Policy & Systems Advocacy Content Topic Results

The Accessibility Responsiveness Tool provides a framework for domestic violence, sexual violence, and disability service organizations to think about the “when, where, what, and how” of providing inclusive, accessible, trauma-informed, and responsive services.

This brief examines urban and rural differences in the community context of partner violence and the effectiveness of protective orders. The study uses data from an urban area and a rural area in Central Appalachia in Kentucky.

This report suggests that more than a billion people in the world today experience disability. People with disabilities have generally poorer health, lower education achievements, fewer economic opportunities and higher rates of poverty than people without disabilities. This is largely due to the lack of services available to them and the many obstacles they face in their everyday lives. The report provides the best available evidence about what works to overcome barriers to health care, rehabilitation, education, employment, and support services, and to create the environments which will enable people with disabilities to flourish. The report ends with a concrete set of recommended actions for governments and their partners. *See also: World Report on disability podcast (June 10, 2011)

This guide aims to build on existing tools and encourage health care providers to conduct full assessments with patients to encourage interventions that provide adequate treatments and recommendations for survivors of sexual violence.

This handbook provides policies, protocols and forms for incorporating child trafficking identification and response mechanisms into state and private child welfare systems using Illinois as a case study.

This report provides a summary of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey, including the prevalence and experience of sexual violence, in addition to many other forms of discrimination and hate crimes against transgender individuals. Included in addition to the full report are regional and state reports, as well as community-specific reports, which highlight increased rates of violence and harassment against communities of color.

This collection of narratives about LGBTQH victims and survivors of intimate partner violence brings to light the severity of IPV within these communities.

This training manual provides information to TANF eligibility workers on how to access TANF for qualified alien immigrant survivors.

This guide presents the feelings and thoughts of LGBTQ youth and their allies on the subject of school. It presents an opportunity to gain understanding and knowledge around issues LGBTQ youth and promote a inclusive and nonviolent school climate.

This expanded fact sheet provides an overview of child sexual abuse prevention and offers resources and answers the following questions: What is child sexual abuse? How common is child sexual abuse? Who are the victims of child sexual abuse? Who are the perpetrators? What are the warning signs that a child may be sexually abused? Risk factors for the perpetration of child sexual abuse? How can I reduce the risk of children being abused?

This curriculum provides training, tools, and resources to help home visitation staff address the complex and sometimes uncomfortable issue of domestic violence. When it comes to promoting health and safety outcomes for women and children impacted by domestic violence, there is a methodology to effective assessment, primary prevention, and anticipatory guidance messaging during home visits. These tools have been designed to facilitate safety planning and supported referrals to domestic violence programs.

This webpage emphasizes the need to implement pretrial and courthouse safety planning for survivors, and offers recommended steps for creating such a safety plan.