Attitudes / Perception / Awareness Content Topic Results

With the holiday season approaching, questions arise about the connection between domestic violence and distinctive holidays. This brief document offers guidance from the NRCDV Technical Assistance Team. The 2010 version provides an analysis of the available data on the volume of request for domestic violence services during the holidays.

This report illustrates the results of a cross-national study based on in-depth interviews from both experts and average Americans on Sexual Violence. This study, supported by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center comprises the following three components: 1) an analysis of the discourse on sexual violence from expert interviews, 2) one-on-one cognitive interviews with Americans, and 3) a comparative analysis that “maps the gaps” between expert and lay understandings of this topic.

The objective of this report includes understanding the values that underlie the American public’s views on issues relating to reproductive justice as a predicate to developing a communications framework for the reproductive justice movement, and identifying those segments of the public who appear to be most receptive to reproductive justice messaging and policies.

This reference guide serves as a resource for friends, family members, colleagues, and allies as they experience the coming out process with an individual who identifies as LGBT.

This journal article discusses how to design successful interventions to prevent HIV using socio-cultural factors which address institutional and social barriers impacting risk reduction in African American communities.

This radio interview discusses the military sexual trauma and related challenges face by a veteran who experienced sexual harassment while serving in the military. Rachel Cesar shares her story, and discusses homelessness, the pursuit of help and healing, and issues faced by women veterans specifically.

This webinar recording reviews the principles and process of beginning a violence prevention program on a college or university campus.

This report analyzes 160 cases of domestic violence related homicides in Asian families based on newspaper clippings and information from advocates for a six-year period (from 2000 to 2005).

This step-by-step guide provides practical steps explaining how to go about engaging boys and men as partners to stop the violence against boys and girls, women and other men.

Reid argues that viewing pornography leads to developing an unhealthy view of sexuality and may promote sexually violence activities.

The abolition of human slavery is a laudable goal, and though the proactive role taken by the U.S. government in the last decade is commendable, the United States must be honest about its failings if it expects to reduce sexual slavery.

Excerpts from the film "Boys and Men Healing" presents the perspectives and stories of men as they discuss their experiences of child sexual abuse. Their comments include challenges in disclosing their abuse, barriers in seeking help, and misconceptions about male survivors of child sexual abuse.