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Responding to Domestic Violence is the fifth in a series of 5 related Guides developed for relationship and marriage educators and program administrators to help them understand and respond to domestic violence issues that may arise within their programs. This guide helps prepare healthy marriage and relationship programs to respond when domestic violence is disclosed or detected, and provides strategies for ensuring that effective referrals to domestic violence services and protections occurs. The full Resource Packet consists of the following Guides: Understanding Domestic Violence: Definitions, Scope, Impact and Response; Building Effective Partnerships with Domestic Violence Programs; Protocol Development and Implementation: Identifying and Responding to Domestic Violence Issues; Screening and Assessment for Domestic Violence: Attending to Safety and Culture; and After Disclosure: Responding to Domestic Violence. (Author abstract modified)