Young People Content Topic Results
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September 2016
State Fact Sheets: The Earned Income and Child Tax Credits
Publisher(s):These fact sheets provide state-by-state data on how the EITC and CTC reduce poverty, who benefits, how state EITCs can supplement the federal credit, and who benefits from two proposals to strengthen the credits.
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- General Material
September 2016
LGBTQ DV Targeted Recommendation: Involve, Learn From, and Build the Leadership of LGBTQ Youth
Publisher(s): Young people ages 12-24 experience violent crime at higher rates than the rest of the population. This targeted recommendation provides considerations and strategies for creating youth programming that lifts up the self-determination of LGBTQ youth experiencing violence.
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- General Material
September 2016
LGBTQ DV Targeted Recommendation: Direction Regarding Mandatory Reporting and Youth
Publisher(s): This targeted recommendation urges youth-serving organizations to consider the various unintended consequences of mandatory reporting policies, particularly for LGBTQ and other systemically marginalized youth.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
September 2016
What are best practices for family reunification after child sexual abuse?
Publisher(s): In NRCDV's September 2016 TA Question of the month, Jennifer Benner outlines best practices and offers additional resources for the process of reunification after child sexual abuse.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
July 2016
Schools in Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools
Publisher(s):This guide provides resource and a blueprint for safe, supportive, and inclusive schools for transgender youth.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
June 2016
Transgender Youth Sexual Assault Survivors: Skills for Advocates
Publisher(s):This webinar addresses unique issues and strategies of working with both trans youth from supportive family structures and youth who do not have a stable home or school environment. Topics include barriers to accessing services, youth-specific confidentiality concerns, polyvictimization and intersectionality, and more.
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- General Material
May 2016
Chart Book: The Earned Income Credit and Child Tax Credit
Publisher(s):This chart book provides important information about these working-family tax credits and outlines priorities for making the credits more effective.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
April 2016
Responding to the Long-term Needs of Adult Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Exploring the connection to suicide risk
Publisher(s):This Technical Assistance Guidance, a product of the Adult Children Exposed to Domestic Violence (ACE-DV) Leadership Forum, explores the connection between exposure to domestic violence in childhood and, among other consequences, the risk for suicide in adulthood.
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- General Material
March 2016
Minors and Sexting: Legal Implications
Publisher(s): Because transferring and viewing sexually explicit material when the subject is a minor can be considered child pornography, sexting among minors can have serious legal consequences. This article explores some of the legal implications of teen sexting.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
February 2016
WEBINAR: Working with Latin@ Communities to Prevent Teen Dating Violence: Strategies for Engagement and Creative Interventions
Publisher(s):This session provides an overview of the culturally specific issues faced by Latin@ youth victims of teen dating violence.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
February 2016
Exploring Youth Activism in our Movement: Experiences and Lessons from Youth Leaders
Publisher(s): On this 30 minute podcast Nalleli Castro Montoya, Latin@ Peer Youth Educator from Casa de Esperanza and Lumarie Orozco, National Trainer for the National Latino Network, talk about Casa de Esperanza’s peer education strategies to engage Latin@ youth in the efforts to eradicate dating violence.
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- General Material
February 2016
Improving the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Would Help Working Families and Promote Tax Fairness for Women
Publisher(s):For nearly 60 years, Congress has recognized that the childcare expenses parents incur in order to earn income should be acknowledged in the tax code. This review provides an opportunity to strengthen and improve the CDCTC to reflect the needs of the increased number of mothers of young children in the labor force and the rising costs of child care.