Domestic Violence Content Topic Results
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Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
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March 2002
Offering a Helping Hand: Legal Protections for Battered Immigrant Women, A History of Legislative Responses
This article presents an overview of the history of legal protections for immigrant women who experience domestic violence in the United States. The document notes legal amendments since 1990 that reflect an increased understanding of the danger of domestic violence to the society as a whole and to individual survivors.
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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
March 2002
Transcending Boundaries: Investigating Domestic Violence Among South Asian Immigrant Women
Publisher(s):This research project emphasizes working with individuals as well as their families to create safe social networks for immigrant women.
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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
General Domestic Violence Statistics Packet: Using Statistics and Evaluating Research
Publisher(s):Offers key issues on selecting statistics and questions to ask when reviewing a dataset or research study. Includes an annotated list of various statistics, a chart comparing four national datasets, a bibliography and extensive web site resource list.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
March 2002
Evaluating Violence Against Women Research Reports
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document is a helpful guideline for the use and evaluation of research reports. It is intended to help advocates become more skilled and confident about reading and understanding research reports.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
February 2002
Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence: Cultural Challenges and Available Legal Protections
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
Explores the unique experiences and challenges facing immigrant battered women in the U.S. This paper also outlines legal protections available to immigrant women who experience domestic violence, including an overview of options available through VAWA.
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- General Material
January 2002
Violence in the Home is a Global Phenomenon: Immigrant and Refugee Power and Control Wheel
Publisher(s):An adaptation of the Power & Control Wheel, this illustration describes abusive tactics that batterers use to control their victims, focusing on how they may be experienced by battered immigrant and refugee women.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2002
Super Bowl Response
Publisher(s):This packet of Super Bowl & sports-related materials serves to create awareness of domestic violence during this popular American event. The materials address societal misconceptions that associate domestic violence with sports and aggression.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2002
Violence Against Women on the Internet
Publisher(s):This series of 5 online learning modules explores the various ways in which violence against women is facilitated through the use of the Internet, as well as ways in which the Internet may be used as a site of resistance to such violence.
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- General Material
January 2002
Re/Defining Gender and Sex: Education for Trans, Transsexual and Intersex Access and Inclusion to Sexual Assault Centres and Transition Houses
Research conducted and presented in a masters thesis provides insight and reflection on issues, challenges, and cultural climates of sexual assault service providers in British Columbia. Sexual assault centers and advocates may find this research helpful in working to build culturally competent services and capacities.
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- General Material
January 2002
Engaging Men: Strategies and Dilemmas in Violence Prevention Education Among Men
Publisher(s):This paper outlines Australian community education campaigns directed at men and the dilemmas with which they deal. It then identifies five key challenges in such work.