Domestic Violence Content Topic Results
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January 2015
The Resource: Technical Assistance from Your Coalition: Planning for the Unexpected
Publisher(s):This document collects lessons learned by DV and SA programs in Missouri that have faced unexpected challenges. The lessons learned can serve as guidance for advocates across the country in planning for disasters and other emergency situations.
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January 2015
Developing Policy on Officer-Involved Domestic Violence
This article discusses various elements that may be considered by police administrators and victim advocates for inclusion in a policy on officer-involved domestic violence.
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January 2015
Coercing Pregnancy
Publisher(s):This article details how some abusers coerce their female partners into pregnancy as a tactic to exert control over their lives. Abusive acts related to this phenomenon include rape, using threatening or manipulative language, and interfering with birth control.
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- Training Tools
January 2015
Considerations when Using Interpreters for Victims with Limited English Proficiency
Publisher(s):Tips on ensuring accurate interpretation and confidentiality while avoiding conflicts of interest.
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January 2015
National Directory of Programs with Experience Serving Immigrant Victims
Publisher(s):This directory includes contact information for service providers with experience working with immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, U-visa crimes and human trafficking. The database is organized by state and also searchable by language.
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January 2015
How to Address Problems with Interpretation
Publisher(s):This brief guide provides advocates with advice on how to work effectively with interpreters in the context of domestic violence. It addresses problems that may arise when using an interpreter, and tips on what should be done.
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January 2015
Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project: 12th Annual Report
Publisher(s):This Report features the story of Trisha, a young woman who lost her mother to domestic violence homicide at the tender age of 14.
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January 2015
Violence in the Home
Publisher(s):This brochure provides information on the options and help available for immigrant and refugee women who experience domestic violence.
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January 2015
Reproductive Injustice: The State of Reproductive Health Care for Women in New York State Prisons
Publisher(s):This report details top findings on reproductive healthcare in the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, including the fact that reproductive healthcare for women in New York State prisons is woefully substandard, with women routinely facing poor-quality care and assaults on their basic human dignity and reproductive rights.
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January 2015
A Best Practice Assessment of Your Civil Protection Order System
Publisher(s): This webinar provides a detailed description of engaging in a best practice assessment of the civil protection order system. Considerations for jurisdictions interested in conducting assessments, as well as the technical assistance provided by the National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit (NCPOFFC) are discussed.
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- Training Tools
January 2015
Workplace Toolkit
Publisher(s):With only a few small steps, workplaces can help keep everyone safe and productive. Use the resources in this toolkit to help raise awareness, address employment issues and connect people in your workplace to the assistance they may need.
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January 2015
Create Your Policy
Publisher(s):This tool, available on the “Workplaces Respond” website, will help employers create a workplace policy by guiding employers through a series of questions, offering a choice of model language based on a promising practice (which has the most protective language for employees) or, if applicable, language based on the law in the specific state or locality.