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This compilation provides an overview of U. S. State victim rights laws as related to the presence of victim advocates during forensic examinations. Laws fall into one of two categories (1) laws that specifically relate to victims of sexual assault and (2) laws that provide the right to advocate presence for all victims.

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This 2-pager describes the CDC funded DELTA and DELTA PREP projects that support state/territory domestic violence coalitions as they
1) build organizational readiness; 2) enhance their state and community-level abilities to prevent IPV; and 3) build evidence for effective primary prevention practices, programs, and policies.

This report provides background on women and trauma, describes a Roundtable held on April 29, 2010, and presents an outline of what the Committee plans for the coming year.

This document describes the DASH risk assessment tool that was designed for practitioners who work with victims of domestic abuse in the UK in order to help them identify those who are at high risk of harm.

This checklist is a consistent and simple to use tool for practitioners who work with victims of domestic abuse in order to help them identify those who are at high risk of harm and whose cases should be referred to a Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) meeting in order to manage the risk.

This report summarizes project PROTECT which aims at contributing to the prevention and reduction of the most serious forms of gender-based violence against girls, young women and their children, such as grievous bodily harm, homicide and attempted homicide, including so-called honour crimes and killings.

This report shares results of an action based research project on Danger Assessment useage in nine Alberta shelters over a two year period. Fourteen (14) practice-focused recommendations are provided in this report.

This document provides practical examples of how advocates have used fatality review reports to raise awareness of domestic violence and mobilize change in their communities.

Maryland's first statewide report on domestic violence fatality review is the product of the combined expertise of Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams throughout the state. The purpose of this report is Ðto establish an understanding of the scope and magnitude of domestic violence and to highlight trends, patterns, and recommendations.Ó

*See also: Marylands Lethality Assessment Program

This report presents the findings from a Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project (DVFR) that has been underway since 2005 in the state of Louisiana.

This document provides several basic guidelines for advocate participation in fatality reviews.

This document describes the “System Analysis” approach. “This approach avoids blaming individuals and instead focuses on the analysis of systems and institutions with the goal of creating lasting changes.”

This document describes the Washington State Domestic Violence Fatality Review model and the rationale behind it.

This sixth and final biennial report draws on the lessons learned by the Washington State Domestic Violence Fatality Review (DVFR) after more than a decade of analysis and community conversation, and it sets out eleven goals for change.

This document presents a project report and recommendations from the Florida’s statewide fatality review team.

This report examines the extent to which local level domestic violence serious incident and fatality reviews exist in New York State. Findings from this research provide a basis from which policy makers can explore new review initiatives.

This brief document provides information on starting a fatality review process, case review process, and reporting.

This documents provides an overview of fatality review, highlighting how this tool may help reduce intimate partner homicide.

This resource describes lessons from the book 35 Ways to Help a Grieving Child.

This resource describes common aspects of the grieving and mourning process for young children, and common feelings that a young child may experience as part of that process.

This resource provides an overview of the most common feelings of grief and offers tips for coping with the reactions of others, coping with holidays, and coping with the criminal justice system.

This document provides data on domestic violence fatalities in Washington State for the year 2013.

Each year, PCADV tracks and reports on domestic violence-related fatalities in Pennsylvania. In 2015, the number of victims included 68 women and 45 men.

This comprehensive report examines trends in NCCADV domestic violence homicide data from 2002-2010.

This document provides information on domestic violence homicides in Massachusetts from 2003 to 2013.