Domestic Violence Content Topic Results

Nearly 77 million people more than a quarter of the total US population are age 50 or older (US Census Bureau 2000). So there must be many victims of domestic violence in later life, correct? A question that this document explores.

Developed for educators and others working with youth as one option to address dating violence in schools. It includes background information, lesson plans, educator sheets, student surveys and handouts, as well as a poster in both English and Spanish.

This article explores reasons for the systemic omission of women with disabilities from mainstream research and from services addressing non-disabled women's experiences.

This resource outlines protocol for working with LEP survivors of domestic violence. It also contains answers to frequently asked questions, and has articles that cover working well with interpreters, basic dos and don'ts of advocacy with LEP clients, and a know your rights sheet for immigrants and refugees.

This document describes how the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV) approached integrating economic advocacy into its work in order to better respond to the financial concerns of battered women and their families.

This resource “focuses on the role of crime victims in advancing community policing and includes first responder guides to dealing with victims of crimes.” It particularly focuses on the issue of working with domestic violence victims.

Describes concerns of state domestic violence coalitions and mental health providers and/or agencies and provides model initiatives and programs that have begun the work of responding to the mental health needs of battered women and their children.

This issue of The Resource, Newsletter of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, provides a healthy discussion of sexual violence and domestic violence collaboration and appreciation of respective work by interviewing two advocates - Annette Burrhus-Clay and Joyce Lukima - that have worked in sexual assault program, domestic violence programs and dual issue (both sexual & domestic violence) programs. The challenges and benefits of operating dual programs are explored, as well as the implications for sexual assault survivors. Both advocates suggest that anti-sexual violence advocates define our own goals and directions and educate legislators, funders and the general public about the unique needs of sexual assault survivors while working as allies with anti-domestic violence advocates.

This paper provides a summary of the research on the connections between poverty, public assistance, employment, and violence against women. Implications for working with battered women who receive TANF are discussed in detail.

In response to a request by Congress, the GAO undertook a comprehensive assessment of state policies and implementation strategies with regards to caseloads for federal TANF and state MOE assistance, work requirements, and families who have been excluded from TANF lifetime limits. This report details the results of site visits, telephone interviews and surveys administered to TANF offices in all 50 states and the District of Columbia between August 2001- June 2002. The report also included detailed tables of state level policies. This report details the results of site visits, telephone interviews, and surveys administered to TANF offices in all 50 states and the District of Columbia between August 2001- June 2002. The report also included detailed tables of state-level policies.

These presentation transcriptions discuss violence against women and the impact of culture.

This article provides an overview of related research, judicial response, applicable laws, and effective judicial practice in response to the deadly combination of firearms and domestic violence.