SHIELD PROJECT

You Never Have To Walk Alone.

In the shadows of the family-court system, too many survivors of abuse stand alone. We bring light, connection, and hope — uniting warriors who confront injustice with healers who support survivors as they rebuild their lives through advocacy, education, and legislative and systemic reform. The Shield Project leads this movement from the front — driving legislative change, building coalitions with advocacy partners nationwide, and setting the standard for reform. From our California roots, we are growing into a national movement for safety, dignity, and change — so no one has to walk this path in silence again.

We connect women facing the family-court system — survivors of abuse, mothers seeking safety for their children, women navigating custody disputes, and anyone dealing with intimidation, control, or fear during legal proceedings — with the resources, information, and advocacy to help them find their own next step forward.

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Accountability for Therapists

Challenging the "quasi-judicial" protection of therapists through licensing boards.

Piercing Judicial Immunity

Piercing Judicial Immunity: Challenging the absolute protection of family court judges.

Comprehensive Advocacy Resources

A nationwide network of organizations, crisis hotlines, research, and legal literature to support parents in the fight.

Warriors

We expose systemic failures in the family-court process, advocate for institutional accountability, and amplify survivor voices that have too often been silenced.

Healers

We foster recovery through education, survivor-led outreach, and collaboration with trauma-informed professionals and nonprofits nationwide

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Our Mission in Motion.
From our California roots,

Shield is expanding into a network that unites local initiatives across the United States under a shared banner — to protect, educate, and empower survivors while demanding justice from the systems that failed them.

Join the movement — stand with us as we protect, unite, and seek justice for survivors

About Our Resource Network

The Shield Project is building one of the most comprehensive, survivor-centered resource networks in the country — spanning family-court and domestic-violence resources, legal aid, academic research, and judicial accountability tools.

Our vision is to make help accessible—connecting survivors, advocates, and researchers to verified local and national services in real time. Through our curated database and trusted partner directories, that reach already extends to thousands of local providers nationwide.

We are expanding city by city and category by category to create a living map of protection, education, and hope. Our goal is not only to help survivors find safety, but to arm advocates, policymakers, and researchers with the data needed to expose, understand, and reform a system that has too often operated in the dark.

When accurate information becomes visible, awareness follows—and so does change.

Resources

Join the Movement

They rely on your silence. They thrive in the shadows of "immunity." While you read this, children are being returned to the arms of their abusers. Learn more about our mission on the About page, or support our work by visiting the donate page.