ReSearch INSIGHTS :
Examining the Systems. Challenging the Practice. Advancing the Field.
Rebuild Institute examines emerging issues, longstanding gaps, professional practices, policies, intervention models, and systemic responses across the domestic violence field.
Our Research & Insights work brings together evidence, professional practice, systems analysis, and field-based experience to ask harder questions about what is working, what is outdated, what is missing, and what must change.
We don’t research simply to publish.
We research to inform practice, strengthen programs, influence systems, and advance the field.
Domestic violence has evolved. The systems designed to address it must evolve too.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SYSTEMS & POLICY
Looking Beyond Individual Incidents to the Systems Surrounding Them.
Domestic violence does not exist in isolation. Survivors, individuals who use violence, children, families, professionals, courts, healthcare systems, law enforcement, and community organizations interact within systems that can either improve outcomes—or create additional barriers.
Our work examines issues including:
✔ Domestic violence policy and systems response
✔ Gaps in survivor services
✔ Institutional barriers
✔ Court and justice-system responses
✔ Coordinated community response
✔ Access and equity
✔ Program standards and regulation
✔ Emerging policy considerations
ACCOUNTABILITY & INTERVENTION
Moving Beyond Surface-Level Conversations About Abuse.
Accountability is more complex than telling someone to stop abusive behavior.
Rebuild Institute explores how coercive control, belief systems, entitlement, power, behavioral patterns, intervention models, facilitator practice, and community accountability intersect within abuse-intervention work.
Research and commentary may examine:
✔ Abuse intervention models
✔ Accountability frameworks
✔ Coercive control
✔ Patterns of abusive behavior
✔ Participant engagement
✔ Facilitator responsibility
✔ Program effectiveness
✔ Court-referred intervention
✔ Emerging approaches to behavior change
SURVIVOR SAFETY & SYSTEM RESPONSE
When Systems Respond, the Response Matters.
Domestic violence systems are often evaluated by whether services exist.
We are interested in a deeper question:
Do those systems actually work for the people who need them?
Our insights examine survivor-centered practices and the institutional responses survivors encounter while navigating safety, housing, courts, healthcare, employment, family systems, and community resources.
Topics may include:
✔ Survivor safety
✔ Barriers to leaving abusive relationships
✔ Economic abuse
✔ Post-separation abuse
✔ Housing instability
✔ Institutional response
✔ Children exposed to domestic violence
✔ Long-term recovery and stabilization
CURRICULUM & PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
What We Teach Shapes How We Respond.
Domestic violence professionals need education that reflects the realities they encounter—not simply material that has been repeated for decades.
Rebuild Institute examines the development, implementation, and modernization of domestic violence education and professional practice.
Areas of focus include:
✔ Curriculum standards
✔ Facilitator competency
✔ Continuing professional education
✔ Adult learning in DV education
✔ Training effectiveness
✔ Ethical facilitator practice
✔ Evidence-informed education
✔ Workforce development
✔ Emerging professional competencies
ORIGINAL RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
Stay informed with practical insights, continuing education, certifications, and leadership trends.
✔ Industry Insights
✔ Continuing Education
✔ Leadership Skills
✔ Career Growth
Why Explore the REBUILD Research and Insights?
✔ Evidence-informed perspectives on domestic violence, intervention, and prevention
✔ Research and analysis addressing gaps in systems, policy, and professional practice
✔ Practical insights for professionals, organizations, facilitators, and community leaders
✔ Emerging research, field observations, and resources designed to strengthen programs and practice
✔ New articles and resources added regularly