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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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January 2004

No Refuge Here: A First Look at Sexual Abuse in Immigration Detention

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"This report calls attention to the problem of sexual abuse in immigration detention centers in the United States, focusing on three central issues: (1) the considerable and troubling reported record of sexual abuse of detainees, (2) the lack of substantive policies and procedures in place to address such abuse, and (3) immigration officials' refusal to allow independent monitoring of conditions for detainees.& Through this report, Stop Prisoner Rape calls on U.S.
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January 2004

Effective Outreach Through the Media

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This is a guide for those working in agencies that serve victims of sexual assault on how to effectively utilize the media.
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January 2004

Ending Gender-Based Violence: A call for global action to involve men

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This document includes the paper Costs of Male Violence by Stefan de Vylder as its Appendix. "In this report, seven masculinity researchers write about masculinity in different parts of the world and about how masculinity is often linked to violence. These acts of violence are committed not only against women and children, but also against other men. The writers suggest a number of ways in which men can be involved in working to combat men's violence." The argument presented in this paper is articulated through 13 key principles:
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January 2004

Global Perspectives on Sexual Violence: Findings from the World Report on Violence and Health

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This report seeks to offer a glimpse of the "serious global public health problem" that is sexual violence as well as promising practices and opportunities for those working to end sexual violence.
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  • Training Tools
January 2004

Mental Health Response to Mass Violence and Terrorism: A Training Manual

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This manual is geared towards service providers responding to victims and community at large following incidents of mass violence and terrorism.
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January 2004

Advocacy Matters: Helping Mothers and Their Children Involved with the Child Protection System

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"This document's purpose is to underscore the importance of the advocates work, provide tips for how to improve practice in this area, and inspire them to better understand women's situations and help them be safe and self-sufficient."
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January 2004

Through a Public Health Lens. Preventing Violence against Women: An Update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Explains how 4 core public health principles - emphasizing primary prevention, advancing the science of prevention, translating science into effective programs, & building on the efforts of others - drive current programmatic activities in prevention.
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December 2003

Model Protocol For Advocates Working With Battered Women Involved In The Child Protection System

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This protocol contains an introduction that outlines the origins and key features of CPS, and recommended policy and procedures. Covered are: individual advocacy strategies, determining if a mandatory report is required, making a mandatory report, reviewing case files, and advocating in court.
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December 2003

Preventing Sexual Re-victimization: Tailoring Prevention for Previously Victimized Women

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This article offers insight into how we might tailor sexual violence prevention programs to specifically address issues of re-victimization.
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November 2003

Reviewing Domestic Violence Deaths

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This documents provides an overview of fatality review, highlighting how this tool may help reduce intimate partner homicide.
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November 2003

How Can Practitioners Help an Abused Woman Lower Her Risk of Death?

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This article presents key findings from the Chicago Women’s Health Study about domestic violence, its effects, and women’s responses to violence.
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October 2003

Community Policing and Domestic Violence: Five Promising Practices

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This document provides a discussion of how community policing principles might intersect with the core principles of domestic violence organizing: victim safety, offender accountability, and community change.