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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
- General Material
February 2000
Building Bridges Between Domestic Violence Organizations and Child Protective Services
Publisher(s):This document is a resource for advocates seeking to strengthen efforts to help battered women with abused and neglected children.
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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
- General Material
February 2000
Introduction to Policy Advocacy and Analysis
Publisher(s):This curriculum is designed to enhance public policy skill and knowledge of domestic violence advocates. It provides both a theoretical approach to systemic advocacy and basic hands-on-tools to help advocates better prepare for their work with systems.
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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
- General Material
February 2000
Outreach to Underserved Communities
Publisher(s):This curriculum is designed to help domestic violence programs reach out to underserved communities in order to address the issues of diversity and of the limited access to quality services for battered women from those communities.
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- General Material
January 2000
Increasing Awareness about Possible Neurological Alterations in Brain Status Secondary to Intimate Violence
Publisher(s):This paper explains the possible types and etiologies for traumatic injuries, neurochemical changes and structural alterations that may occur in the brain as a result of intimate violence, most of which are not being diagnosed.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2000
Lethality Assessment Tools: A Critical Analysis
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document critiques several lethality assessment tools and examines the link between these instruments and research on domestic homicide. Discusses the antecedents of lethal violence and utility of dangeousness assessment tools in promoting safety.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2000
Strategies to Expand Battered Women's Economic Opportunities
Publisher(s):This document is an overview of strategies implemented to increase economic opportunities for low-income women and families. Organizing efforts, job training and opportunity development, creating assets, and governmental responses are described.
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- General Material
December 1999
Population Reports: Ending Violence Against Women
Publisher(s):This publication discusses gender-based violence from a feminist-based, ecological perspective. It examines the dynamics of abuse, cultural context, impact on women's health & how health care providers can contribute to social change efforts.
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- General Material
December 1999
Beyond Victim Blaming: Feminist Therapy and Battered Women
Publisher(s):This article describes feminist therapy as "a supportive process that emphasizes self-determination, equality and respect, and encompasses socio-cultural explanations for intimate violence."
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- General Material
October 1999
Investing in Girls: A 21st Century Strategy
Publisher(s):This document is comprised of several articles on issues related to girls in the juvenile justice system including ways 'at-risk' girls continue to be misunderstood and underserved.
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- General Material
October 1999
The Seven P’s of Men’s Violence
This article describes the components that make up and contribute to men’s violence. Patriarchy, Privilege, Permission, and Pressure, among others, comprise this description of men’s violence, hierarchies, and social constructions.
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- General Material
September 1999
Herstory of Domestic Violence: A Timeline of the Battered Women's Movement
Publisher(s):This document provides a detailed timeline of events related to the battered women's movement ranging from the year 753 B.C. through 1999.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
July 1999
Getting the Word Out... Domestic Violence Awareness in Rural Communities
Publisher(s):West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WVCADV), National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This statewide public awareness campaign collected and evaluated existing awareness materials, developed new materials focused on rural populations, tested creative strategies for distributing materials in rural areas, & compiled a rural resource listing.