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January 2009
Website Safety: Tips For Advocacy Organizations
Publisher(s):This handout covers 3 basic steps organizations can take if they work with survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking: (1) have safety alerts and an escape button on every page of your website; (2) post some general safety tips that alert survivors to risks without educating stalkers about new ways to abuse; and, (3) use web forms that promote informed consent.
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- General Material
January 2009
Resilient Girls: Factors that Protect Against Delinquency
Publisher(s):This report examines issues among adolescents and how they differ for girls and boys; risk and protective factors associated with delinquency, including gender differences; and the causes and correlates of girls’ delinquency.
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- Training Tools
January 2009
Prairie Women Prepared for Disaster: An Emergency Planning Guide for Women’s Community Organizations
Publisher(s):This guide for women’s community organizations highlights the core tasks of creating and implementing a tailor-made emergency plan. The guide includes planning templates and additional reading and resources.
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- General Material
January 2009
Multi-Level Preparations for Domestic Violence Programs to Address Sexual Violence
Publisher(s): This Technical Assistance brief provides suggestions for advocates, survivor/victims, communities, agencies, and service providers to address sexual violence. It takes into account the discomfort and vulnerabilities advocates themselves may face, issues related to language access, and effective interventions.
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- General Material
January 2009
Making Disaster Risk Reduction Gender-Sensitive: Policy and Practical Guidelines
Publisher(s):This publication offers policy and practical guidelines for implementing gender-sensitive risk reduction efforts.
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- General Material
January 2009
Trauma, Resiliency, Wellness: Mental Health, Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
Publisher(s):Some practices in the mental health system may foster unhelpful attitudes or misunderstandings about domestic violence and sexual assault. This presentation provides an overview of the nature of domestic and sexual violence and a general description of community-based advocacy services for survivors. Practitioners will learn about ways to support survivor safety in their practice and the role of safety planning in wellness and recovery plans.
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- Training Tools
January 2009
Love – All That and More: A Six-Session Curriculum on Healthy Relationships for Youth and Young Adults
Publisher(s): A comprehensive training program that promotes safe, healthy relationships and supports teens in taking action to overcome violence and abuse.
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- General Material
January 2009
Hope for Healing: Information for Survivors of Sexual Assault in Detention
Publisher(s):This publication is written for men and women who have survived sexual assault in prisons, jails, or other forms of detention. It offers general information about sexual abuse as well as information about the healing process.
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January 2009
Internet Safety 101: Age-Based Guidelines
Publisher(s):Each of the five 1-page guides provides information to help parents communicate appropriate rules and expectations regarding internet use and safety according to their childs age.
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- General Material
January 2009
A Manual for Integrating the Programmes and Services of HIV and Violence Against Women
Publisher(s):The aim of this manual is to support government agencies, NGOs and inter-institutional networks in the development of processes for integrating HIV and VAW interventions in the specific areas of prevention, VCT, PMTCT, care, support and treatment. Also available in Spanish.
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- General Material
January 2009
Engaging Bystanders in Sexual Violence Prevention
Publisher(s):This book presents a compelling orientation to the importance of engaging bystanders in sexual violence prevention.
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January 2009
Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury: Annual Report 2009
Publisher(s):This 21-page report provides a description of the services offered by the Defense Center of Excellence (DCoE) for Psychological Health (PH) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and its accomplishments in the years 2007-2008. DCoE's research mission is to coordinate innovative, evidence-based PH and TBI investments across DoD and other government agencies to meet both immediate and long-term needs associated with prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and outreach for warriors and their families.