Domestic Violence Content Topic Results
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Working with Deaf Survivors of Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):In this paper, the author describes her experience in learning to become an advocate for Deaf survivors of domestic violence. She emphasizes the importance of both linguistic and cultural competency, and the necessity of key collaborations towards successful advocacy work.
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Working With Teen Survivors Of Dating Violence: What Every Advocate Should Know Before Working With Teen Survivors Of Dating Violence
Publisher(s):This short document defines dating violence and discusses some basic do’s and don’ts for working with teen survivors of dating violence.
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Personalized Safety Plan for Older Survivors of Abuse
Publisher(s): This resource is designed to help an older survivor increase their safety and prepare in advance for the possibility of violence.
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The Laws in Your State
Publisher(s):This database provides state-by-state information about mandatory reporting, confidentiality laws, HIV/AIDS testing of sexual offenders, and criminal statutes of limitations for sexual offense.
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Shared Leadership in Survivor-Serving Organizations
Publisher(s): This 3-part webinar series from Futures Without Violence's Supporting Organizational Sustainability (SOS) Project explores shared leadership models within survivor-serving organizations.
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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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Lifetime Spiral of Gender Violence
Publisher(s):This document is an illustration describing the violence that may happen throughout the lives of Asian and Pacific Islander women during the life stages of infancy, childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, adulthood and later life.
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Women with disabilities: How to identify abuse and get help
Publisher(s):A practical guide from the American Psychological Association that helps identify abuse against women with disabilities and provides safety planning, support strategies, and connections to specialized resources.
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Facts About Intimate Partner Strangulation
Publisher(s):This brief fact sheet includes basic information prepared by the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women, a state that pioneered the prosecution of felony strangulation cases.
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No Matter What Campaign: Conversation Toolkit for Teens+
Publisher(s):This Love Is Respect resource provides guidance on healthy relationships, recognizing unhealthy or abusive behaviors, safely ending harmful relationships, resolving conflict, and accessing support for dating and campus safety concerns.
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The National Prevention Toolkit on Officer-Involved Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):Law Enforcement Families Partnership, Institute for Family Violence Studies (IFVS), Florida State University (FSU)
This online toolkit provides training materials and other resources to educate officers about the dynamics and impact of officer-involved domestic violence and human trafficking.
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Healthy Relationships Toolkit
Publisher(s): The Healthy Relationships Toolkit (HeaRT) is a CDC-developed model to prevent violence in adolescence that teaches 11 to 14-year-olds healthy relationship skills to prevent violence before it starts.









