ZeroV supports survivors
of violence.
ZeroV’s mission is to abolish the social conditions and systems that spark, enable, and amplify intimate partner violence and to create communities where all Kentuckians can live and thrive in safety and peace.
ZeroV supports survivors of violence.
ZeroV’s mission is to abolish the social conditions and systems that spark, enable, and amplify intimate partner violence and to create communities where all Kentuckians can live and thrive in safety and peace.
We Are ZeroV
Through advocacy, awareness, prevention, and action, and working together, as a Kentucky united against violence, we can get the violence in our Commonwealth to zero.
We advocate. We support. We mobilize.
We educate. We empower. We believe.
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Policy Center
ZeroV champions the dignity, worthiness, safety, and wellbeing of survivors, through our policy work and advocacy. Learn more about the issues affecting survivors and ways to partner with us to create meaningful change.
Resources
ZeroV provides technical assistance and trainings to its member programs, strategic partners, and community members statewide. ZeroV participates in events to advocate for and support survivors.
Mandatory Education and Referral Information for Professionals
Kentucky’s Law on Mandatory Education and Referral for Domestic and Dating Violence KRS Chapter 209A was enacted to identify victims of domestic and dating violence and abuse, to link victims to services and to provide protective or therapeutic services for those who choose to accept them.
Kentucky has 15 designated shelter programs that provide state-mandated services to all 120 counties in the Commonwealth
It’s not ok
that in Kentucky, almost 75% of all intimate partner violence homicides are committed with a firearm.
Every person has the right to control what happens to their body, free from coercion or fear. Together, we can cut those numbers to zero.
It’s not ok
that over 70% of survivors identify access to money as a barrier to leaving.
Every person deserves the financial freedom to live a life free from violence. Together, we can cut those numbers to zero.
It’s not ok
that 40% of survivors of intimate partner violence experience reproductive abuse in some form.
Every person has the right to control what happens to their body, free from coercion or fear. Together, we can cut those numbers to zero.
Get Help Now
ZeroV's coalition supports Kentucky's 15-regional Domestic Violence Programs, providing free, confidential residential services and non-residential services to survivors of intimate partner violence.
Become a Zero Hero
ZeroV is powered by people, empowering survivors. Give the gift of empowerment by joining our team of Zero Heroes. Whether making a donation, sponsoring a project, or implementing our Everyday Advocacy tools, your partnership creates pathways forward for survivors across Kentucky.