mediation Curriculum on Domestic Abuse Issues
By: the-supreme-court-of-ohio-&-the-ohio-judicial-system
- Ohio
- the-supreme-court-of-ohio-&-the-ohio-judicial-system
- Training Court Staff
- Domestic Violence
Arizona Committee on the Impact of DV and the Courts
By: Arizona Judicial Branch
- Arizona
- Arizona Judicial Branch
- Collaboration
- Domestic Violence
New Jersey Domestic Violence Hearing Officer Program
By: New Jersey Judiciary Domestic Violence Program
- New Jersey
- New Jersey Judiciary Domestic Violence Program
- Collaboration
- Domestic Violence
Montana Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission
By: Montana Department of Justice
- Montana
- Montana Department of Justice
- Collaboration
- Domestic Violence
Pennsylvania - Translation of Protection Order Forms
By: The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania
- The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania
- Advocacy
- Language Access and Accommodations
- Protection Orders
Connecticut Office of Victim Services Training Videos
By: Connecticut Judicial Branch Office of Victim Services
- Connecticut
- Connecticut Judicial Branch Office of Victim Services
- Multimedia
- Training Court Staff
- Protection Orders
Connecticut Office of Victim Services Training Program
By: Connecticut Judicial Branch Office of Victim Services
- Connecticut
- Connecticut Judicial Branch Office of Victim Services
- Training Court Staff
- Protection Orders
Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence Trainings
By: Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Indiana
- Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Training Court Staff
- Domestic Violence
Wisconsin Representing Domestic Abuse Survivors with Pets
By: Animal Welfare Institute
- Wisconsin
- Animal Welfare Institute
- Advocacy
- Domestic Violence
Maine Guide to Protection from Abuse & Harassment Cases
By: Maine Judicial Branch
- Maine
- Maine Judicial Branch
- Advocacy
- Protection Orders
Delaware Domestic Violence Coordinating Council Trainings
By: Delaware Domestic Violence Coordinating Council
- Delaware
- Delaware Domestic Violence Coordinating Council
- Training Court Staff
- Domestic Violence
Utah Information on Abuse of Vulnerable and Elder Adults
By: Utah Department of Human Services - Aging and Adult Services
- Utah
- Utah Department of Human Services - Aging and Adult Services
- Advocacy
- Elders
Idaho Council on Domestic Violence and Victim Assistance
By: Idaho Council on Domestic Violence and Victim Assistance
- Idaho
- Idaho Council on Domestic Violence and Victim Assistance
- Collaboration
- Domestic Violence
Utah Protective Order Information in English and Spanish
By: Utah Courts
- Utah
- Utah Courts
- Advocacy
- Language Access and Accommodations
- Protection Orders
Oregon Firearms Prohibitions in Domestic Violence Cases
By: Oregon Judicial Department - Violence Against Women Act Project -
- Oregon
- Oregon Judicial Department - Violence Against Women Act Project -
- Report / Guidelines
- Domestic Violence
- Report / Guidelines
New York Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence
By: New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence
- New York
- New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence
- Collaboration
- Domestic Violence
Nebraska How to Prepare for a Protection Hearing Information
By: Supreme Court of Nebraska
- Montana
- Supreme Court of Nebraska
- Advocacy
- Outreach
- Protection Orders
California Domestic Violence Education for Court Personnel
By: The Judicial Branch of California
- California
- The Judicial Branch of California
- Judicial Education
- Training Court Staff
- Domestic Violence
Vermont Understanding Your Relief from Abuse Hearing Videos
By: Vermont Judiciary
- Vermont
- Vermont Judiciary
- Advocacy
- Multimedia
- Outreach
- Protection Orders
Florida Domestic Violence Resources for Court Professionals
By: Florida Courts
- Florida
- Florida Courts
- Report / Guidelines
- Domestic Violence
- Report / Guidelines
Illinois Cook County Order of Protection Information Video
By: State of Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County
- Illinois
- State of Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County
- Advocacy
- Multimedia
- Protection Orders
- Technology
New Jersey Report on the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act
By: Family Practice Division - Administrative Office of the Courts State of New Jersey
- New Jersey
- Family Practice Division - Administrative Office of the Courts State of New Jersey
- Report / Guidelines
- Domestic Violence
- Report / Guidelines
- Statutes
Oregon Benchsheet on Qualifying Orders of Protection/Restraint
By: Oregon Judicial Department
- Oregon
- Oregon Judicial Department
- Bench Guide
- Judicial Education
- Protection Orders
Montana Law Enforcement Academy Domestic Violence Field Guide
By: Montana Department of Justice
- Montana
- Montana Department of Justice
- Report / Guidelines
- Domestic Violence
- Report / Guidelines
Michigan Friend of the Court Domestic Violence Resource Guide
By: Michigan Supreme Court Administrative Office
- Michigan
- Michigan Supreme Court Administrative Office
- Report / Guidelines
- Domestic Violence
- Report / Guidelines
Washington - Sexual Violence Bench Guide for Judicial Officers
By: Washington Courts
- Washington
- Washington Courts
- Bench Guide
- Judicial Education
- Sexual Violence
Illinois Encourage Arrest and Enforcement of Orders of Protection
By: Illinois Family Violence Coordinating Councils
- Illinois
- Illinois Family Violence Coordinating Councils
- Report / Guidelines
- Protection Orders
- Report / Guidelines
West Virginia Video Explaining Domestic Violence Petition Process
