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February 2010
Innovative Strategies to Address Domestic Violence in Asian and Pacific Islander Communities: Examining Themes, Models and Interventions
Publisher(s):This report sets the agenda for future project endeavors. It is an initial inquiry into the broad universe of API experiences and reflections regarding our work towards addressing domestic violence in API communities.
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- Training Tools
January 2010
Connections - Setting the Stage: Strategies for Supporting LGBTIQ Survivors
Publisher(s):This newsletter focuses exclusively on issues related to violence in LGBTIQ communities. Articles include information on interrupting problematic language, addressing the needs of trans survivors, and SANE protocol.
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- General Material
January 2010
Building Resilience: The Power to Cope With Adversity
Publisher(s):This resource provides a synopsis of resiliency capabilities within the individual child, family, care-giving, and community levels. It states children who have grown up in challenging environments are still capable of engaging in age-appropriate activities, relating to others, and understanding their family life.
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- Training Tools
January 2010
Quick Tips: Trans Inclusion, A Guide for Service Providers
Publisher(s):This guide contains ten quick tips for service providers working for trans inclusion.
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- General Material
January 2010
The Needs of Children in Domestic Violence Shelters
Publisher(s):This toolkit for service providers is a teaching tool and guide for understanding how trauma from domestic violence impacts children and how best to serve these children's needs. Although it was designed for use by shelter-based and other domestic violence direct service providers in North Carolina, it has broad applicability.
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January 2010
Civil Protection Orders: A Guide for Improving Practice
Publisher(s):The CPO Guide was designed to support the work of professionals dedicated to enhancing the effectiveness of the civil protection order process.
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- Training Tools
August 2009
Intimate Partner Sexual Violence: A Train-the-Trainer Curriculum
Publisher(s):This training contains activities, talking points, and other tools for trainers.
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- General Material
August 2009
Safety Planning
Publisher(s):This paper discusses how to implement comprehensive safety planning for battered women using a woman-defined model. Discusses batterer-generated and life-generated risks, and the role of advocates in supporting safety planning strategies.
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July 2009
Safety Planning With Teens, Issue Brief No. 5
Publisher(s): This issue brief provides advocates with information on how to safety plan with a teen, including discussing teen safety plan specifics.
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July 2009
Creating Cultures of Trauma-Informed Care (CCTIC): A Self-Assessment and Planning Protocol
Publisher(s):This Self-Assessment and Planning Protocol and its accompanying CCTIC Program Self-Assessment Scale provide consistent guidelines for agencies or programs interested in facilitating trauma-informed modifications in their service systems.
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June 2009
How to Start and Facilitate a Support Group for Victims of Stalking
Publisher(s):A guide for victim service providers, volunteers, and other concerned community members on how to initiate and run a stalking support group in their agency or community.
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June 2009
Keeping Women Alive - Assessing the Danger
Publisher(s):This report shares results of an action based research project on Danger Assessment useage in nine Alberta shelters over a two year period. Fourteen (14) practice-focused recommendations are provided in this report.