Welcome

Violence against women includes sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking and many other forms of violence. Violence against women is gender-based violence because it is directed against a person on the basis of gender or sex. Violence against women can happen to anyone regardless of income, race, religion, age, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental status, or (dis)ability. While anyone can be subject to gender-based violence, women and girls are the most frequent victims.

What is WAVAWnet?

The mission of Washington Violence Against Women Network (WAVAWnet) is to raise awareness and enhance services for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking by:

• Connecting the general public to resources & local programs,
• Connecting local programs to each other, to resources,
• Connecting people from historically marginalized groups to information regarding additional relevant resources and services available within the communities, and
• Increasing the technology capacity of local programs.

Established in 1996 by a partnership between the Department of Social and Health Services and the Washington State Office of Crime Victims Advocacy, this networking project began by increasing the technology capacity of local service providers across Washington. As a result, today there are over 300 participating agencies – or PartnerNet members – across Washington State. Members of PartnerNet can share resources with other providers and stay connected in the private portion of the site.