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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- General Material
January 2003
A Journey Towards Freedom: A Haggadah for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence
Publisher(s): A Journey Towards Freedom: A Haggadah for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence transforms the traditional Passover Seder into a special service that addresses the oppression and liberation of women journeying from abuse to safety.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2003
Housing Policy And Practices: Battered Women's And Service Providers' Perspectives
Publisher(s):This paper describes results from interviews with 55 women across six transitional housing supportive housing programs in a midwestern state. Women's recommendations for transitional housing are discussed.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2003
Raising Public Awareness on Domestic Violence in Indian Country
Publisher(s):This is a guide for promoting public education in rural and Native American communities.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2003
Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
As public recognition of domestic violence and sexual assault has reached increasing heights, there has been an outcry for more effective prevention programs. This paper looks at these prevention programs.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2003
Forging New Collaborations Between Domestic Violence Programs, Child Welfare Services and Communities of Color
Publisher(s):Over 100 domestic violence and sexual assault activists of color participated in these focus groups. The report includes highlights from their conversations regarding issues, barriers & recommendations for battered women of color with children.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2003
A Practical Guide to Evaluating Domestic Violence Coordinating Councils
Publisher(s):This is a manual that provides practical strategies for the evaluation of domestic violence coordinating councils, task forces and committees in order to make the process of evaluation easier.
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- General Material
- General Material
January 2003
Promoting Prevention, Targeting Teens: An Emerging Agenda to Reduce Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):Provides an analysis of domestic violence prevention efforts and presents recommendations for promising approaches. Strategies to close gaps in efforts to effectively prevent IPV in the lives of adolescents and young adults are identified.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2003
Circles of Healing: A Support Group Curriculum for Abused Christian Women
Publisher(s): A three-session support group curriculum for abused Christian women. Developed by the Domestic Violence Awareness Task Force of the Office of Peace and Justice, Catholic Diocese of Richmond, VA.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2003
Mobilizing Communities to Prevent Domestic Violence: A Resource Guide for Organizations in East and Southern Africa
Publisher(s):This resource guide describes a five-phased process of community mobilization, using five key strategies and participatory activities. The goal is to help organizations develop and implement a domestic violence project in their communities. Included here are full color examples of communication materials, a comprehensive community activism course, and planning, monitoring, and documentation tools.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2003
Developing Culturally-Relevant Responses to Domestic Abuse: Asha Family Services, Inc.
Publisher(s):Documents the development and growth of the first and only recognized culturally-specific family violence intervention and prevention program in Wisconsin which employs methods specific to serving African American families.
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- General Material
January 2003
Distracted by Drama: How California Newspapers Portray Intimate Partner Violence
Publisher(s):The publication describes the results of a study analyzing how violence is reported in two nationally prominent CA newspapers during the course of a year. Findings of the study are described in detail to reveal how contemporary reporting portrays IPV.
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- General Material
January 2003
The Social Norms Approach to Violence Prevention
Publisher(s):Describes an approach that seeks to engage men as allies by creating campaign messages that validate men's hidden feelings and beliefs in order to foster an environment where speaking out against violence against women is socially acceptable









