Material Listing

In observance of Human Trafficking Awareness Month, NRCDV highlighted the work of PAATH15, a Human Trafficking Response Team providing direct services to victims along Route 15, which runs through Pennsylvania from Maryland to New York.

This webpage provides basic information about adoption tax benefits.

This webpage provides information about what disability benefits apply as earned income for EITC, claiming a qualifying child with a disability, and more.

This webpage provides information and links to resources about VITA Sites and EITC in Native Communities.

This webinar presentation brings together the voices of practitioners and researchers sharing their experiences from working or studying teen dating violence among Latin@ youth.

Created by and for Latino youth, this film features four stories that explore such themes as abusive relationships, gender roles, communication, peer pressure and teen pregnancy. Youth driven discussion about healthy relationships is woven throughout the stories.

This Special Collection developed by the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center provides information and resources on teen dating violence within Native communities.

This curriculum explores issues of power and control, gender, self-esteem, masculinity and relationships, helping boys understand what it means to be a man in Judaism. Available for purchase from Jewish Women International. 

Within a Jewish context, this structured curriculum provides a safe place for teen girls to talk about dating and friendships. Available for purchase from Jewish Women International.

ATASK’s teen dating violence for Asian youth curriculum encourages teens from Asian/Asian American communities to think about stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination and its correlation with domestic violence. For a copy of the curriculum, please contact the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence at 617-338-2350.

"Overall, exposure to pornography creates unrealistic expectations of sexual activity for both men and women. As a parent, it’s important to have an open and honest discussion about pornography." This page offers some strategies for approaching the subject. 

This page offers information about sexting and texting, including tips for individuals who are feeling threatened or suffocated by their partners' constant calls or texts.

"You are being stalked when a person repeatedly watches, follows or harasses you, making you feel afraid or unsafe. A stalker can be someone you know, a past boyfriend or girlfriend or a stranger." This handout offers tips to youth who are being stalked. 

This handout offers information and tips for youth experiencing digital dating abuse. 

This handout offers tips for staying safe on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, foursquare and others.

This study examines the role of youth technology use in teen dating violence and abuse and bullying and expand knowledge about the types of violence and abuse experiences youth have, the extent of victimization and perpetration via technology and new media, and how the experience of such cyber abuse within teen dating relationships or through bullying relates to other life factors.

This survey report illustrates important national trends in service provision to youth. Trends in availability and accessibility highlight gaps in service as well as strengths and unique needs of communities.

This web series tells the stories of three young men in Boston, and their struggles sifting through relationships, trauma, masculinity and their own identities. The program is designed to engage young men in the conversation to end gender based violence against women and girls. 

This webpage includes links to various NIJ-funded research studies examining the nature, characteristics and extent of dating violence.

"Dating Abuse: Tools for Talking to Teens" explains the dynamics of teen dating abuse and provides usable strategies for all adults to have realistic and successful conversations with young people. The program and materials are offered free of charge.

This toolkit offers resources for education leaders to take the first steps toward equipping students with the skills they need for relationships based on equality and respect. 

This toolkit highlights resources and activities young people can use to spread awareness and start conversations around teen dating violence in their schools and communities. It is also a great tool for educators and community leaders to use in their existing work with youth.

This webpage provides a list of enacted legislation through 2014 addressing teen dating violence. 

This web conference explored NISVS and its messaging implications for the field, tools for creating a strong message framework around IPV/SV/stalking data, and addressed workshop questions solicited from the field in advance of the web conference.

This web conference explored the differences between public health and criminal justice surveys when looking at sexual violence and intimate partner violence.