LEARN ABOUT PAIP
PARTNER ABUSE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM
What Makes BIPP at SafeHaven Special?
Partner Abuse Intervention & Prevention (PAIP) is SafeHaven's fully-accredited Batterers’ Intervention and Prevention Program (BIPP) provider. Our program has been a trusted community partner providing BIPP services in Tarrant County for more than 30 years, and SafeHaven is the only state-designated family violence center in Tarrant County.
At PAIP, we work with both court-mandated clients and volunteer clients, and our work is a large part of SafeHaven's mission to end domestic violence.
PAIP was a trailblazer in extending the length of our program beyond the minimum length to align with best practices nationally and internationally. The evidence shows the longer someone has engaged in groups, the lower their risk of reoffending is. We partnered with Dr. Deborah Levesque, renowned behavioral scientist and change researcher, to use the URICA domestic violence change assessment and found that our program had a clinically significant effect on clients’ readiness to change, with 62.3% progressing one or more stages in readiness to end their abusive behavior.
We have continually provided BIPP groups that are above and beyond the minimum requirements of the state, and we follow best practices in all areas of our work. Our staff members are experts in domestic violence intervention and prevention and work in the community as task force members, counselors, educators, and advocates.
Our program offers specially targeted groups for men, women, bilingual, and LGBTQ client populations. SafeHaven PAIP has been a longtime grant recipient in Tarrant County and participates in grant and research studies to improve intervention services. We have had a long-time collaboration with Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs (DAIP), creators of the world renowned Duluth Model of coordinated community response and the curriculum we use, "Creating a Process of Change." Our expertise with the curriculum and our DAIP partnership is so advanced that we were named the gold-stamped referral program for their specialty clients.
Our program pricing is competitive and affordable, and we offer discounted services for those who are working toward change. We hope you will take the first step with us.
Frequently asked questions
Why is SafeHaven committed to working with offenders?
We can continue to serve domestic violence victims for eternity, but that doesn’t meet our goal of ending domestic violence. In order to make systemic change in our society, we have to address the root of this problem - domestic violence offenders.
We believe everyone has the capacity to change and are here to help clients through that process.
Why does SafeHaven call it PAIP?
Most agencies refer to this program as a “BIPP,” Batterers Intervention and Prevention Program. While battering is a painful aspect of IPV, it is not the only aspect of IPV. We changed our title to include “partner abuse” to represent the many forms it comes in, such as verbal, financial, sexual, spiritual, etc.
Does PAIP work?
In June 2021, PAIP partnered with Dr. Deborah Levesque, creator of the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment – Domestic Violence – Revised (URICA-DV-R), to analyze data from PAIP clients who attended groups in 2017-2020. The findings showed that more than 62 percent of our clients progressed toward change to end their abusive behavior.
What groups do you provide?
We provide general population and high-risk men’s, women’s, and LGBT groups, as well as groups in Spanish. We offer groups on weekdays and weekends, during the day and in the evenings. Our goal is to ensure that you have every opportunity to actively participate.
How long is the PAIP program?
Clients must complete either 18, 24 or 27 weekly group sessions, dependent on whether they were referred to the program as a general population or high-risk client.
Do you only work with men?
We work with all genders and gender identities.
Kineret Yardena
Director of Partner Abuse Intervention & Prevention
Kineret Yardena (she/her/hers) is the Director of Partner Abuse Intervention & Prevention (PAIP) at SafeHaven of Tarrant County, where she oversees the BIPP program. She brings a wealth of knowledge and deep sense of calling to this work, along with 15 years of experience in designing and facilitating transformational group experiences for men, women, and at-risk youth in the U.S. and abroad. Kineret has a graduate degree in education from the University of Auckland, she and is currently completing her Masters in Social Work at University of Texas at Arlington, where she is conducting research on the transformational journey into elderhood.
Kineret is a published author and artist, and she lives in East Dallas with her partner, three bonus kids, and the sweetest dog in the whole wide world.
