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
Class A and Class B are now in-progress and we are accepting applications for the third class beginning September, 2010. Two additional classes are also planned to begin in 2011. Read more
 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
Recent articles:
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/
Announcing
Violence Against Women journal honors Ellen Pence
Ellen Pence, founder and Executive Director of Praxis, is honored by a collection of articles in the most recent edition of the Violence Against Women journal, for her many years of steadfast work in the battered women's movement. Congratulations Ellen, and thank you for your lifelong commitment to improving the lives of battered women and their children!
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. Products page
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