If you missed our October 30, 2025, livestream, the full recording of When Home Is Not Safe: Recognizing and Responding to Domestic Violence as a Community is now available.
Hosted during Domestic Violence Awareness Month and grounded in this year's theme, With Survivors, Always, this 60-minute virtual panel explores what it truly means to stand with survivors—advocating for safety, support, healing, and housing across all stages of their journey.
This conversation brought together survivor leaders, policy makers, and direct-service providers to discuss the realities of domestic violence and its deep connection to homelessness. Panelists shared insights on the barriers survivors face, the role of housing in ensuring safety, and concrete ways communities can take action.
- Tiffany Duvernay-Smith — Survivor leader & systems reform advocate
- Councilmember Tim McOsker — City of Los Angeles
- Beatriz Vega, Rainbow Services — Direct-service and housing provider
Moderated by Amy Turk, CEO of the Downtown Women's Center and member of the Domestic Violence & Homeless Services Coalition (DVHSC).
You'll learn what safety truly means in the day-to-day lives of survivors, how domestic violence and homelessness are deeply connected, and what trauma-informed support looks like in practice. The conversation also explores what it means to show up in genuine solidarity with survivors and offers practical, actionable steps anyone can take to recognize, respond to, and prevent domestic violence in their own communities.
In Partnership with the Downtown Women’s Center, Rainbow Services and Community Allies
Our Vision
The Domestic Violence & Homeless Services Coalition (DVHSC) envisions a world where no individual or family has to choose between stable housing and a life free from violence.
We uplift survivor voices to facilitate cross-sector systems change and alignment, with an emphasis on integrated, trauma-informed permanent housing pathways.
Based in Los Angeles, we're building a nationwide movement for safe communities and housing that transcends boundaries between sectors, systems, cities, and states. Join us.
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