Spanish Language Guide for Recognizing and Supporting Individuals Impacted by Forced Marriage
Author: Forced Marriage Initiative
Publication: October, 2025
This guide offers service providers at all levels practical tools to identify, respond, and assist those impacted by forced marriage. The guide can easily be used to improve intake, screening, or assessment protocols as it includes questions to support service providers asking about the onset of marriage. Family and community mapping questions are included to help identify the web of potential individuals perpetrating harm. The guide could also be used to uncover potential service gaps, enhance safety planning, and ensure the appropriate referral connections are provided.
By using this guide, service providers can strengthen their approach to working with those impacted by forced marriage, opening the doors to accessing safe supportive systems that validate their experiences and can respond to their needs with care.
Also available in English and French.
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