---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1370.1"
title: "45"
number: "1370.1"
heading: "What are the purposes of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act Programs?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1370.1"
---

# §1370.1. What are the purposes of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act Programs?


This part addresses [sections 301 through 313](/cfr/45/301..313.md) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), as amended, and codified at [42 U.S.C. 10401](/usc/42/10401.md) et seq. FVPSA authorizes the Secretary to implement programs for the purposes of increasing public awareness about and preventing family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence; providing immediate shelter and supportive services for victims of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence and their dependents; providing for technical assistance and training relating to family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence programs; providing for State Domestic Violence Coalitions; providing specialized services for abused parents and their children; and operating a national domestic violence hotline. FVPSA emphasizes both primary, and secondary, prevention of violence.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 76471, Nov. 2, 2016, unless otherwise noted.