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The results displayed below have been grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections - containing our most highly valued resources - then by individual related materials. Refine your search by category, types, author and/or publisher using the options provided. Sort by date published, date added, or alphabetically. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
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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August 2025

Facilitating Enforcement of Protection Orders Registration of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Protection Orders – Implications for Advocates

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This guide provides information on state and federal laws, policies, and practices for registration of a protection order in another jurisdiction.
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July 2025

Working With Survivors in Jail: A Manual for Community-Based Advocates

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This manual provides information and strategies to help community-based advocates provide effective and holistic support to incarcerated victims of battering.
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  • NRCDV Publications
  • Training Tools
June 2025

WEBINAR: A Shock to the System: Strategies for Victim Service Providers to Effectively Respond to Disasters

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This interactive webinar, featuring The Cloudburst Group, addresses disaster planning and response for organizations who serve individuals and families impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking.
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  • NRCDV Publications
June 2025

Collaboration Works to Prevent Domestic Violence: It is the journey and the destination

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This graphic illustration makes a case to funders and policy makers to invest in collaboration as a strategy to prevent intimate partner violence.
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June 2025

Service Accessibility: Service Providers’ Perspectives on Barriers Faced by Immigrant Women of Color Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

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This study aims to examine the perspectives of service providers from both formal or domestic violence designated agencies and informal or non-DV designated agencies on barriers to service accessibility for IWOC.
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  • NRCDV Publications
June 2025

Supporting Black Maternal Vitality & Resiliency at the Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), COVID-19, and Historical Trauma: Key Findings and Strategies

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This report captures the key findings, critical areas for improvement, and promising practices to promote Black maternal vitality and narrow gaps in services for Black pregnant and birthing survivors across the United States. 
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  • NRCDV Publications
June 2025

Language Access and Interpretation in Domestic Violence Contexts: Perspectives from Survivors and Interpreters

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This qualitative study explores the experiences and needs of both survivors of domestic violence who utilize interpretation services and the interpreters who support them.
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May 2025

Sharing Bad News with Survivors of Domestic Violence

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This tipsheet offers trauma-informed strategies for navigating difficult conversations. Grounded in the ACRTI (Accessible, Culturally Responsive, Trauma-Informed) framework, it emphasizes building trust, ensuring safety, and preparing environments and relationships long before bad news must be shared. 
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April 2025

Safe Leave Documentation & Confidentiality Rules

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This document builds upon the working group’s previously released product, The Need for Paid Safe Leave & Model Legislative Language, which provided model legislative language regarding paid safe leave. It includes recommendations for when workers can be required to provide documentation for safe leave claims, and, where required, what types of documentation options should be allowed.
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  • NRCDV Publications
  • Training Tools
March 2025

WEBINAR: Domestic Violence 101: Back to Basics

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This introductory webinar describes the dynamics and common tactics that characterize domestic violence. It also provides an overview of the root causes of domestic violence, as well as the scope and impact on individuals and society. This session will help new advocates, allied professionals, students, and the general public achieve a basic understanding of this complex issue and how they can be part of the solution.
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  • General Material
  • NRCDV Publications
March 2025

As a leader in the anti-violence field, how can I build my capacity to navigate a major crisis impacting my organization, staff, and the survivors that we serve?

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What should leaders keep in mind as they find themselves leading an organization during a turbulent time? There are no easy and perfect answers to these questions. In this Technical Assistance Question (TAQ), NRCDV's Patty Branco offers some musings for leaders in the anti-violence field.
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  • General Material
  • Training Tools
March 2025

How do you want your kids to remember you? A workbook for fathers who have harmed their partners and families and want to change

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Are you a father or father figure who has hurt your family and wants to make things better? This workbook includes practical exercises informed by conversations with children whose fathers have been abusive and mothers who experienced abuse.