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
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
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.
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January 2002
The Net Effect: Girls and New Media - Executive Summary
Publisher(s):This report describes trends in the Internet habits of girls, their skills in navigating potentially difficult or emotional situations online, and advice on how parents and other adults can empower girls to have safe, positive online experiences.
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- General Material
January 2002
Factors Associated with a Man's Risk for Abusing His Partner
Publisher(s):This resource presents common risk factors at each socio-ecological level of prevention. Examples of common risk factors for perpetrating intimate partner violence include marital instability, poverty, and traditional gender norms.
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- General Material
January 2002
Grupos de Apoyo para Latinas Maltratadas/ Support Groups for Battered Latinas
Publisher(s):This manual was created support the work of establishing a support group for battered Spanish-speaking women. It is intended for use by any group or organization that wants to start a Spanish-language support group in their area.
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- General Material
January 2002
Nursing Education and Violence Prevention, Detection, and Intervention
Publisher(s):This document reviews the literature on education of nurses in domestic violence and informs educators, researchers, and policy makers about the gaps in nursing education in the area of violence against women.