By: West Virginia Judiciary
- West Virginia
- West Virginia Judiciary
- Advocacy
- Multimedia
- Domestic Violence
- Protection Orders
Delaware Domestic Violence Coordinating Council Outreach Materials
By: Delaware Domestic Violence Coordinating Council
- Delaware
- Delaware Domestic Violence Coordinating Council
- Advocacy
- Outreach
- Domestic Violence
Oregon Multnomah County District Attorney Domestic Violence Unit
By: Multnomah County (Oregon) District Attorney - Domestic Violence Unit
- Oregon
- Multnomah County (Oregon) District Attorney - Domestic Violence Unit
- Collaboration
- Domestic Violence
Missouri Order of Protection Forms Available in Multiple Languages
By: Missouri Courts Judicial Branch of Government
- Missouri
- Missouri Courts Judicial Branch of Government
- Advocacy
- Language Access and Accommodations
- Protection Orders
Nevada Statewide Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team Subcommittee
By: Nevada Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team Subcommittee
- Nevada
- Nevada Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team Subcommittee
- Collaboration
- Domestic Violence
Pennsylvania - Sexual Assault Trial Packet for Judges & Trail Jurists
By: The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania
- The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania
- Judicial Education
- Sexual Violence
Pennsylvania - Videos on Filing Protection Orders in English & Spanish
By: The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania
- The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania
- Advocacy
- Multimedia
- Outreach
- Language Access and Accommodations
- Protection Orders
Tennessee - Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence Training for Judges
By: Tennessee
- Tennessee
- Judicial Education
- Training Judges
- Domestic Violence
- Trafficking
Pennsylvania - Training on Domestic Violence in the Courthouse Workplace
By: Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts
- Pennsylvania
- Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts
- Training Court Staff
- Domestic Violence
Connecticut Domestic Violence and Civil Protection Orders in Connecticut
By: Connecticut Judicial Branch
- Connecticut
- Connecticut Judicial Branch
- Judicial Education
- Domestic Violence
- Protection Orders
Arizona - Collaborating for Improved DV Probationer and Victim Outcomes
By: Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse
- Arizona
- Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse
- Collaboration
- Domestic Violence
South Carolina Attorney General S.T.O.P. Violence Against Women Program
By: S.T.O.P. Violence Against Women Program
- South Carolina
- S.T.O.P. Violence Against Women Program
- Collaboration
- Position Funding
- Dating Violence
- Domestic Violence
- Sexual Violence
- Stalking
Pennsylvania Office of Victim Services Address Confidentiality Program
By: Pennsylvania Office of Victim Services
- Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Office of Victim Services
- Advocacy
- Domestic Violence
- Sexual Violence
- Stalking
Washington Report to the Legislature Domestic Violence Risk Assessment
By: Washington State Legislature - Gender and Justice Commission
- Washington
- Washington State Legislature - Gender and Justice Commission
- Report / Guidelines
- Domestic Violence
- Report / Guidelines
Delaware Domestic Violence Coordinating Council Fatal Incident Review Team
By: Delaware Domestic Violence Coordinating Council
- Delaware
- Delaware Domestic Violence Coordinating Council
- Collaboration
- Domestic Violence
Tennessee - Scott County Government Domestic Violence Court Implementation
By: Scott County Tennessee Government
- Tennessee
- Scott County Tennessee Government
- Collaboration
- Domestic Violence
- Specialized Dockets
Texas Remote Interpreter Project English-Spanish Domestic Violence Glossary
By: Texas Judicial Branch
- Texas
- Texas Judicial Branch
- Advocacy
- Language Access and Accommodations
Wisconsin Milwaukee County Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
By: Milwaukee Health Department - Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
- Wisconsin
- Milwaukee Health Department - Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
- Collaboration
- Domestic Violence
- Sexual Violence
Indiana - Identifying Victims of Human Trafficking Among Juvenile Probationers
By: Indiana Youth Services Association
- Indiana
- Indiana Youth Services Association
- Report / Guidelines
- Child Safety and Welfare
- Report / Guidelines
- Trafficking
Georgia Law Enforcement Training Video on Responding to Strangulation Assault
By: Georgia Commission on Family Violence
- Georgia
- Georgia Commission on Family Violence
- Multimedia
- Training Court Staff
- Domestic Violence
Washington Domestic Violence Criminal Trial Bench Guide for Judicial Officers
By: washington-state-supreme-court-gender-&-justice-commission
- Washington
- washington-state-supreme-court-gender-&-justice-commission
- Bench Guide
- Domestic Violence
Washington Report to the Legislature on Domestic Violence Perpetrator Treatment
By: Washington State Legislature - Gender and Justice Commission
- Washington
- Washington State Legislature - Gender and Justice Commission
- Report / Guidelines
- Domestic Violence
- Report / Guidelines
Texas Video on Reporting Protective Orders and Misdemeanor Crimes of Domestic Violence
By: Texas Judicial Branch
- Texas
- Texas Judicial Branch
- Multimedia
- Training Court Staff
- Domestic Violence
- Protection Orders
Iowa - Administrative Staff to Multidisciplinary Emergency Protective Order Pilot Project Advisory Committee
By: Iowa Judicial Branch
- Iowa
- Iowa Judicial Branch
- Collaboration
- Protection Orders