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May 2013
Audism: A Theory and Practice of Audiocentric Privilege
Publisher(s):This brief document reviews the history of the term audism and provides examples of audist practices and their intersections.
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March 2013
Domestic Violence Prevention: A History of Milestones and Achievements
Publisher(s):This timeline documents key historical events known to significantly impact or advance the goal of intimate partner violence prevention in the United States, noting intersections with sister social justice movements. The information is complied from several timelines and listings of prevention milestones.
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February 2013
Guidance for Agency-Specific Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Policies
Publisher(s): This guidance provides agencies with direction to enable them to fulfill the goals identified in the Presidential Memorandum on “Establishing Policies for Addressing Domestic Violence in the Federal Workforce,” which was issued on April 18, 2012
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February 2013
Chatting with Latino Youth
Publisher(s):This is a conversation with Latino Peer Youth Educators from Casa de Esperanza and Raul Sanchez, a member of the executive committee and youth advisory board from loveisrespect. These young leaders discuss healthy relationships and what you can do in your communities to prevent and respond to teen dating violence.
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February 2013
Be a Man
Publisher(s): In this TED Talk, speaker Joe Ehrmann unpacks the phrase "be a man," and the harmful message it sends to boys about repressing the very thing that makes us human — emotions.
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February 2013
Dying To Be A Woman/Morir por ser Mujer
Publisher(s):This video provides details about the dangers that transwomen face when transitioning without adequate medical support. It also shares the graphic details of the death of a Latin@ transwoman highlighting the devastating impact of transphobia. This video was produced by the TransLatin@ Coalition, an organization that advocates for the specific needs of Trans Latin@ immigrants who reside in U.S. and plan advocacy strategies that would improve their quality of life. This video can be ordered free of charge on the TransLatin@ Coalition's website: translatinacoalition.org
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February 2013
Violence against women — it's a men's issue
Publisher(s): In this TED Talk, speaker Jackson Katz discusses men's role in ending violence against women and promoting gender equality.
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January 2013
The Impact of Sexual Abuse on Children & Adolescents with Kevin O'Brien
Publisher(s):Hosted by the Psychology Webinar Group, this professional awareness session led by specialist Kevin O'Brien explores how trauma and sexual abuse uniquely impact child and adolescent development. Discover how early trauma disrupts healthy developmental milestones, distorts attachment patterns, and alters cognitive processing in young survivors.
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January 2013
The Relationship Spectrum
Publisher(s):All relationships live on a range, somewhere between healthy, unhealthy and abusive. This interactive Relationship Spectrum helps teens and young adults determine how parts of their relationship rank on the scale.
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January 2013
For My Mother: Latin@ Youth Letters on Family, Relationships and Violence
Publisher(s):This study explored the reality of Latin@ youths lives utilizing the format of a letter to their mothers. The findings highlight the complex realities of Latin@ youth lives in the context of domestic violence.
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January 2013
DO YOU: Building Youth Resilience through Creative Expression
Publisher(s):This uncurriculum and facilitator’s guide was developed to promote resilience among teens and counteract negative factors that lead violence victimization/perpetration, sexual harassment, and gender based bullying.
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January 2013
And Boys Too
Publisher(s):This paper discusses the lack of recognition of the commercial sexual exploitation of boys in the United States.









