| Praxis International
Praxis International, Inc. is a nonprofit research and training organization that works toward the elimination of violence in the lives of women and children. We work with local, statewide, and national reform initiatives to bridge the gap between what people need and what institutions provide. Since 1996, we have worked with advocacy organizations, intervention agencies, and inter-agency collaborations to create a clear and cooperative agenda for social change in their communities.
 Advocacy Learning Center
Application for Class I is now closed.
If you didn't get a chance to apply, consider applying to Class J beginning in May 2014. Application for this class will open soon. Read How to Apply, review the ALC flyer or contact advocacy@praxisinternational.org with questions.
Read more about the ALC.
Class I begins August 2013
Classes F & G & H are in progress We've had 143 programs and 377 advocates enroll in the course! See who
What advocates are saying:
"This has changed us so dramatically in every discussion, everything we have done and now will be doing."
"Life-changing...definitely gives a new way to examine systems and the way in which we do advocacy."
"The ALC combines key concepts critical to victim services and systems advocacy that are not available anywhere else."
"I wish I could re-do my last five years of advocacy.”
 Blueprint for Safety
The Blueprint for Safety is a prototype that can be used by any community hoping to link its criminal justice agencies together in a coherent, philosophically sound domestic violence intervention model. Read more
Download for free or purchase a printed copy of the Blueprint for Safety: An Interagency Response to Domestic Violence Crimes.
Please contact Denise Eng, Praxis International: 651-699-8000, ext. 21 or denise@praxisinternational.org if you have questions.
Articles related to the Blueprint:
St. Paul has new Blueprint for tackling domestic violence
http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/89744832.html
St. Paul preps 'Blueprint' for better domestic violence response
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/04/01/domestic-abuse-blueprint/
Planning and Conducting a Best-Practice Assessment of Community Response to Domestic Violence
Two new Best Practice Assessment Tools are available for communities who want to use the lessons learned from CCR efforts and Safety Audits to examine their system's response to battering. The assessment tools will help you analyze your community's response. Read more
 The Story of Rachel
The Story of Rachel is now available with open captioning. This dramatic 4-minute training tool depicts the events set in motion by one battered woman' s call to 911: from the criminal court case, to the child protection investigation, to a protection-order petition, to a visitation center visit, to her ultimate eviction. It is a powerful illustration of the complex relationship between battered women and the systems they turn to for help. Order a copy
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