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Fifty Obstacles to Leaving, a.k.a., Why Abuse Victims Stay

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Domestic violence victims stay for many valid reasons that must be understood by lawyers, judges, and the legal community if they are to make change. This document lists reasons the author has encountered in 22 years of work with thousands of victims.
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Praxis Safety & Accountability Audit Tool Kit

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This toolkit is a critical how-to guide for communities assessing their institutional responses to violence against women.
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Guide to Engaging Men and Boys in Preventing Violence Against Women & Girls

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This guide reviews actions groups and individuals are taking in their communities to engage men and boys in ending violence against women and girls. It encourages readers to move beyond this point and imagine what can be.
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Youth Declaration by Religious and Spiritual Leaders to Address Youth Relationship Violence

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This youth declaration invites religious leaders and concerned individuals of all faiths to sign on to commit to helping teach healthy relationships to youth in religious communities and to address teen dating violence.
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Honoring Texas Victims: Family Violence Fatalities in 2012

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Honoring Texas Victims provides information on the number of women killed in Texas by their male intimate partner.
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Voices for Victims: Lawyers Against Human Trafficking Tool Kit for Bar Associations

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The Bar Association Toolkit was developed to assist state, county, city, and local bar associations in hosting events and panel discussions regarding human trafficking as a means to raise public awareness. It contains information on the myths of human trafficking, a guide for choosing potential speakers, questions for the speakers, glossary of terms and other resources. The toolkit should be used with the film: "Voices for Victims: Lawyers Against Human Trafficking" [07:42].
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Outreach and Training for Local Faith-Based Organizations

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This resource serves as a tool to assist domestic violence service providers with outreach and training to local faith-based organizations.
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The 5 D's of Bystander Intervention

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Bystanders can make a choice to actively and visibly take a stand against harassment when they see it. Hollaback's "5 D’s" (Direct, Distract, Delay, Delegate, Document) are different methods that bystanders can use to support someone who is being harassed, emphasize that harassment is not okay, and demonstrate to people in your life that they too have the power to make our communities and workplaces safer. 
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MMIW Toolkit for Families and Communities

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The MMIW Toolkit for Understanding and Responding to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women for Families and Communities from the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center is designed to assist families, communities, and advocacy organizations in understanding and responding to a case of a missing or murdered Native woman.
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Facts About Intimate Partner Strangulation

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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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PFLAG National Glossary of Terms

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This glossary contains some working definitions and examples of frequently used (and misused) gender and sexuality terms as a starting point for dialogue and understanding.
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You Only Live Once

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This poster was developed from ideas generated by Latino youth from Enlace Comunitario in Albuquerque, NM. It was used as an awareness tool to end teen dating violence. ​