Sexual Health / Literacy Content Topic Results
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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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- General Material
July 2005
"Don't Forget Us": The Education and Gender-Based Violence Protection Needs of Adolescent Girls from Darfur in Chad
Publisher(s):This is a report of findings from a three-week mission to examine the protection of adolescent girls, with a particular focus on education and reproductive health in refugee camps.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2005
Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (RAPP)
Publisher(s):Center Against Domestic Violence, Office of Domestic Violence and Emergency Intervention Services, U.S. Department of Social Services of the Human Resources Administration, City of New York
This school-based domestic violence prevention curriculum teaches students to recognize and prevent teen relationship abuse. Lesson plans include a variety of exercises. Parent workshop information and school staff development materials are also included.
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January 2005
The Secret of the Silver Horse
Publisher(s):This resource is an online picture book where children are shown the difference between a good secret and a secret about sexual abuse.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
July 2004
Pornography and Sexual Violence
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document summarizes the current research on the connection between pornography and sexual violence, and looks at how we define pornography, the consumption and effects of pornography, and the implications this has on policies and practices.
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- General Material
June 2004
Sexual Violence Prevention Strategies Aimed at Potential Victims of Drug Facilitated Sexual Battery: "Watch Your Drink" Messages and Drink Testing Devices
Publisher(s):This position papers addresses the rising popularity of two prevention strategies targeted at potential victims of drug-facilitated sexual battery and argues that prevention projects and funding should focused on broader messages that address root causes.
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January 2004
Sexual Development and Sexual Behavior Problems in Children Ages 2-12
Publisher(s):This fact sheet provides basic information about sexual development and problematic sexual behavior in children ages 2-12.
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- General Material
December 2003
Preventing Sexual Re-victimization: Tailoring Prevention for Previously Victimized Women
Publisher(s):This article offers insight into how we might tailor sexual violence prevention programs to specifically address issues of re-victimization.
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- General Material
January 2003
Preventing Pregnancy from Sexual Assault: Four Action Strategies to Improve Hospital Policies on Provision of Emergency Contraception
Publisher(s):This toolkit provides facts about emergency contraception for rape survivors, tools and strategies to assess the need for increased access, and four strategies to increase access. The four strategies discussed are legislation, administrative efforts, litigation and voluntary efforts. Samples, survivor stories and additional resources are also included.
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- General Material
January 2001
Interpersonal Violence and Adolescent Pregnancy: Prevalence and Implications for Practice and Policy
Publisher(s):This report shows that adolescents who have experienced interpersonal violence are at a higher risk of teen pregnancy. The report recommends strategies to prevent adolescent pregnancy as well as to support pregnant and parenting adolescents, their partners, and children.
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- General Material
January 2001
Payment for Forensic Exams
Publisher(s):This report examines states' recent payment strategies for sexual assault forensic exams and the strategies' strengths and shortcomings.
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- General Material
March 2000
Relationship Dynamics, Ethnicity and Condom Use Among Low-Income Women
Publisher(s): This study examines the importance of social and demographic characteristics, attitudes towards condom effectiveness against HIV, fertility intentions and power dynamics as predictors of condom use.
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- General Material
January 2000
On the Margin: Power and Women's HIV Risk Reduction Strategies
Publisher(s): This article describes a framework for understanding risk reduction strategies while understanding power dynamics in heterosexual relationships.