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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January 2001
A Service Provider's Guide for Working with GBT Victims and Survivors of Domestic Abuse
Publisher(s):This guide offers tips for service providers in addressing one of the most serious health issues for gay, bisexual, and transgender (GBT) men. Includes guidelines for education, workplace environment, assessment, response, and safety planning.
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- General Material
January 2001
A Deadly Myth: Women, Handguns, and Self-Defense
Publisher(s):Analyzing FBI data, this study reports that a woman is far more likely to be the victim of a handgun homicide than to use a handgun in a justifiable homicide.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2001
Evaluating the Outcomes of Domestic Violence Service Providers: Some Practical Considerations and Strategies
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document provides an overview of how to conceptualize and carry out program evaluation in domestic violence organizations. The authors include a discussion of how to design appropriate outcomes and collect data.
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- General Material
January 2001
Domestic Violence, Homelessness, and Children's Education
Publisher(s):Discusses the McKinney-Vento legislation including who is covered under the act and how it affects homeless children.
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- General Material
January 2001
Guidebook on Vicarious Trauma: Recommended Solutions for Anti-violence Workers
Publisher(s):This guidebook explores the response to vicarious trauma within certain communities and cultural groups.
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- General Material
January 2001
Letter from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Publisher(s):This letter from the HUD Secretary clarifies that undocumented persons who are victims of domestic violence should not be denied access based on immigration status to shelters or transitional housing programs that receive federal funding.
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- General Material
January 2001
Young Men as Allies in Preventing Violence and Abuse: Building Effective Partnerships with Schools
Publisher(s):This paper argues that "young men can play a critical role in constructing a healthier world for women and men, a world free of violence and founded on principles of equity and compassion."
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- General Material
January 2001
Male Victims of Domestic Violence: A Substantive and Methodological Research Review
Publisher(s):This paper explores claims of gender symmetry in intimate partners' use of violence by reviewing the empirical foundations of the research and critiquing existing sources of data on domestic violence.
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- General Material
January 2001
Why Do Men Batter?
How a community understands the source of battering in many ways determines the type of program it will support. This article includes common explanations and a discussion of sexism as the root of the problem.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
December 2000
Recommendations for Training TANF and Child Support Enforcement Staff about Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This paper provides an overview of legal and policy context for domestic violence training, presents suggestions for effective teaching, and defines the concept of a "basic response to domestic violence."
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- General Material
December 2000
Coding and Documentation of Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This article discusses the importance of coding and documenting domestic violence by health care providers to improve services for victims and to increase knowledge about the impact of domestic violence on patients' health.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
December 2000
Supporting Battered Women's Economic Development: One Community's Effort
Publisher(s):This document discusses a process used in St. Louis, Missouri to support battered women's economic development. It explores ways that women's safety and well-being can be enhanced by access to income, financial resources, and opportunities to save money.