The Peace Joy Wisdom Domestic Violence Intervention Workbook is a liberatory, healing-focused advocacy resource published in 2024 by the WomenSpirit Coalition (Washington State Native American Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault). Designed specifically for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) survivors, the document integrates contemporary Western psychological models—such as the Duluth Model's Power and Control Wheel and the Cycle of Violence—with Indigenous frameworks for restoring balance and healing trauma. It addresses the historical context of violence against Native women as a result of colonization, provides alarming statistics on contemporary victimization rates, and offers practical tools such as safety planning for strangulation, reflective journaling, and mindfulness activities to help survivors "re-story" and reclaim their lives.
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