Fact Sheet

Problems with the Domestic Violence Social Security Identity Change Program

In 1998 the Social Security Administration announced a program to aid domestic violence survivors by allowing them to obtain new social security numbers. No doubt thousands of lives have been saved since this program has been developed. But problems with the program are beginning to surface and must be addressed so that survivors who depend on this last resort option can remain safe.   More

Presentation : Keynote

The Alaska Hawaii Connection

Dara Carlin, October 1, 2009

Both cases had gone through the same Identity & Relocation program and in both instances, when investigations ensued through no fault or wrongdoing of their own, the program that had protected these victim-survivors for so long did absolutely nothing to rescue these women from the consequences of their cooperation and compliance to the program!   More