Domestic Violence Content Topic Results
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November 2005
Transitional Housing Services for Victims of Domestic Violence: A Report from the Housing Committee of the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This paper describes results of phone interviews with 12 DV transitional housing programs across the country. Key considerations for new and emerging programs are offered. Program profiles are also provided.
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- Training Tools
- General Material
October 2005
A Call to Men: Ending Domestic Violence, Becoming Part of the Solution
Publisher(s):This web seminar discusses strategies for working with men and boys to prevent intimate partner violence.
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- General Material
October 2005
Murder at Home: An Examination of Legal and Community Responses to Intimate Femicide in California
Publisher(s):This report is a comprehensive assessment of how different systems work together, and separately, to address domestic violence and domestic violence murder in California.
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- General Material
October 2005
Occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities among women
Publisher(s):Findings indicate that homicide was the leading source of fatal workplace injuries for women, and that female murder victims were much more likely to have been killed by a family member than were male victims.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
September 2005
Expanding Economic Advocacy Beyond Welfare: Highlights and Lessons Learned from the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This issue profiles the vanguard efforts of the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence as they respond to the economic-related needs faced by battered women and their children.
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- General Material
September 2005
What Every Faith Congregation Needs to Know about Elder Abuse
Publisher(s):This document provides information about the dynamics of elder abuse to clergy and other members of religious congregations and about reporting as well as preventing elder abuse.
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- General Material
September 2005
Understanding Children, Immigration, and Family Violence: A National Examination of the Issues
Publisher(s):This resource gives background information and best practice recommendations for those serving immigrant children and families dealing with family violence.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
September 2005
Reaching and Serving Teen Victims: A Practical Handbook
Publisher(s):This manual is a resource for victim advocates/service providers that discusses adolescent development, the unique impact of victimization on teens, and strategies for assessing local teen victimization, creating effective outreach activities, making service environments teen-friendly, and interacting with teens in helpful and productive ways. The guide also includes guidance on parent and family involvement and mandatory reporting.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
August 2005
Assisting Women Who Are Abused in Our Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community
Publisher(s):This presentation reviews Deaf culture and language, domestic violence in the Deaf community, the rights of the Deaf and ADA accommodations, and ways to better meet the safety and communication needs of Deaf survivors seeking services.
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- General Material
August 2005
Violence Shelter Considers Hiring Male Director
Publisher(s):One of the country's oldest shelters opened a gender-neutral search for a new executive director and hired a man to run the organization in the interim. Some feminists call the move a violation of the founding principles to protect women.
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- General Material
August 2005
TANF: State Approaches to Screening for Domestic Violence Could Benefit from HHS Guidance
Publisher(s):This Government Accounting Office (GAO) report on federal and state implementation of the Family Violence Option recommends that HHS identify and promote promising practices.
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- General Material
July 2005
Model Law Enforcement Policy: Serving and Enforcing Protection Orders & Seizing Firearms in Domestic Violence Cases
Publisher(s):The purpose of the Model Law Enforcement Policy is to provide policies and standard operating procedures for four specific areas that may be encountered by a law enforcement agency.