A National Public Health Crisis

Our Communities

80.9M

men and women in the United States experience intimate partner violence during their lifetime.

Our Economy

$460B

is the estimated annual cost associated with intimate partner violence in the United States alone.

Our Health

$4.1B

is the estimated annual cost in the United States of physical and mental health problems, and infectious and chronic diseases, triggered by IPV.

What is Between Us®?

Between Us® is an innovative and comprehensive public health and safety initiative designed to build a health-conscious community and promote safe and healthy relationships to prevent intimate partner violence, through four interrelated components:

Communicate

A public awareness campaign to foster trust by socializing the message: What better way to talk about it than someone you can trust? After all… it’s just between us.

Connect

A proven methodology to leverage existing social structures and bridge the gap to foster a more coordinated response and prevention approach at the grassroots level.

Coming Soon!

Care

Practical training and skills development for health care, workplaces, schools, youth organizations, social services, and faith communities to screen, intervene and prevent intimate partner violence.

Community Resources

Real-time, 24/7 access to community resources and support systems to get victims the immediate support they need, when they need them.

Coming Soon!

Make an Impact

It’s time to change the national dialogue and how we address this global public health crisis.
Between us, we can prevent intimate partner violence.

Health Care

I work in health care and I want to educate
my patients about intimate partner violence.

Social Services

I work with a community organization and
I want to educate the people we serve.

Youth

I teach or work with young people and
I want to educate and empower them.

Faith-Based

I am a faith leader or organization and
I want to educate my community.

Employers

I work in the public or private sector and
I want to educate and engage my employees.

Other

I’m looking for something else.
Please put me in touch with the Between Us® team!