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- General Material
September 2002
Mental Health and Domestic Violence: Collaborative Initiatives, Service Models, and Curricula
Publisher(s):Describes concerns of state domestic violence coalitions and mental health providers and/or agencies and provides model initiatives and programs that have begun the work of responding to the mental health needs of battered women and their children.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
August 2002
Welfare and Domestic Violence Against Women: Lessons from Research
Publisher(s):This paper provides a summary of the research on the connections between poverty, public assistance, employment, and violence against women. Implications for working with battered women who receive TANF are discussed in detail.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
March 2002
Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence
Publisher(s):This packet provides an introduction to the complex and varied issues around children's exposure to intimate partner violence. It includes articles, research findings, statistics and resources pulled from work done between 1990-2002.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
March 2002
Policy Blueprint on Domestic Violence and Poverty
Publisher(s):This paper offers a new and important tool for advocates working with domestic violence and poverty issues in single or multiple systems. It provides a straightforward framework for policy analysis and concrete policy implementation strategies.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
March 2002
New Visions, New Allies: Creating Domestic Violence and Poverty State Teams
Publisher(s):Describes the Domestic Violence and Poverty State Team Leadership Institute held in Connecticut in July 2001, where teams in six states were developed to build and carry out a policy and practice agenda on domestic violence and poverty.
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- General Material
January 2002
Creating Partnerships with Faith Communities to End Sexual Violence
Publisher(s):An interreligious resource produced by the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs. Designed to build partnerships between community organizations and faith-based communities and to involve faith groups in the prevention of sexual violence.
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- General Material
January 2002
Exploring the Differences between Discussion, Debate, and Dialogue
Publisher(s):This chart outlines key differences between "discussion," "debate," and "dialogue." It also offers some key questions for reflection about about engaging in meaningful dialogue.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2002
Expect Respect: A School-Based Program Promoting Safe and Healthy Relationships
Publisher(s):This document examines the issues of dating violence, sexual harassment and bullying, their interrelationship, and offers a rationale for school-based programs.
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- General Material
January 2002
The Essence of Being Real: Relational Peer Support for Men and Women who have Experienced Trauma
Publisher(s):This manual offers trauma survivors a way to explore their experiences, receive support, and work through the stigma often associated with needing help to heal.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
November 2001
Housing and Battered Women
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This paper offers a research on DV and homelessness and trends in federal housing policy. A model for conducting a community assessment of local housing needs includes critical thinking questions on an organization’s capacity for housing advocacy.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
September 2001
Safe and Affordable Housing
Publisher(s):Highlights include descriptions of the efforts of a state welfare agency, a community-based domestic violence program, and two state domestic violence coalitions toward improving housing opportunities for battered women.
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- General Material
August 2001
Working Effectively with the Police: A Guide for Battered Women's Advocates
Publisher(s):This article highlights information advocates need in order to work collaboratively and effectively with police officers and other law enforcement personnel. The author discusses the changes police officers have made regarding when and how they arrest, investigate, write reports, and how they work with and support prosecutors and victim advocates.