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Special Collection
Special Collection
August 2018
Building Comprehensive Solutions to Domestic Violence
Supporting critical thinking, learning, and victim-defined advocacy.
Special Collection
November 2011
Meeting Survivors' Needs Research Project
This collection complies information and resources from both Meeting Survivors' Needs studies, documenting our movement work to provide both residential and non-residential services to survivors of domestic violence and their loved ones.
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Materials
- General Material
September 2023
Language Justice for Survivors Across Services
Publisher(s): Both survivors and advocates have shared that language access is a barrier to health and behavioral health access. This tipsheet describes how language justice can support survivor access to services and provides resources for capacity-building for domestic violence and behavioral health organizations.
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- General Material
April 2023
Toolkit for Increasing Shelter Access to LGBTQ Survivors of Domestic Violence
Publisher(s): This toolkit is intended to be a starting point for promoting LGBTQ survivors’ access to shelter spaces, and agency-wide training and technical assistance is a critical next step.
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- General Material
January 2023
Supporting LGBTQ+ Stalking Victims: A Guide for Victim Advocates
Publisher(s): This guide is for victim advocates working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) individuals who may be experiencing stalking. It provides basic information about the dynamics of stalking and safety planning, co-occurring crimes, specific tactics used against LGBTQ+ individuals, safety planning strategies that support LGBTQ+ stalking victims, and issues to be aware of when supporting LGBTQ+ victims.
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- General Material
March 2021
Supporting Domestic Violence Survivors’ Safety During the Court Process: A Checklist of Recommended Practices
Publisher(s): Going to the courthouse and participating in hearings can be confusing and intimidating for anyone, but domestic violence survivors often face extra barriers. This checklist suggests strategies regarding safety while traveling to/from the courthouse, while inside the courthouse and courtroom, and during virtual hearings.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
September 2020
What do advocates need to know to provide safety planning guidance to abuse victims/survivors during and after COVID-19?
Publisher(s): Advocates are often the first line of defense for victims and survivors of domestic abuse/violence. In the September 2020 TA Question of the Month, Mildred D. Muhammad outlines strategies for advocates to help survivors navigate safety planning.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
August 2020
WEBINAR: Enhancing Services to Male Survivors Part 2: Voices from the Field
Publisher(s): Part II of the Enhancing Services to Male Survivors webinar series showcases the work of two domestic violence agencies that are leading the way as they expand their services to male survivors. The presenters share lessons learned through this process and offer promising practices to help build capacity to recognize and respond to the needs of male-identified survivors of domestic violence.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
June 2020
WEBINAR: Enhancing Services to Male Survivors Series Part 1: Changing the Narrative
Publisher(s): In part one of the Enhancing Services to Male Survivors Series, presenters engage in a discussion about including a gender-conscious philosophical framework for enhanced services to male survivors of domestic violence that links to and builds upon the historical roots of the movement against gender-based violence and is consistent with anti-discrimination laws and related grant conditions.
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- General Material
June 2020
Helping Those Who Help Others: Key Findings from a Comprehensive Needs Assessment of the Crime Victims Field
Publisher(s): This report summarizes the main findings and crosscutting themes and outlines findings from the National Resource Center for Reaching Victims' needs assessment, offering strategies to support the crime victims field’s goal of reaching more people and closing service gaps.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
May 2020
How can domestic violence programs best serve survivors?
Publisher(s): In 2014, the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence joined with other state domestic and sexual violence coalitions and national partners in exploratory conversations about the nature and future of our work. In NRCDV's May 2020 TA Question of the Month, guest writer Colleen Yeakle explores ICADV's findings and next steps.
Materials
- General Material
- Training Tools
February 2019
Protection Orders and Working with People with Disabilities
Publisher(s):This tip sheet is a tool that attorneys, advocates, and others can familiarize themselves with common types of disabilities, the unique barriers people with those disabilities may experience in the protection order office, and strategies for overcoming those barriers that attorneys and advocates can implement in their work.