The VI Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Council (DVSAC) was formed by founding members on each island of St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John in 1997 to address oppression and systems advocacy. In 2013, DVSAC became an independent organization and is recognized as the State/Territorial Coalition by the National Office on Violence Against Women and the Department of Health & Human Services.

Mission: To coordinate education, prevention and response efforts in order to reduce the incidence of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and dating violence and to make these crimes socially and culturally unacceptable.

Goals: To accomplish this mission, we promote programs and activities whose purposes are to:

• Support the reduction and eventual elimination of domestic violence and sexual assault, stalking and dating violence in the territory;
• Support and promote quality programs which empower victims and which hold all perpetrators accountable for their behavior;
• Conduct educational efforts which heighten awareness about the extent and character of domestic violence and sexual assault, stalking and dating violence in the territory; and
• Improve the response of the legal system, service providers, and the media to issues.

As a leader of the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Awareness cause, DVSAC aims to promote healthy relationships within our community by coordinating education and awareness resources that advocate for the elimination of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and dating violence in the USVI territory.

**Updated as of 08/30/2022**