Institute of Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT) is an international resource and training center that focuses on violence - preventing it, responding to it, and addressing its impact - across a wide social spectrum. IVAT includes the Family Violence & Sexual Assault Institute, the Youth and School Violence Center, the Workplace Violence Center, and the Traumatic Stress Center. IVAT strives to be a comprehensive resource, training and research center dealing with all aspects of violence, abuse and trauma, including family, child, teen, and elder maltreatment as well as sexual assault issues.It also provides publications and dissemination, professional services, program evaluation, and hosts annual international conferences and regional mini-conferences.

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