For Healthcare Professionals
Recognize the Signs. Respond with Confidence.
Professionals working within the health sphere are critical to survivors’ safety and well-being.
Healthcare providers are uniquely positioned to identify and support individuals experiencing domestic violence. Yet many clinicians report limited training and uncertainty about how to respond effectively.
We provide practical, trauma-informed education that equips physicians, nurses, behavioral health professionals, social workers, and allied health teams to:
- Recognize signs of intimate partner violence
- Conduct safe and compassionate conversations
- Respond using trauma-informed practices
- Connect patients with trusted community resources
- Build confidence in addressing complex situations
Whether you’re in primary care, emergency medicine, behavioral health, women’s health, or another specialty, our training helps you provide safer, more supportive care.
Tools & Resources
Upcoming Trainings
Free training for health care providers, social workders, and allied professionals that addresses best practices in responding to abuse,
Hotlines & Resources
The following offer additional information and best practice guidance for health care providers responding to intimate partner violence.
Materials & Brochures
A complete series of downloadable digital and printable educational materials focused on health and intimate partner violence.
Professional Guidance
Professional guidance sheets and recommendations from national and statewide organizations to strengthen your health response to IPV.
Access More Tools & Support Online
We provide leadership within the health care community to promote a proactive and effective response to intimate partner violence.
Visit Maryland Health Care Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Why This Work Matters
Domestic violence affects health outcomes, healthcare utilization, community well-being, and long-term safety. By strengthening provider education, organizational readiness, survivor support, and cross-sector collaboration, we are helping build a more coordinated and effective response across Maryland.
Together, we can create healthcare systems that recognize, respond to, and support survivors with compassion, dignity, and care.
“In a study of females killed by abusive partners – In the year before the death, only 4% had accessed domestic violence services. Yet 44% had visited a health care provider.”
– IPV Femicide Study. J. Campbell, et al.