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Whether we are assessing risks, advocating for an individual, making policies, or evaluating programs, thinking critically and broadly about women’s safety undoubtedly enhances the effectiveness of our work on behalf of battered women.

Whether visible to outside observers or not, social risks are real and significant to the individual battered woman.

Excerpt: This paper is an invitation to enter into a new way of thinking about violence and about how it is addressed. It may not be an easy invitation to accept: we have grown accustomed to working in certain ways; changing those ways can be difficult, but change we must if we are ever to make any headway in reducing violence.

This article offers information to MST survivors with the intent of providing them with resources to assist them in their recovery. It was also written for partners, friends, or family members of MST survivors.

This resource provides a quick overview of different types of child abuse, including sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse and neglect. It also includes a brief overview of the CDCÍs approach to prevention.

Through this research, a new framework for understanding how to improve the overall physical and mental health has been developed. Many service providers and advocacy centers identify these findings as instrumental in promoting primary prevention of violence to funders and collaborative partners.

This guide, designed for counselors and advocates, explores the complex connections between substance abuse and addiction and sexual violence. It provides information on understanding addictions and treatment options, a literature review of research on the topic, and a section of special considerations for rape crisis centers. This guide addresses both the intervention and prevention responses that may be useful in addressing and exploring this topic.

This report includes findings on effectiveness of supervision and increased efforts to monitor sex offenders using GPS technology.

This paper provides an overview of a tool which measures effectiveness and ways to improve existing juvenile justice programs. The tool offers options for a full scope of programming to more efficiently and appropriately meet the individual needs of youth based on their level of risk to reoffend. Providing a broader range of appropriate program helps to meet the needs of youth ensure safety in their communities in the future.

The tool offers options for a full scope of programming to more efficiently and appropriately meet the individual needs of youth based on their level of risk to reoffend. Providing a broader range of appropriate program helps to meet the needs of youth ensure safety in their communities in the future.