Domestic Violence Content Topic Results
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Domestic Violence and Health Care Protocols
Publisher(s):These selected model protocols from various health care settings across the US provide a blueprint for responding effectively and efficiently to patients experiencing domestic violence.
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National Needs Assessment: Facilitators and Barriers to Screening and Management of Elder Abuse by Tribal Health
Publisher(s): This research brief identifies facilitators and barriers for screening and management of elder abuse by tribal health care providers working in the outpatient setting.
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Expanding Advocacy at the Intersection of Reproductive Justice & HIV/AIDS
Publisher(s):This Powerpoint discusses HIV health disparities in the United States, including a regional snapshot. It also reviews reproductive justice and federal policy issues, including the policing and criminalization of people living with AIDS through disclosure requirements, and policing of sexual activity and childbirth.
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Keeping Safe: A Workbook for Developing Safety Plans
Publisher(s):This workbook is designed to help women focus on behaviors and activities relative to their fundamental safety, helping to highlight the complex network of needs and problems each woman may encounter, her survival skills and strengths, and how she can or has already used them to prioritize the difficult areas of her life.
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Empowering Teens in Relationships: Respect & Bodily Autonomy for All
Publisher(s): In the U.S., one in three teens experiences dating violence (TDV) – meaning their partner uses behaviors like physical violence, gaslighting, digital harassment, and stalking to gain and maintain control over them. This resource is designed to help parents, caregivers, community members, and professionals support and empower teens by exploring the under-recognized intersection between violence prevention and body liberation and providing dozens of suggestions for a variety of situations.
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Safety Planning for Domestic Violence Victims Who Have Been Hit on the Head
Publisher(s):Its important to consider the possibility of a TBI in your safety planning, and to do what you can to protect yourself and prevent another injury. This handout provides information for victims of domestic violence to protect themselves from further injury and allow brain injuries to heal.
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Barriers to Leaving an Abusive Relationship
Publisher(s):This brochure outlines the reasons why a survivor may struggle with leaving an abusive relationship.
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When Violence Comes Home
Publisher(s):This sermon comes from Rev. Robert S. Owens, retired minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), who has been involved in ministry to victims of domestic violence and their families for many years.
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Identifying and Responding to Elder Abuse: A Benchcard for Judges
Publisher(s):National Center for State Courts (NCSC), Center for Elders and the Courts (CEC), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
This benchcard outlines the problem of elder abuse and offers strategies the court can take to improve responses. It can be modified to reflect state statutes, court remediation and management tools, and local resources.
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Young Moms Module: Assessment and Safety Planning for Domestic Violence in Home Visitation
Publisher(s): The Young Moms module represents a recent expansion of the Healthy Moms Happy Babies (HMHB) Curriculum and recognizes that the field of home visitation requires new tools to meet the needs of adolescent mothers. This module will train home visitors on how to screen, refer and document these activities as part of routine programming.
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How to Protect Yourself and Your Children from Domestic Violence: Safety Planning for Immigrant and Refugee Women
Publisher(s):This document offers guidance to immigrant survivors for planning their safety at home and at work and for planning for safety of their children. Available in English and Spanish.
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Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking
Publisher(s):This fact sheet includes an overview of human trafficking, its impact and legal definition, as well as a description of the connection between intimate partner violence and human trafficking. Tips for safety planning are also included.









