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March 2020
Disaster and Emergency Preparedness and Response
This collection includes selected materials and resources -- many gender-informed -- that can be used by domestic and sexual violence organizations to increase their preparedness for and response to major disasters and emergencies.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
March 2025
As a leader in the anti-violence field, how can I build my capacity to navigate a major crisis impacting my organization, staff, and the survivors that we serve?
Publisher(s): What should leaders keep in mind as they find themselves leading an organization during a turbulent time? There are no easy and perfect answers to these questions. In this Technical Assistance Question (TAQ), NRCDV's Patty Branco offers some musings for leaders in the anti-violence field.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
November 2024
ARP Series: What do advocates need to know about the connections between missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW), gender-based violence, and COVID-19?
Publisher(s):This Technical Assistance Question (TAQ) explores the prevalence of gender-based violence among Native women, COVID-19's impact on the Indigenous population, and how they connect to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit movement.
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- General Material
November 2024
Advancing Equity: Strategies, Tactics, and Best Practices for Disaster-Impacted Communities
Publisher(s):This comprehensive toolkit is designed for advocates and organizers in communities that have experienced or are likely to experience climate change-induced disasters.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
May 2024
Disaster & Emergency Preparedness and Response for the Domestic Violence Field Fact Sheet
Publisher(s):Domestic and sexual violence are critical issues facing communities affected by disasters. At the same time, disasters can also have a distinctly challenging impact on those individuals already traumatized by violence. This fact sheet outlines available data and explores how anti-violence advocates and organizations can best prepare and respond to disaster and emergency situations.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
April 2024
ARP Series: How can anti-violence advocates and organizations best prepare and respond to disaster and emergency situations?
Publisher(s): In the context of emergencies and disasters – and beyond – as advocates, service providers and social change agents, our work is the work of dismantling systems of oppression. This Technical Assistance Question of the Month (TAQ) explores what it means to root our disaster prevention and response efforts in equity, mutual aid, and hope.
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- General Material
May 2020
Gender and COVID-19 Advocacy Brief
Publisher(s): Pandemics and outbreaks have differential impacts on women and men. This advocacy brief outlines key asks to guide investments in quality and gender-sensitive research on the adverse health, social and economic impacts of COVID-19.
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- General Material
May 2020
COVID-19 Impact Briefs
Publisher(s): The National Resource Center for Reaching Victims conducted a series of listening sessions to unearth the impact the COVID-19 health crisis is having on underserved victims of crime and better resource the crime victim services field to respond to those needs. This series of impact briefs summarizes key findings.
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- General Material
March 2020
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Interim Guidance for Homeless Shelters
Publisher(s): Persons experiencing homelessness may be at risk for infection during an outbreak of COVID-19. This interim guidance is intended to support response planning by homeless service providers, including overnight emergency shelters, day shelters, and meal service providers.
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- General Material
September 2019
Emergency Financial First Aid Kit (EFFAK): Strengthen Your Financial Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies
Publisher(s):The EFFAK is a flexible tool designed to help individuals and families at all income levels collect and secure the documentation they would need to get on the road to recovery without unnecessary delays, should disaster strike.
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- General Material
June 2018
The Impact of Natural Disasters on Domestic Violence: An Analysis of Reports of Simple Assault in Florida (1999–2007)
Several studies have demonstrated a positive relationship between exposure to natural disasters or other extreme events and rates of interpersonal violence (IPV), and people experiencing IPV in the post-disaster period may face unique barriers, including loss of access to safe housing and a need to remain with family to qualify for or obtain financial assistance and other types of disaster aid. This report assesses the potential association between exposure to natural disasters and reports of IPV.
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- General Material
November 2017
Protocolo para la Identificación y Atención de Mujeres Víctimas/Sobrevivientes de Violencia de Género en Situaciones de Desastres
Publisher(s): This protocol, in Spanish, is designed to offer guidance to professionals working in disaster response to identify, assist and refer victims and survivors of gender-based violence to the appropriate services and resources. El propósito principal de este protocolo, es proveer una guía que facilite al personal que trabaja en situaciones de desastre el identificar, atender y referir a víctimas/so-brevivientes de violencia de género a las organizaciones pertinentes.