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Domestic Violence Content Topic Results

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Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
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  • NRCDV Publications
May 2012

How can advocates and communities honor and support women in shelter on Mother’s Day?

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In the month of motherhood celebration, thousands of mothers and mothers-to-be across the country will spend Mother’s Day in a domestic violence shelter. NRCDV's May 2012 TA Question of the Month offers ideas for honoring mothers in shelters.
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  • Training Tools
  • General Material
April 2012

A Good Solution Solves Multiple Problems

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This web conference discusses efforts made by anti-sexual and -domestic violence organizations to prevent violence through collaboration efforts with outside partners.
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  • General Material
April 2012

Holding Abusers Accountable: An Elder Abuse Forensic Center Increases Criminal Prosecution of Financial Exploitation

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This article describes a study that examined the effectiveness of an elder abuse forensic center compared with usual handlings to increase prosecution of of elder financial exploitation cases.
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April 2012

OPDV Bulletin: Strangulation in Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

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This article presents an overview of the risks posed by strangulation attempts in domestic violence cases, and is adapted from a portion of a presentation from the three-day conference, "Detection and Prosecution of Strangulation in Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Cases.”
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  • Training Tools
  • General Material
April 2012

Assets for Independence (AFI) Serving Domestic Violence Survivors Toolkit

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This toolkit provides step-by-step guidance to bring partnerships from concept to reality, and contains answers to such questions as how to structure these partnerships and define the roles and responsibilities of each party, as well as how AFI grantees and DV service providers can launch their first conversations toward partnering.
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  • General Material
  • Training Tools
April 2012

Engaging Women in Trauma-Informed Peer Support: A Guidebook

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This guide is designed as a resource for peer supporters in behavioral health or other settings who want to learn how to integrate trauma-informed principles into their relationships with the women they support or into the peer support groups of which they are members.
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  • General Material
March 2012

New Studies Link the Mental Health Effects of Trauma with Poorer HIV Treatment Access and Outcomes for Women

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This page highlights research on the link between past and recent abuse with poorer HIV treatment access and outcomes for women.
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  • General Material
March 2012

Trabajadoras: Challenges And Conditions Of Latina Workers In The United States

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The Trabajadoras report seeks to raise awareness about the realities that many Latinas face and the role that gender, ethnicity and immigration status play in influencing their social and economic standing in society. This report sheds light on the adversities that many Latinas are confronting at work and in their communities, sharing the stories of courageous and inspiring women who have endured a range of abuses but have chosen to stand up against injustice and motivate other women to do the same.
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  • Training Tools
  • General Material
March 2012

Understanding the Nature and Dynamics of Domestic Violence

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This manual provides an overview of the complex issue of domestic violence, and offers strategies for advocacy and empowerment.
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  • General Material
March 2012

Teen Victims of Domestic Violence Homicide in Washington State

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This brief presents data on teen victims of domestic violence homicide in Washington State.
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  • General Material
March 2012

Embracing Prevention as Social Change: How to Build Organizational Capacity for Prevention

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When an agency fully embraces primary prevention, the work becomes part of the organizational culture, existing in all departments, volunteers, board members, and administrators. This guidebook defines organizational capacity for primary prevention as an agency's ability to support and implement domestic and sexual violence prevention efforts.
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  • General Material
  • NRCDV Publications
February 2012

How can I best respond to victims of domestic violence whose partners struggle with combat-related PTSD or TBI?

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PTSD and TBI are not new issues to domestic violence advocates. NRCDV's March 2012 TA Question of the Month examines the implications to the domestic violence field of PTSD and TBI among veterans who return home to their partners and families.