Attitudes / Perception / Awareness Content Topic Results
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April 2025
The Facts About Child Sexual Abuse, Trauma, and Recovery
Publisher(s):Child sexual abuse is a widespread and preventable form of trauma that can have significant long-term effects on a child’s mental, physical, behavioral, and social well-being. The video emphasizes trauma-informed, multidisciplinary support and the importance of caring adults and evidence-based treatment in helping children heal and regain a sense of safety.
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March 2025
Supporting Men Survivors
Publisher(s):A trauma-informed resource that highlights the unique needs of male survivors of intimate partner violence and strategies for providing accessible, culturally responsive support.
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January 2025
Child Sexual Abuse within the Family Environment
Publisher(s):This webinar highlights the learning outcomes and recommendations from a report analyzing child sexual abuse within the family environment. Drawing on widespread reviews, research, and survivor testimonies, the presentation outlines key findings regarding underreporting, multi-agency practice challenges, and systemic failures across services.
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August 2024
2024 National Prevention Town Hall
Publisher(s):The 5th annual National Prevention Town Hall features anti-violence prevention approaches in the Mountain region of the United States through a virtual gallery tour of innovative change-making projects and collectives. This gallery tour can allow us to learn about what’s being mobilized beyond the systems we often work in for violence prevention. A panel follows the gallery tour, weaving together meaningful connections and address questions about reconnection, restoration, and re-indigenizing practices in the Mountain region.
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July 2024
Supporting Survivor Health + Wellbeing: Strategies for Advocates
Publisher(s):This comprehensive toolkit for advocates provides practical strategies to enhance physical and behavioral health (including mental health and substance use), access to care, and overall well-being for survivors of violence and their children.
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March 2024
Telling Our Stories: Ending the Cycle of Shame
Publisher(s): Creating room for stories can unveil the complex web of chains that trap TQLGB survivors in an unending cycle of shame. This resource from Intercambios proposes a shift in perspective to ask: "How might I or my agency be contributing to the narrative of shame?"
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February 2024
Understanding Domestic Violence in the LGBTQ+ Community Zine
Publisher(s): This zine from the National LGBTQ Institute on Intimate Partner Violence serves as a survivor-defined, trauma-informed, intersectional guide for the community by the community. Readers will gain an understanding of domestic violence, learn how the LGBTQ+ community is uniquely impacted, and get resources for safety plan and get support.
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February 2024
2022 U.S. Trans Survey
Publisher(s): The 2022 U.S. Trans Survey was expanded to address lessons learned from the 2015 survey, respond to the evolving sociopolitical landscape, and increase knowledge of the lives and experiences of trans people in the United States.
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January 2024
Stalking Survivors Speak: What Survivors Want You to Know to Enhance Your Response to Stalking
Publisher(s):This webinar features survivors of stalking who share their experiences to raise awareness about the profound emotional, physical, and financial impacts of stalking and the importance of improving responses from communities and the criminal justice system.
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October 2023
Guide for Emotional Support
Publisher(s):A practical guide that helps domestic violence advocates provide trauma-informed emotional support and develop personalized emotional support plans with survivors. Available in multiple languages, including Spanish, French, Arabic, Urdu, Chinese, Korean, Hindi, and Tagalog.
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March 2023
Stalking Charges: An Opportunity, Not an Afterthought
Publisher(s):This webinar examines the dynamics of stalking, challenges common misconceptions about stalking behaviors, and provides strategies for improving victim safety and strengthening investigation and prosecution efforts.
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- Training Tools
March 2023
Rubric for Responsiveness to LGBTQ Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence for Domestic Violence Service Providers
Publisher(s): This self-assessment tool serves as a way for domestic violence service providers to evaluate their organizational capacity, policies, and practices to identify areas to improve access to LGBTQ survivors.









