About the Institute

Confidentiality is Key to Safety

Survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking and sexual assault come to victim services agencies every day seeking help, sanctuary, and support.  Those survivors have a critical need for privacy and confidentiality. The agencies that serve them have a fundamental obligation to protect survivor confidentiality and privacy. However, many programs do not have the information or tools that they need to properly carry out that obligation.  The Institute was founded to ensure that advocates and agencies that serve survivors all have access to easy-to-use, customized toolkits and training to meet the unique challenge of protecting survivors’ confidentiality and privacy.

Recent Happenings

Trainings:
1.  National Network to End Domestic
     Violence, Boston, MA, Denver, CO          and Scottsdale, AZ

2.  Supervised Visitation Network                National Conference, Denver, CO

3.  California Coalition Against Sexual
     Assault, webinar series

4.  VERA Institute, Nashville, TN

5.  National College of District Attorneys,
     San Diego, CA

6.  Texas Coalition Against Domestic
     Violence, Dallas, TX

7.  WV Foundation for Rape Information
     and Services, Charleston, WV

8.  Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and
     Domestic Violence, Topeka, KS and
     webinar series


Sample Materials:
1.  Model Release of Information Form
2.  State Statute Chart 2010                     3.  Confidentiality and Emergencies

Contact Information:
Julie Kunce Field
julie@confidentialityinstitute.org
Phone: 800-985-5541
Fax: 888-837-2052