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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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 1999
Organizing College Campuses Against Dating Abuse
Publisher(s):This publication provides information and assistance to staff in higher education and/or domestic violence programs who are interested in developing a comprehensive response to dating abuse as it affects students on college campuses.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 1999
The Austin Community Domestic Violence Project: A Blueprint for Raising Community Awareness and Promoting Local Action
Publisher(s):Describes a community organizing project that worked within an African American community to mobilize and train citizen leaders and business gatekeepers to safely and effectively intervene in domestic violence cases and raise neighborhood awareness.
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- General Material
January 1999
Coordinated Community Response to Stop Violence Against Native Women
Publisher(s):This publication describes effective collaborations between battered women's shelters and several community entities.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 1999
The Multilingual Access Model: A Model for Outreach and Services in Non-English Speaking Communities
Publisher(s):This project recruited and trained bicultural-bilingual advocates from area ethnic communities to provide assistance to victims and initiate outreach and awareness activities in their communities. Assistance to 6 provide
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 1999
New Challenges for the Battered Women's Movement: Building Collaborations and Improving Public Policy for Poor Women
Publisher(s):This paper advocates the adoption of an agenda that recognizes the importance of safety, justice and economic resources for women and their families and urges that advocates pay particular attention to the concerns and interests of poor women.
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- General Material
January 1999
Animal Cruelty/Human Violence
Publisher(s):This fact sheet offers statistics from several research studies investigating the connection between animal cruelty and human violence, domestic violence, and child abuse.
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- General Material
January 1999
Think, Rethink: Woman-to-Woman Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This article provides basic information on domestic violence in same-sex relationships and outlines some of the differences between lesbian, trans, and bisexual survivors and the experiences of other survivors.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 1999
Media Outreach Made Easy: An Advocate's Guide to Working With the Press
Publisher(s):This document provides basic information on the many ways to use the media to disseminate messages about domestic violence to the American public. A set of sample media materials is included.
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- General Material
January 1999
Spousal Assault Risk Assessment Guide: Assessment of the likelihood of domestic violence
Publisher(s):This brochure describes the Spousal Assault Risk Assessment Guide (SARA) and its ability to help determine the degree to which an individual poses a domestic violence threat to his/her partner, children, another family member, or another person involved.
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- General Material
October 1998
Overcoming Cultural Barriers in Working with Immigrant Battered Women
Publisher(s):This document suggests service providers to become familiar with the laws that affect immigrant women, to develop multi-lingual and multi-cultural staff and develop contacts with people from diverse cultures in their communities.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
August 1998
Child Custody and Visitation Decisions in Domestic Violence Cases: Legal Trends, Research Findings, and Recommendations
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document highlights some of the legal and cultural trends surrounding custody and visitation decisions and identifies a strong need to consider more carefully the dynamics of domestic violence in these decisions.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
August 1998
A Review of Standards for Batterer Intervention Programs
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document reports on the current status of standards for batterer intervention programs in each U.S. state, describes the common elements of standards, and explores the positive and negative aspects of standards. It includes a state-by-state chart.