Mental Health Content Topic Results
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January 2019
APA Issues First-Ever Guidelines for Practice with Men and Boys
Publisher(s): This article contains guidelines to help psychologists specifically work with men and boys. It emphasizes how traditional masculinity is psychologically harmful and that socializing boys to suppress their emotions causes damage that echoes both inwardly and outwardly.
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September 2018
Recommendations for Suicide Prevention Hotlines on Responding to Intimate Partner Violence
Publisher(s): Developed by experts at the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health, this document provides guidance for suicide prevention crisis centers on recognizing and responding to intimate partner violence (IPV) in the context of suicide prevention and other crisis calls.
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- NRCDV Publications
May 2018
How can I mitigate the impact of vicarious trauma to help promote the long-term sustainability of this work?
Publisher(s): In any social justice movement, people are the tools for making change. NRCDV's May 2018 TA Question of the Month offers strategies for mitigating the negative impacts of vicarious trauma and promoting resilience and long-term sustainability in the movement to end gender-based violence.
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March 2018
Coercion Related to Mental Health and Substance Use in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence: A Toolkit for Screening, Assessment, and Brief Counseling in Primary Care and Behavioral Health Settings
Publisher(s): This toolkit provides trauma-informed guidance on integrating questions about mental health and substance use coercion into routine mental health and substance use histories and into in-depth IPV assessments in primary care and behavioral health settings.
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January 2018
Nonconsensual Image Sharing Isn’t Pornography — It’s Sexual Assault
Publisher(s): This article from the online MSW program from the University of Southern California provides insight into the numbers of people impacted by nonconsensual image sharing, across gender, age, race, sexual identity, and how revenge porn and sexual assault can affect a person’s mental health.
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January 2018
Trafficking: Trauma & Trauma-Informed Collaboration & Advocacy
Publisher(s): Building from what trafficking survivors have taught us, this webinar discusses how to identify survivors, how past experience of help-seeking can influence current attempts, and the importance of trauma-informed care at different points of contact with survivors such as raids, arrest, and at shelters.
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August 2017
The Economic Cost of Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking
Publisher(s): The physical aspects of violence often result in significant medical costs and time off from work, and psychological effects of violence can have long-term consequences. This fact sheet summarizes findings from research literature on the economic consequences and costs of IPV, sexual assault, and stalking for victims and survivors.
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April 2017
Vicarious Trauma Toolkit
Publisher(s):The VTT includes tools and resources tailored specifically to these fields that provide the knowledge and skills necessary for organizations to address the vicarious trauma needs of their staff.
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March 2017
Traumatic Brain Injury–Related Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths — United States, 2007 and 2013
Publisher(s):This report from the CDC describes the estimated incidence of TBI-related emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, and deaths during 2013 and makes comparisons to similar estimates from 2007.
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- Training Tools
February 2017
Enhancing Police Responses to Children Exposed to Violence: A Toolkit for Law Enforcement
Publisher(s):Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Yale Medicine Child Study Center, International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
Police officers are frequently the first responders to situations that pose threats to the safety and well-being of children and families. This toolkit provides practical tools and resources to assist law enforcement agencies in building or enhancing effective operational responses to children exposed to violence (with or without a mental health partner).
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February 2017
Enhancing Law Enforcement Response to Children Exposed to Violence and Childhood Trauma
Publisher(s): This toolkit provides tools and resources to assist law enforcement agencies in building or enhancing effective operational responses to children exposed to violence.
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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
July 2016
WEBINAR: Preventing Compassion Fatigue: Honoring Thyself
Publisher(s):This webinar provided valuable tools to identify the warning signs of compassion fatigue, and techniques for advocates to replenish the spirit.