Domestic Violence Content Topic Results
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Improving Services and Outreach to the Latino Community
Publisher(s):The article suggests that programs evaluate their effectiveness in addressing specific Latino community needs, recognize and address barriers to serving Latino communities, and learn about diversity within Latino communities. The article also suggests eliminating stereotypes, developing organization wide language competency, and ensuring that all staff have a duty to serve all members of the community.
Available in both English and Spanish.
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The Facts on Immigrant Women and Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This fact sheet offers some statistics about immigration and domestic violence, and describes some of the financial, cultural, and linguistic barriers that may deter immigrant women from seeking services.
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Webinars & Seminars from the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health
Publisher(s):This page provides access to recorded webinars hosted by the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health on various topics related to trauma, mental health, and domestic violence.
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Making the Connection: Intimate Partner Violence and Public Health
Publisher(s):This document provides an introduction to basic prevention concepts by exploring the public health approach, two classification systems, a planning tool used to develop more comprehensive initiatives, and the importance of understanding terminology. It addresses the topics of women's health, mental health and substance abuse, family planning, STIs and HIV, perinatal programs, breastfeeding, child and adolescent health, and injury and violence prevention.
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Brief Screening for Possible Brain Injury
Publisher(s):This brief screening tool is used to determine if an individual has experienced a brain injury during the course of a domestic violence incident, or at any other time.
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Consumers’ Guide to Legal Help
Publisher(s): This site provides a listing of legal assistance resources in each state, accessed by selecting a state from the drop-down menu under “Do You Need to Find Legal Help?” or clicking on the state on the map. Listings include information on legal aid for low-income people and specialized help for those who qualify. Information is also available in Spanish.
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Supporting Survivors of Dating Violence in our Faith Communities
Publisher(s): This webinar series was designed for advocates and faith leaders (clergy and lay) to participate in together. This webinar focused on how to support victims of dating violence.
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MOSAIC Threat Assessment Systems
MOSAIC is a risk assessment tool that helps the assessor weigh the present situation in light of expert opinion and research, and instantly compare the present situation to past cases where the outcomes are known.
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Beyond Statistics: Intimate Partner Homicides 2005-2007, The High Price of Domestic Violence in New Hampshire
Publisher(s):Using media reports, this document provides information about the intimate partner related homicides that occurred between January 2005 and October 2007 in the state of New Hampshire.
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What is Digital Abuse?
Publisher(s):This handout offers information and tips for youth experiencing digital dating abuse.
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Addressing Intimate Partner Violence to Support Participant and Staff Safety and Enhance Outcomes in Maternal Health
Publisher(s):National Healthy Start Association, Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health Community Care Initiative
This free 7 module professional learning series can be utilized by an array of outpatient and social services professionals, both frontline staff and supervisors, to better understand and respond to the needs of women/birthing persons experiencing IPV during pregnancy and beyond.
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Stop Law Enforcement Violence Toolkit
Publisher(s):This toolkit is intended to help integrate gender analysis into conversations about state violence and the prison industrial complex, uncover the impacts of state violence on women of color and trans people of color, and challenge society’s primary reliance on law enforcement agents for protection from domestic, sexual, homophobic, and transphobic violence.









