Other IMPACT Chapters

IMPACT Bay Area is part of an international affiliation of independent chapters. Each IMPACT chapter has its own organizational structure and programmatic focus.

We share these defining characteristics:

• Full-force physical techniques
• Verbal skills and the use of voice
• Safety skills in a supportive environment
• Trauma-informed instruction
• Strategies with people we know
• Self-defense for everyone
• Commitment to women's leadership
• Women and men working together to end violence
• Collaborating to prevent violence and support survivors
• The best fight is no fight 
  
  

Find a Chapter Near You:

Southern California, IMPACT Personal Safety of Southern California
Colorado, IMPACT Personal Safety Colorado
Chicago, IMPACT Chicago
District of Columbia, DC IMPACT
Boston, IMPACT Boston
New Mexico, Resolve
NY, NJ, PA, Prepare
Ohio, IMPACT Safety
UK, IMPACT UK
Israel, IMPACT Israel

Recommended Reading

Here are a few books and online resources that we love! Learn about trusting your intuition, identifying abuse, helping your teen build confidence, or preparing for the unexpected with these great authors:

• The Safety Godmothers: The ABCs of Awareness, Boundaries and Confidence for Teens by Ellen Snortland & Lisa Gaeta
• The Frontlines of Intimate Partner Violence, a guide by the online DNP program from Simmons University
• The Gift of Fear and Other Survival Signals that Protect Us From Violence by Gavin De Becker
• Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane) by Gavin De Becker
• Facing Violence: Preparing for the Unexpected by Rory Miller
• Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence by Rory Miller
• Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence--from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror by Judith Herman
• Beauty Bites Beast: Awakening the Warrior Within Women and Girls by Ellen Snortland
• Yes Means Yes!: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape by Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti