Disaster Content Topic Results
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September 2025
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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Materials
- General Material
November 2025
Lessons from Survivors: Climate Disaster Advice for Nonprofits
Publisher(s):Climate disasters occur with increasing frequency worldwide, which means more and more nonprofits are experiencing them. What advice do survivors have for preparing?
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
June 2025
WEBINAR: A Shock to the System: Strategies for Victim Service Providers to Effectively Respond to Disasters
Publisher(s):This interactive webinar, featuring The Cloudburst Group, addresses disaster planning and response for organizations who serve individuals and families impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking.
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- General Material
May 2025
Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities
Publisher(s):Emergencies, such as natural disasters, human-caused disasters, and disease outbreaks, can be scary and stressful. This web page includes resources that can help you feel more prepared and may keep you safer during 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.
Materials
- 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.
Materials
- 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
October 2024
Promotoras building bridges during COVID-19: Strategies and leadership shared by Latina Promotoras serving Latin@ communities impacted by COVID-19
Publisher(s):Promotoras are leaders dedicated to bridging the gap between their community members and health systems. This report shares innovative approaches Promotoras used to respond to and mitigate the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Latin@ community.
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- General Material
July 2024
Pet Disaster Preparedness
Publisher(s):This page provides helpful information on how to keep pets safe in natural disasters or everyday emergencies.
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- General Material
May 2024
Safety Messages for Pregnant, Postpartum, and Breastfeeding Women During Natural Disasters and Severe Weather
Publisher(s):This page offers general tips to prepare before a disaster and guidance on what to do in case of a disaster to help keep new and expecting parents and their children safe and healthy.
Materials
- 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.
Materials
- 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.









