Striving for Justice Toolkit

In addition, in 2004, SAPAC was awarded a Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women grant entitled, "Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program." This grant has enabled us to create the University of Michigan Violence Prevention Project whose goals are to develop, strengthen, and expand educational and crisis response initiatives on campus; improve outreach to underrepresented communities; strengthen and build upon trainings for students, faculty, and staff; and enhance our coordina

Systemic Barriers

Those societal and cultural barriers that minimize a survivor’s options. These are ways that our culture and institutions make it very difficult for a survivor to become independent. Some systems often work to maintain women’s unequal status, which forces women to remain in harmful situations. The perpetuation of victim-blaming practices can pressure women to stay in abusive relationship. Options are limited and non-judgmental support is not always given.