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May 2020
An NFL player says United ignored his reports of sexual assault. The problem's bigger than him.
Publisher(s): This article highlights how racial stereotypes and cultural stigma can silence Black male survivors, exposing broader societal disbelief and institutional failure to respond to male victimization.
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May 2020
Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention in Fatherhood Programs
Publisher(s): Brief research integrating domestic violence prevention into fatherhood programs/practices
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- Training Tools
May 2020
Addressing Resistance to Domestic and Family Violence Responses in CALD Communities
Publisher(s): This resource highlights the context and forms of resistance to gender equality and prevention of violence against women initiatives in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities in Australia. It is designed for those working to prevent or respond to violence against women in migrant and refugee communities.
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- NRCDV Publications
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April 2020
WEBINAR: Addressing the Influences Implicit Biases, Inequities & Historical Trauma Have on Aging Processes for Children of Color
Publisher(s): Trauma and toxic stress often stem from experiences that occur disproportionately in the lives of girls and women, and of girls and women of color in particular. The adultification of African American girls who have histories of trauma has become the manifestation of how the needs of women and girls of color are overlooked and misunderstood. This webinar addresses the impact of implicit biases, inequities and historical trauma on the lives of children of color.
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April 2020
Reducing Gender Bias in Sexual Assault Response and Investigation – Part 2
Publisher(s): This webinar series explores the phenomenon of gender bias and the resulting stereotypes and attitudes that can influence the professional response to, and investigation of, sexual assault. Part 2 resumes the discussion with an exploration of how gender bias affects victim blaming after the sexual assault.
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April 2020
Reducing Gender Bias in Sexual Assault Response and Investigation – Part 1
Publisher(s): This webinar series explores the phenomenon of gender bias and the resulting stereotypes and attitudes that can influence the professional response to, and investigation of, sexual assault. Part 1 begins by introducing the concept of implicit bias, and then address key questions about how this can influence sexual assault dynamics and responses.
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February 2020
Safety Plan for Stalking Victims
Publisher(s):A practical safety planning guide that helps survivors of stalking reduce risk, document abuse, and navigate legal and community resources.
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February 2020
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Communication Resources
Publisher(s): CDC offers free resources including video, fact sheets, and posters. Resources on this page can be used to guide service providers' communications with the field about how to stay safe and healthy.
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- General Material
January 2020
Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth is Violence Prevention
Publisher(s): This white paper explains how and why LGBTQ children and youth experience disproportionate rates of violence and trauma, and how those experiences tend to lead to even more violence and trauma down the road. Most importantly, it explains how this trajectory can be disrupted, even by neighbors and other bystanders.
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January 2020
Partnership to End Gendered Islamophobia Community Report
Publisher(s): Gendered Islamophobia consists of the ways the state utilizes gendered forms of violence to oppress, monitor, punish, maim and control Muslim bodies. This report shares collective learnings from a convening of the Partnership to End Gendered Islamophobia on the 19th anniversary of 9/11.
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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
September 2019
WEBINAR: DELTA FOCUS Stories: Lessons Learned from 3 Community-Based Initiatives
Publisher(s): On this 90-minute webinar, preventionists and change-makers in Alaska, Rhode Island, and North Carolina share their successes, surprises, pivots, and points of learning along their journeys, offering strategies and tools for those who wish to engage in this work or adapt similar projects for their own communities.
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June 2019
May 2019 Findings: Immigrant Survivors Fear Reporting Violence
Publisher(s):Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence (APIGBV), ASISTA, Casa de Esperanza, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (NAESV), National Domestic Violence Hotline, National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), Tahirih Justice Center
A coalition of national organizations gathered feedback from nearly six hundred advocates and attorneys from across the U.S., learning that many immigrant victims of domestic and sexual violence are now too afraid to call the police or go to court to get help. Advocates report that survivors have an increased fear of deportation, retaliation by their abusers, and separation from their children.









